Benin | 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
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source
Benin | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
38.4425885 1960
38.78026424 1961
39.18746463 1962
39.68118889 1963
40.32976017 1964
40.91422644 1965
41.33208924 1966
41.73438561 1967
42.11566351 1968
42.47803061 1969
42.81957689 1970
43.13992398 1971
43.43625729 1972
43.7020809 1973
43.93624709 1974
44.13920075 1975
44.30086788 1976
44.42641861 1977
44.52664296 1978
44.6181667 1979
44.72266574 1980
44.84001168 1981
44.96128821 1982
45.0727929 1983
45.17588286 1984
45.27412507 1985
45.36173248 1986
45.43914023 1987
45.51056275 1988
45.56469492 1989
45.60301374 1990
45.63633545 1991
45.65809068 1992
45.20155821 1993
45.06149684 1994
45.47405483 1995
45.5981518 1996
45.55734547 1997
45.4515921 1998
45.32391783 1999
45.17853828 2000
45.02211961 2001
44.86591576 2002
44.72198331 2003
44.59586317 2004
44.42317299 2005
44.29122259 2006
44.21375338 2007
44.0839711 2008
43.89041304 2009
43.68664948 2010
43.53346551 2011
43.40969067 2012
43.31270955 2013
43.23091324 2014
43.15980464 2015
43.10016501 2016
43.03812046 2017
42.95190472 2018
42.83712614 2019
42.71266284 2020
42.57800421 2021
42.43100581 2022
Benin | 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
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source