IBRD only | 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
IBRD only
Records
63
Source
IBRD only | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 39.66991305
1961 39.73084228
1962 39.87296692
1963 40.19484727
1964 40.42881288
1965 40.48438561
1966 40.47129341
1967 40.34823334
1968 40.20362196
1969 40.081197
1970 39.91262097
1971 39.74512118
1972 39.52784808
1973 39.30597852
1974 39.17115412
1975 39.05271716
1976 38.92148306
1977 38.61508105
1978 38.03085925
1979 37.43887023
1980 36.95091047
1981 36.51379234
1982 36.16015615
1983 35.77268126
1984 35.32904374
1985 34.91458913
1986 34.54244062
1987 34.23608509
1988 33.94717131
1989 33.67923804
1990 33.46755793
1991 33.24798823
1992 32.99641102
1993 32.73452147
1994 32.42404419
1995 32.05450439
1996 31.63205921
1997 31.1438252
1998 30.64200092
1999 30.14618963
2000 29.63327553
2001 29.09047785
2002 28.50784955
2003 27.93637322
2004 27.38896115
2005 26.84369144
2006 26.36589783
2007 25.98777807
2008 25.67092204
2009 25.39841767
2010 25.15065915
2011 24.92743508
2012 24.7424494
2013 24.57911646
2014 24.42145473
2015 24.25016694
2016 24.07037186
2017 23.90160464
2018 23.71109365
2019 23.48134288
2020 23.21576223
2021 22.92863708
2022 22.63567254
IBRD only | 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
IBRD only
Records
63
Source