Bangladesh | 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
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Records
63
Source
Bangladesh | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 42.26347764
1961 42.48862276
1962 42.74925727
1963 43.0681195
1964 43.43384968
1965 43.74362641
1966 43.98706558
1967 44.2103592
1968 44.40858966
1969 44.61079606
1970 44.76501428
1971 45.02204086
1972 45.31208624
1973 45.43480033
1974 45.49525731
1975 45.42595316
1976 45.27221656
1977 45.15773562
1978 45.08853477
1979 45.06735261
1980 45.08440983
1981 45.10140208
1982 45.07625153
1983 44.98393539
1984 44.82791109
1985 44.61994688
1986 44.35546205
1987 44.02076008
1988 43.64580157
1989 43.27520954
1990 42.89227862
1991 42.4371431
1992 41.92787945
1993 41.40546039
1994 40.85866914
1995 40.28194897
1996 39.6795481
1997 39.06931423
1998 38.46743411
1999 37.87576755
2000 37.30871139
2001 36.82151461
2002 36.40161387
2003 36.00715955
2004 35.61106091
2005 35.20896761
2006 34.86208725
2007 34.54569525
2008 34.24424781
2009 33.87921699
2010 33.38202312
2011 32.82085446
2012 32.19532276
2013 31.53205675
2014 30.86886328
2015 30.20124162
2016 29.52014387
2017 28.83162758
2018 28.17087396
2019 27.55682401
2020 26.98217867
2021 26.45298372
2022 25.96915856

Bangladesh | 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
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Records
63
Source