Belgium | 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
Kingdom of Belgium
Records
63
Source
Belgium | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 23.67330614
1961 23.79386897
1962 23.81178267
1963 23.8476225
1964 23.90404137
1965 23.95622119
1966 23.98193979
1967 23.95461402
1968 23.86879838
1969 23.74979931
1970 23.61121842
1971 23.45932998
1972 23.26091425
1973 22.98566095
1974 22.63241258
1975 22.24156993
1976 21.83908957
1977 21.43236716
1978 21.026605
1979 20.60935774
1980 20.22280428
1981 19.89565495
1982 19.61122382
1983 19.35545843
1984 19.10204581
1985 18.83475535
1986 18.57976206
1987 18.3631144
1988 18.20729391
1989 18.12545222
1990 18.1089768
1991 18.12590179
1992 18.13700556
1993 18.12046381
1994 18.05861191
1995 17.96331285
1996 17.86432383
1997 17.77855901
1998 17.70868979
1999 17.65016707
2000 17.60797148
2001 17.55685461
2002 17.474917
2003 17.37426797
2004 17.26777391
2005 17.16036679
2006 17.05129701
2007 16.95496019
2008 16.90278273
2009 16.9009374
2010 16.92831455
2011 16.95360675
2012 16.9664793
2013 16.9806391
2014 16.98976077
2015 16.98220536
2016 16.96429108
2017 16.94953472
2018 16.92826426
2019 16.87431063
2020 16.79349688
2021 16.68811036
2022 16.53361422

Belgium | 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
Kingdom of Belgium
Records
63
Source