Colombia | 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 Colombia
Records
63
Source
Colombia | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
46.78835552 1960
46.97650178 1961
47.13059488 1962
47.25704081 1963
47.3089326 1964
47.26136138 1965
47.15335222 1966
46.98099836 1967
46.73216806 1968
46.41088274 1969
46.01646553 1970
45.5669964 1971
45.06215632 1972
44.49660977 1973
43.89440276 1974
43.27267947 1975
42.64929927 1976
42.01298601 1977
41.36811775 1978
40.74231363 1979
40.13678344 1980
39.56797253 1981
39.04467779 1982
38.55584534 1983
38.11288056 1984
37.72434735 1985
37.38632652 1986
37.09088613 1987
36.81774486 1988
36.55564712 1989
36.2943362 1990
36.03432431 1991
35.76156944 1992
35.45871578 1993
35.12134889 1994
34.75728217 1995
34.37477078 1996
33.96624078 1997
33.54160597 1998
33.10857218 1999
32.66404116 2000
32.20335548 2001
31.72302936 2002
31.22365041 2003
30.70042276 2004
30.15316452 2005
29.57436996 2006
28.96845598 2007
28.35339896 2008
27.7376913 2009
27.13188303 2010
26.54072077 2011
25.96871087 2012
25.41771766 2013
24.88516901 2014
24.37386099 2015
23.87963639 2016
23.35892718 2017
22.81965985 2018
22.32805256 2019
21.9223616 2020
21.59597432 2021
21.34293457 2022
Colombia | 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 Colombia
Records
63
Source