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

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