Iraq | 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 Iraq
Records
63
Source
Iraq | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 39.54279926
1961 39.63670791
1962 40.08795173
1963 40.67018325
1964 41.17986828
1965 41.70611741
1966 42.17389096
1967 42.50459569
1968 42.74665874
1969 43.00379144
1970 43.39660276
1971 43.88679349
1972 44.54796492
1973 45.36443565
1974 46.05967698
1975 46.63525605
1976 47.0597699
1977 47.15403341
1978 47.03021477
1979 46.87547747
1980 46.72333058
1981 46.59885436
1982 46.47107947
1983 46.31495598
1984 46.13448161
1985 45.93132627
1986 45.70787085
1987 45.48013531
1988 45.27405737
1989 45.06878436
1990 44.86184648
1991 44.68262006
1992 44.52319205
1993 44.38097934
1994 44.25459647
1995 44.12441719
1996 43.98470443
1997 43.84939033
1998 43.72457557
1999 43.58581058
2000 43.43303291
2001 43.27493643
2002 43.10597466
2003 42.92982188
2004 42.747341
2005 42.53288857
2006 42.2817241
2007 42.01023506
2008 41.72303315
2009 41.43958439
2010 41.19613784
2011 41.02369811
2012 40.87569627
2013 40.70257203
2014 40.50245019
2015 40.2554041
2016 39.96087983
2017 39.62493124
2018 39.25364849
2019 38.86162025
2020 38.4857376
2021 38.12091203
2022 37.73541813

Iraq | 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 Iraq
Records
63
Source