Vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu
Records
63
Source
Vanuatu | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 44.75993685
1961 45.0200492
1962 45.27090751
1963 45.46590909
1964 45.62546987
1965 45.78548807
1966 45.91946143
1967 46.02009809
1968 46.08165611
1969 46.10934268
1970 46.10226561
1971 46.06411234
1972 45.99674172
1973 45.90174214
1974 45.78274227
1975 45.63692597
1976 45.4720644
1977 45.29185705
1978 45.1201141
1979 45.00383637
1980 44.90612027
1981 44.80423867
1982 44.72534799
1983 44.6715006
1984 44.64476835
1985 44.63449996
1986 44.63485667
1987 44.63652862
1988 44.62803296
1989 44.60799967
1990 44.61451792
1991 44.64999758
1992 44.68319907
1993 44.70402589
1994 44.6855328
1995 44.62096635
1996 44.49888246
1997 44.31545639
1998 44.08317312
1999 43.79775065
2000 43.3759905
2001 42.86986731
2002 42.37120007
2003 41.85425447
2004 41.33244516
2005 40.81145969
2006 40.30212294
2007 39.82797922
2008 39.40821321
2009 39.03837689
2010 38.88320778
2011 38.9581526
2012 39.09103098
2013 39.25421246
2014 39.43807029
2015 39.61568305
2016 39.74023544
2017 39.81184472
2018 39.84470128
2019 39.83088292
2020 39.757287
2021 39.61565036
2022 39.39318817

Vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu
Records
63
Source