Guatemala | 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 Guatemala
Records
63
Source
Guatemala | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 46.46465213
1961 46.51261922
1962 46.49573824
1963 46.41564014
1964 46.31403185
1965 46.22913962
1966 46.15656148
1967 46.08300656
1968 46.00903385
1969 45.95054456
1970 45.90986627
1971 45.90213437
1972 45.92190412
1973 45.95470035
1974 45.9354965
1975 45.86677257
1976 45.81860025
1977 45.79201385
1978 45.78485194
1979 45.79127791
1980 45.81583072
1981 45.85350434
1982 45.9342965
1983 46.01174367
1984 46.01864381
1985 45.97926675
1986 45.91355953
1987 45.83490803
1988 45.74504595
1989 45.63728896
1990 45.50050744
1991 45.34510295
1992 45.17405156
1993 44.9844882
1994 44.81681432
1995 44.66504199
1996 44.48937779
1997 44.28629775
1998 44.05299251
1999 43.80775966
2000 43.58938058
2001 43.37099975
2002 43.09028112
2003 42.73151032
2004 42.30210357
2005 41.82779487
2006 41.32273663
2007 40.78970948
2008 40.2343876
2009 39.65809317
2010 39.06360609
2011 38.46298504
2012 37.87033062
2013 37.27888017
2014 36.70516376
2015 36.16090749
2016 35.61731173
2017 35.07725836
2018 34.55549766
2019 34.03157456
2020 33.47853333
2021 32.92970403
2022 32.39533347

Guatemala | 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 Guatemala
Records
63
Source