Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. 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
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
1960 3.11298689
1961 3.10435708
1962 3.09891274
1963 3.09331887
1964 3.08770741
1965 3.08200585
1966 3.07622616
1967 3.07046866
1968 3.06600494
1969 3.06276741
1970 3.05907699
1971 3.05489935
1972 3.0512811
1973 3.04944566
1974 3.04851252
1975 3.04782717
1976 3.05001688
1977 3.05396112
1978 3.05852625
1979 3.06372149
1980 3.06139844
1981 3.05470447
1982 3.05136096
1983 3.04629648
1984 3.04127579
1985 3.03950236
1986 3.03686407
1987 3.03607462
1988 3.03351921
1989 3.02735297
1990 3.0226822
1991 3.01949606
1992 3.01598896
1993 3.00986131
1994 2.99998404
1995 2.98844625
1996 2.97958098
1997 2.97171623
1998 2.96246299
1999 2.95386086
2000 2.94786519
2001 2.94334281
2002 2.93932403
2003 2.93504664
2004 2.9306409
2005 2.92721078
2006 2.92452754
2007 2.92222702
2008 2.92037112
2009 2.92121174
2010 2.9267171
2011 2.93562784
2012 2.94571683
2013 2.95376154
2014 2.95951934
2015 2.96851679
2016 2.98382776
2017 3.00263125
2018 3.02370114
2019 3.0459739
2020 3.05747155
2021 3.05109512
2022 3.04227282

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source