Bahamas, The | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Records
63
Source
Bahamas, The | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 41.30436681
1961 41.49239702
1962 41.65947508
1963 41.76433114
1964 41.86130296
1965 41.98475654
1966 42.17983327
1967 42.48816349
1968 42.84324184
1969 43.07029706
1970 42.80753761
1971 42.24155459
1972 41.75302553
1973 41.26408456
1974 40.66639193
1975 39.88958842
1976 38.97067386
1977 37.99134105
1978 36.9919843
1979 36.01715385
1980 35.10240109
1981 34.38807136
1982 33.86152345
1983 33.40117336
1984 33.08509491
1985 32.88226564
1986 32.67378645
1987 32.44431143
1988 32.21636274
1989 32.02312683
1990 31.79356359
1991 31.55592585
1992 31.45874154
1993 31.4821916
1994 31.4515649
1995 31.30670931
1996 31.10508063
1997 30.88172473
1998 30.64429705
1999 30.32395952
2000 29.89271231
2001 29.44185228
2002 29.06255052
2003 28.72576926
2004 28.37422888
2005 28.02454831
2006 27.69530248
2007 27.3597052
2008 27.04419851
2009 26.80879158
2010 26.39844403
2011 25.76716497
2012 25.15737016
2013 24.51238169
2014 23.87306588
2015 23.27440333
2016 22.64578832
2017 22.00503734
2018 21.37026896
2019 20.74899211
2020 20.16648154
2021 19.62255964
2022 19.06269513

Bahamas, The | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Records
63
Source