Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. 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
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Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
3.01643625 1960
3.00577728 1961
2.99998938 1962
2.9946883 1963
2.99046768 1964
2.98723985 1965
2.98523186 1966
2.98526462 1967
2.98723382 1968
2.98942958 1969
2.99011862 1970
2.98849187 1971
2.98609382 1972
2.98549158 1973
2.98605553 1974
2.98756779 1975
2.99257729 1976
2.99843446 1977
3.00274102 1978
3.00666711 1979
3.00545039 1980
3.00037081 1981
2.99642428 1982
2.98909295 1983
2.98089434 1984
2.97597881 1985
2.97304551 1986
2.97611609 1987
2.97614952 1988
2.96930286 1989
2.96357189 1990
2.95838315 1991
2.94839285 1992
2.93418344 1993
2.91792892 1994
2.90170621 1995
2.8903065 1996
2.88214284 1997
2.87435789 1998
2.86741139 1999
2.8630406 2000
2.85818532 2001
2.85101836 2002
2.84263 2003
2.83392513 2004
2.82575482 2005
2.81887059 2006
2.81373731 2007
2.80949404 2008
2.80838594 2009
2.81080982 2010
2.81540823 2011
2.82116074 2012
2.82452239 2013
2.82653133 2014
2.83340326 2015
2.8456695 2016
2.86121055 2017
2.88091283 2018
2.90406759 2019
2.91765965 2020
2.91596055 2021
2.91289732 2022

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. 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
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