South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 40.71990165
1961 40.97439304
1962 41.22509208
1963 41.47242444
1964 41.64263635
1965 41.71110219
1966 41.74116047
1967 41.74359214
1968 41.72564085
1969 41.68865977
1970 41.62097611
1971 41.55175735
1972 41.47790232
1973 41.38193495
1974 41.28123759
1975 41.15813944
1976 41.01918433
1977 40.87134913
1978 40.71129243
1979 40.55662277
1980 40.4077268
1981 40.26992185
1982 40.14842189
1983 40.03805012
1984 39.94402006
1985 39.84413002
1986 39.72632052
1987 39.59089519
1988 39.432822
1989 39.26273651
1990 39.07751322
1991 38.87840359
1992 38.69582732
1993 38.50765717
1994 38.28055777
1995 38.01726025
1996 37.71523117
1997 37.38952982
1998 37.04816924
1999 36.68969694
2000 36.31433014
2001 35.93829624
2002 35.5871764
2003 35.23954985
2004 34.86648876
2005 34.48021136
2006 34.08655689
2007 33.69298768
2008 33.30113061
2009 32.89853932
2010 32.48149103
2011 32.05457978
2012 31.62636525
2013 31.19806846
2014 30.75257255
2015 30.29113281
2016 29.8187116
2017 29.33126756
2018 28.8520857
2019 28.38799095
2020 27.93366879
2021 27.52620141
2022 27.15667617

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source