Caribbean small states | 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
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source
Caribbean small states | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 43.30573475
1961 43.63147019
1962 43.91864614
1963 44.17759702
1964 44.46230259
1965 44.72920184
1966 44.92423224
1967 45.0722869
1968 45.1550256
1969 45.1262767
1970 44.92406534
1971 44.54391078
1972 44.06349858
1973 43.51773795
1974 42.9148313
1975 42.23917801
1976 41.52319776
1977 40.83870119
1978 40.18890302
1979 39.57068681
1980 38.99695395
1981 38.45453899
1982 37.94908419
1983 37.52308737
1984 37.1719019
1985 36.8660425
1986 36.57538008
1987 36.27718588
1988 35.97942741
1989 35.69595324
1990 35.4101325
1991 35.11460171
1992 34.86009844
1993 34.6324844
1994 34.37423293
1995 34.04767313
1996 33.63224805
1997 33.16537064
1998 32.6729398
1999 32.1540662
2000 31.58881165
2001 30.99168222
2002 30.40458093
2003 29.83266774
2004 29.29626292
2005 28.80493141
2006 28.32298523
2007 27.8145813
2008 27.29647163
2009 26.78908723
2010 26.25657103
2011 25.73196091
2012 25.24870118
2013 24.78523537
2014 24.3535672
2015 23.97590811
2016 23.63476615
2017 23.29216324
2018 22.87064819
2019 22.48375036
2020 22.15251206
2021 21.7899938
2022 21.45990197

Caribbean small states | 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
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source