Congo, Dem. Rep. | 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Records
63
Source
Congo, Dem. Rep. | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 42.93611352
1961 42.8202156
1962 42.7264971
1963 42.69601252
1964 42.74761109
1965 42.84303348
1966 42.95134499
1967 43.06159477
1968 43.17414593
1969 43.30475898
1970 43.45649826
1971 43.65191403
1972 43.86595124
1973 44.04966426
1974 44.21196676
1975 44.36229866
1976 44.51092107
1977 44.6457736
1978 44.55155513
1979 44.33151139
1980 44.28784059
1981 44.34699343
1982 44.40598897
1983 44.46178828
1984 44.45879023
1985 44.46679001
1986 44.52907083
1987 44.5782102
1988 44.62235561
1989 44.66550268
1990 44.66539607
1991 44.68135771
1992 44.81995309
1993 44.89497691
1994 44.44568719
1995 44.28469559
1996 44.93687423
1997 45.62208277
1998 45.94721758
1999 46.05274878
2000 46.12318226
2001 46.12883274
2002 46.11217922
2003 46.13986737
2004 46.15803762
2005 46.13855574
2006 46.11778015
2007 46.11088658
2008 46.13819894
2009 46.19040196
2010 46.18352459
2011 46.12396572
2012 46.13055607
2013 46.17027131
2014 46.20841594
2015 46.2541848
2016 46.26208492
2017 46.27779405
2018 46.34849112
2019 46.43745798
2020 46.49393021
2021 46.5250082
2022 46.53746171

Congo, Dem. Rep. | 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Records
63
Source