Madagascar | 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 Madagascar
Records
63
Source
Madagascar | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 44.86611043
1961 45.41334489
1962 45.91470165
1963 46.33919083
1964 46.50730143
1965 46.47559629
1966 46.45075967
1967 46.44122141
1968 46.44827728
1969 46.4751192
1970 46.52498264
1971 46.61050424
1972 46.71918101
1973 46.82235224
1974 46.91432854
1975 46.99617277
1976 47.06798587
1977 47.13012007
1978 47.18073072
1979 47.21015645
1980 47.20687891
1981 47.15502682
1982 47.05553236
1983 46.91611888
1984 46.73927663
1985 46.53184784
1986 46.28131768
1987 46.0159548
1988 45.77793183
1989 45.57285884
1990 45.41016222
1991 45.28540023
1992 45.18705685
1993 45.11319595
1994 45.06976958
1995 45.06677506
1996 45.09953027
1997 45.1430409
1998 45.17535303
1999 45.1854376
2000 45.1569954
2001 45.09732242
2002 45.00292225
2003 44.86757453
2004 44.70378626
2005 44.51083764
2006 44.29526501
2007 44.06255461
2008 43.80716178
2009 43.52637901
2010 43.21418525
2011 42.86093735
2012 42.47662003
2013 42.08549079
2014 41.69825411
2015 41.32904375
2016 40.9880652
2017 40.66839802
2018 40.35653606
2019 40.03970452
2020 39.71965596
2021 39.39797485
2022 39.07034898

Madagascar | 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 Madagascar
Records
63
Source