Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 43.17759206
1961 43.29288901
1962 43.40776305
1963 43.55046195
1964 43.71974959
1965 43.87537023
1966 44.00737754
1967 44.13524796
1968 44.26093756
1969 44.38894249
1970 44.52461618
1971 44.671572
1972 44.83100844
1973 44.96940892
1974 45.06808329
1975 45.15543336
1976 45.24282985
1977 45.32626237
1978 45.39443696
1979 45.46509169
1980 45.56065407
1981 45.66132191
1982 45.74365507
1983 45.80474544
1984 45.86440975
1985 45.93262816
1986 45.9965334
1987 46.04687508
1988 46.08266281
1989 46.11535799
1990 46.1444414
1991 46.14863476
1992 46.13438888
1993 46.13556198
1994 46.0682858
1995 45.97973767
1996 45.98279724
1997 45.99904377
1998 45.95802945
1999 45.88331076
2000 45.80427296
2001 45.71311943
2002 45.61702734
2003 45.50855614
2004 45.38860418
2005 45.26415825
2006 45.14463606
2007 45.05876399
2008 44.95817665
2009 44.82485065
2010 44.70091547
2011 44.56096386
2012 44.41375538
2013 44.26528687
2014 44.07952817
2015 43.88306552
2016 43.67188691
2017 43.43261232
2018 43.19241006
2019 42.95257507
2020 42.70414301
2021 42.45760022
2022 42.21379145

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source