China | 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 China
Records
63
Source
China | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 40.34465901
1961 39.98646085
1962 40.01118877
1963 40.65149459
1964 41.24122661
1965 41.48249361
1966 41.54830546
1967 41.34702536
1968 41.13763271
1969 41.0522835
1970 40.89319037
1971 40.75905677
1972 40.50605295
1973 40.25941435
1974 40.26941638
1975 40.33749982
1976 40.35214831
1977 39.86889545
1978 38.60251201
1979 37.25300398
1980 36.12546837
1981 35.10582895
1982 34.30535907
1983 33.39270051
1984 32.3075249
1985 31.31850237
1986 30.48948866
1987 29.89930005
1988 29.40935067
1989 29.02772419
1990 28.88444628
1991 28.75408427
1992 28.5243389
1993 28.28632935
1994 27.96241444
1995 27.53912055
1996 27.02587533
1997 26.38121356
1998 25.75222367
1999 25.17398281
2000 24.53389834
2001 23.78350535
2002 22.88983754
2003 21.99674482
2004 21.14098532
2005 20.24868918
2006 19.54350443
2007 19.1208972
2008 18.82293062
2009 18.6123647
2010 18.45457124
2011 18.33698716
2012 18.30622916
2013 18.3272908
2014 18.36085612
2015 18.35656836
2016 18.34748936
2017 18.40468004
2018 18.39055059
2019 18.26151093
2020 18.02512046
2021 17.66807221
2022 17.24663889

China | 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 China
Records
63
Source