Liberia | 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 Liberia
Records
63
Source
Liberia | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 40.57721635
1961 40.5937917
1962 40.68010234
1963 40.84021861
1964 41.1387451
1965 41.44776475
1966 41.66210336
1967 41.86330451
1968 42.05181537
1969 42.23885757
1970 42.40762358
1971 42.56118903
1972 42.71016454
1973 42.85318036
1974 43.00051098
1975 43.23794255
1976 43.54914499
1977 43.86075498
1978 44.17595737
1979 44.47187023
1980 44.73376811
1981 44.93504013
1982 45.06306766
1983 45.2218085
1984 45.25040084
1985 45.09469584
1986 44.93815756
1987 44.75219488
1988 44.51599192
1989 44.23540437
1990 44.03706696
1991 43.8371977
1992 43.57224443
1993 43.2939456
1994 43.00964969
1995 42.75138138
1996 42.56237561
1997 42.43494315
1998 42.334898
1999 42.29020379
2000 42.32040422
2001 42.36319271
2002 42.43268353
2003 42.53476913
2004 42.66630349
2005 42.82340238
2006 42.99731695
2007 43.17052099
2008 43.23871944
2009 43.25709774
2010 43.28006326
2011 42.89511772
2012 42.61836553
2013 42.71904231
2014 42.72854482
2015 42.6323339
2016 42.48049472
2017 42.32062045
2018 42.1091911
2019 41.83149663
2020 41.45658907
2021 41.01249939
2022 40.52253002

Liberia | 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 Liberia
Records
63
Source