Gambia, The | 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 the Gambia
Records
63
Source
Gambia, The | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
40.87229153 1960
40.69045512 1961
40.58423837 1962
40.62868876 1963
40.85768692 1964
41.13203641 1965
41.3507266 1966
41.53389339 1967
41.68908807 1968
41.82997184 1969
41.95929314 1970
42.07634713 1971
42.18910416 1972
42.3017448 1973
42.50433683 1974
42.78685743 1975
43.0561589 1976
43.3144306 1977
43.56304998 1978
43.80677691 1979
44.0523779 1980
44.31981864 1981
44.58883052 1982
44.84094911 1983
45.01329719 1984
45.10195296 1985
45.1814439 1986
45.24893808 1987
45.3001914 1988
45.33975105 1989
45.37703888 1990
45.41814947 1991
45.47468067 1992
45.57357924 1993
45.69325784 1994
45.78238858 1995
45.83330076 1996
45.8607504 1997
45.8765703 1998
45.8665921 1999
45.81966124 2000
45.74728641 2001
45.6541997 2002
45.62482402 2003
45.66772628 2004
45.70459681 2005
45.7321185 2006
45.74746718 2007
45.74781734 2008
45.74662202 2009
45.74840949 2010
45.73911577 2011
45.7013635 2012
45.62169583 2013
45.50351093 2014
45.35510213 2015
45.16550215 2016
44.9350039 2017
44.65088875 2018
44.30907214 2019
43.92539613 2020
43.50260453 2021
43.05596617 2022
Gambia, The | 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 the Gambia
Records
63
Source