Least developed countries: UN classification | 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).
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The World Bank
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Least developed countries: UN classification
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Least developed countries: UN classification | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 42.52621473
1961 42.66308682
1962 42.80903202
1963 42.98606743
1964 43.18300942
1965 43.35375642
1966 43.49648337
1967 43.6306617
1968 43.7554209
1969 43.88020672
1970 44.01106616
1971 44.17416349
1972 44.34108247
1973 44.45949348
1974 44.53951854
1975 44.58945876
1976 44.63054376
1977 44.66957396
1978 44.69977635
1979 44.7335858
1980 44.79143265
1981 44.85156023
1982 44.87779368
1983 44.87385378
1984 44.85994219
1985 44.8429464
1986 44.80925311
1987 44.76150302
1988 44.71495814
1989 44.67549456
1990 44.629353
1991 44.55474087
1992 44.45946508
1993 44.37862167
1994 44.24793484
1995 44.09047705
1996 43.9858455
1997 43.87665597
1998 43.69679137
1999 43.48264017
2000 43.28180527
2001 43.09019133
2002 42.92038614
2003 42.75809681
2004 42.58596352
2005 42.40698315
2006 42.24421599
2007 42.11311583
2008 41.97685738
2009 41.80938947
2010 41.62118966
2011 41.4077802
2012 41.18674067
2013 40.96836991
2014 40.74149915
2015 40.51488773
2016 40.27465805
2017 40.01677308
2018 39.75826347
2019 39.49947676
2020 39.23441769
2021 38.97633523
2022 38.7324801

Least developed countries: UN classification | 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
Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
Source