European Union | 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).
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The World Bank
Origin
European Union
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63
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European Union | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
25.8988488 1960
25.93508115 1961
25.83564266 1962
25.69884046 1963
25.5745369 1964
25.45160576 1965
25.31686822 1966
25.17907556 1967
25.03572254 1968
24.88548798 1969
24.70319451 1970
24.50697741 1971
24.31420362 1972
24.11338722 1973
23.91455682 1974
23.71286947 1975
23.50220443 1976
23.26760059 1977
22.98718616 1978
22.67153291 1979
22.35920633 1980
22.05723473 1981
21.73772548 1982
21.40538638 1983
21.08097477 1984
20.77630989 1985
20.48501832 1986
20.20241873 1987
19.94079793 1988
19.68141283 1989
19.41644914 1990
19.12779579 1991
18.84627135 1992
18.59725731 1993
18.33396048 1994
18.05283883 1995
17.77509501 1996
17.51522851 1997
17.2738845 1998
17.04885149 1999
16.82732625 2000
16.60667187 2001
16.39128357 2002
16.18235346 2003
15.97866512 2004
15.79552972 2005
15.64438105 2006
15.52800127 2007
15.4569842 2008
15.42666018 2009
15.41159758 2010
15.39511554 2011
15.36240931 2012
15.32396232 2013
15.27926579 2014
15.23235487 2015
15.19575426 2016
15.17748 2017
15.15095728 2018
15.10364377 2019
15.03924295 2020
14.96210861 2021
14.83681299 2022
European Union | 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
European Union
Records
63
Source