France | 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
French Republic
Records
63
Source
France | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 26.23922803
1961 26.25845225
1962 26.03582458
1963 25.8017368
1964 25.57861426
1965 25.35769754
1966 25.1644583
1967 24.98414111
1968 24.81933929
1969 24.68074931
1970 24.54937953
1971 24.44355555
1972 24.35609941
1973 24.24652857
1974 24.07838427
1975 23.83865271
1976 23.54368984
1977 23.24387862
1978 22.94206226
1979 22.62989284
1980 22.37155775
1981 22.16417263
1982 21.97634259
1983 21.77283756
1984 21.53892611
1985 21.29332117
1986 21.02003086
1987 20.71441712
1988 20.42670004
1989 20.2024077
1990 20.05775027
1991 19.97455549
1992 19.87944826
1993 19.74068077
1994 19.57281474
1995 19.37703484
1996 19.17098967
1997 18.97745728
1998 18.84785911
1999 18.77505475
2000 18.71527354
2001 18.65386586
2002 18.58027178
2003 18.50409709
2004 18.42433919
2005 18.34778617
2006 18.28848892
2007 18.24629211
2008 18.24162499
2009 18.27461052
2010 18.30300705
2011 18.31177034
2012 18.31590731
2013 18.30566282
2014 18.26459445
2015 18.1869331
2016 18.07450567
2017 17.95617668
2018 17.83541388
2019 17.70168828
2020 17.55215136
2021 17.37337537
2022 17.19900193

France | 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
French Republic
Records
63
Source