Comoros | 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
Union of the Comoros
Records
63
Source
Comoros | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 41.30278031
1961 41.7079102
1962 42.17092042
1963 42.70051877
1964 43.24923457
1965 43.68086685
1966 43.99846833
1967 44.2826479
1968 44.49855743
1969 44.62801163
1970 44.69477059
1971 44.7204757
1972 44.7230826
1973 44.71671571
1974 44.71134649
1975 44.71407248
1976 44.73675554
1977 44.78739032
1978 44.86869943
1979 44.9846443
1980 45.14418508
1981 45.35549602
1982 45.60867417
1983 45.86416763
1984 46.09129407
1985 46.28204446
1986 46.42757234
1987 46.52426695
1988 46.57625723
1989 46.58745329
1990 46.56858083
1991 46.53769018
1992 46.53926857
1993 46.56046171
1994 46.52639983
1995 46.42111127
1996 46.25648029
1997 46.0387737
1998 45.77466427
1999 45.68799881
2000 45.83997429
2001 46.05050562
2002 46.25755974
2003 46.12412958
2004 45.55405758
2005 44.89052326
2006 44.2644803
2007 43.66092046
2008 43.08048285
2009 42.52871238
2010 42.00959111
2011 41.52391427
2012 41.06529448
2013 40.62990381
2014 40.22210654
2015 39.84522377
2016 39.50004824
2017 39.17619843
2018 38.9097317
2019 38.68785288
2020 38.47061275
2021 38.26335721
2022 38.03514332

Comoros | 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
Union of the Comoros
Records
63
Source