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People
Population
Averageannualpopulation
growth%
millions
Populationagecomposition
Dependencyratio
Ages014
Ages1564
Ages65+
2015
young
Crudebirth
rate
per1,000
people
per1,000
people
old
%ofworking %ofworking
agepopulation agepopulation
2000
2015
2025
200015
201525
2015
2015
2014
2014
19.7
32.5
40.2
3.3
2.1
44
53
82
34
Albania
3.1
2.9
3.0
0.4
0.2
19
69
12
27
18
13
Algeria
31.2
39.7
45.9
1.6
1.5
29
66
44
24
American
Samoa
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Andorra
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Angola
15.1
25.0
34.0
3.4
3.1
48
50
95
14
45
Afghanistan
Antiguaand
Barbuda
2015
Crudedeath
rate
2015
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.1
1.0
24
69
35
10
16
37.1
43.4
47.5
1.1
0.9
25
64
11
39
17
18
Armenia
3.1
3.0
3.0
0.1
0.0
18
71
11
26
15
13
Aruba
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.9
0.2
18
69
12
26
18
10
19.2
23.8
26.8
1.4
1.2
19
66
15
28
23
13
Austria
8.0
8.6
8.8
0.5
0.2
14
67
19
21
28
10
Azerbaijan
8.0
9.7
10.4
1.2
0.8
22
72
30
18
Bahamas,The
0.3
0.4
0.4
1.8
1.0
21
71
30
12
15
Bahrain
0.7
1.4
1.6
4.8
1.3
21
76
28
15
131.3
161.0
179.1
1.4
1.1
29
66
45
20
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
19
66
14
29
21
11
12
Belarus
10.0
9.5
9.2
0.3
0.3
16
70
14
23
20
13
13
Belgium
10.3
11.3
11.8
0.6
0.4
17
65
18
26
28
11
Belize
0.2
0.4
0.4
2.5
1.9
32
64
51
23
Benin
6.9
10.9
13.9
3.0
2.5
42
55
77
36
Bermuda
0.1
0.1
..
0.4
..
..
..
..
..
..
11
Bhutan
0.6
0.8
0.9
2.1
1.0
27
68
39
18
Bolivia
8.3
10.7
12.4
1.7
1.4
32
61
53
11
24
Bosniaand
Herzegovina
3.8
3.8
3.7
0.0
0.3
13
71
15
19
22
11
Botswana
1.7
2.3
2.6
1.8
1.6
32
64
50
25
175.8
207.8
223.0
1.1
0.7
23
69
33
11
15
0.3
0.4
0.5
1.6
1.2
23
72
32
16
Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Barbados
Brazil
Brunei
Darussalam
Bulgaria
8.2
7.2
6.6
0.9
0.8
14
66
20
21
30
15
11.6
18.1
23.9
3.0
2.8
46
52
88
10
40
Burundi
6.8
11.2
15.2
3.3
3.1
45
53
85
11
44
CaboVerde
0.4
0.5
0.6
1.1
1.2
30
66
45
21
Cambodia
12.2
15.6
17.9
1.6
1.4
32
64
49
24
Cameroon
15.9
23.3
29.5
2.5
2.4
43
54
78
11
37
Canada
30.8
35.9
38.9
1.0
0.8
16
68
16
24
24
11
CaymanIslands
0.0
0.1
0.1
2.4
1.3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
CentralAfrican
Republic
3.7
4.9
5.9
1.8
1.9
39
57
68
15
34
Chad
8.3
14.0
19.1
3.5
3.1
48
50
96
14
45
ChannelIslands
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.4
15
68
17
22
25
15.2
17.9
19.6
1.1
0.9
20
69
11
29
16
13
BurkinaFaso
Chile
China
1,262.6
1,371.2
1,409.0
0.5
0.3
17
73
10
24
13
12
HongKong
SAR,China
6.7
7.3
7.8
0.6
0.6
12
73
15
16
21
MacaoSAR,
China
0.4
0.6
0.7
2.1
1.4
13
78
17
12
12
Colombia
40.4
48.2
51.9
1.2
0.7
24
69
35
10
16
Comoros
0.5
0.8
1.0
2.4
2.2
40
57
71
34
Congo,Dem.
Rep.
48.0
77.3
104.5
3.2
3.0
46
51
90
10
42
Congo,Rep.
3.1
4.6
6.0
2.6
2.6
43
54
79
37
CostaRica
3.9
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.9
22
69
32
13
15
16.5
22.7
28.7
2.1
2.4
42
54
78
14
37
4.4
4.2
4.1
0.3
0.4
15
66
19
23
29
12
11.1
11.4
11.3
0.2
0.1
16
70
14
23
20
10
Curacao
0.1
0.2
0.2
1.1
0.7
19
66
15
29
22
13
Cyprus
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.4
0.8
17
71
13
23
18
11
10.3
10.6
10.6
0.2
0.0
15
67
18
22
27
10
10
Denmark
5.3
5.7
5.9
0.4
0.4
17
64
19
26
30
10
Djibouti
0.7
0.9
1.0
1.4
1.2
33
63
52
25
Dominica
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.6
10.5
11.6
1.4
1.0
30
63
47
10
21
12.6
16.1
18.5
1.6
1.4
29
64
45
10
21
Coted'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
CzechRepublic
Dominican
Republic
Ecuador
People
Population
Averageannualpopulation
growth%
millions
2000
2015
Egypt,Arab
Rep.
68.3
91.5
ElSalvador
5.8
6.1
Equatorial
Guinea
0.5
Eritrea
3.5
Estonia
Ethiopia
2025
Populationagecomposition
Dependencyratio
Ages014
Ages1564
Ages65+
2015
young
Crudebirth
rate
per1,000
people
per1,000
people
2014
2014
old
%ofworking %ofworking
agepopulation agepopulation
2015
Crudedeath
rate
200015
201525
2015
2015
2015
108.9
1.9
1.7
33
62
54
28
6.3
0.4
0.3
27
65
42
13
17
0.8
1.1
3.1
2.7
39
58
68
11
35
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
34
1.4
1.3
1.3
0.4
0.3
16
65
19
25
29
12
10
66.4
99.4
125.0
2.7
2.3
41
55
75
32
FaroeIslands
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
..
..
..
..
..
13
Fiji
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.4
29
65
44
20
Finland
5.2
5.5
5.6
0.4
0.3
16
63
20
26
32
10
11
France
60.9
66.8
69.3
0.6
0.4
18
62
19
30
31
12
French
Polynesia
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.7
22
70
31
11
16
Gabon
1.2
1.7
2.1
2.2
2.0
37
58
64
30
Gambia,The
1.2
2.0
2.7
3.2
3.0
46
52
90
42
Georgia
4.4
3.7
3.6
1.2
0.2
17
69
14
25
20
12
14
Germany
82.2
81.4
80.4
0.1
0.1
13
66
21
20
32
11
Ghana
18.8
27.4
33.7
2.5
2.1
39
58
67
33
Greece
10.8
10.8
10.5
0.0
0.3
15
64
21
23
33
11
Greenland
0.1
0.1
..
0.0
..
..
..
..
..
..
14
Grenada
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
26
66
40
11
19
Guam
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
1.2
25
66
39
13
17
11.7
16.3
19.7
2.2
1.9
37
59
63
27
Guinea
8.8
12.6
16.2
2.4
2.5
43
54
78
10
37
GuineaBissau
1.3
1.8
2.3
2.3
2.2
41
56
73
12
37
Guyana
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.5
29
66
44
19
Haiti
8.5
10.7
12.0
1.5
1.1
34
62
55
25
Honduras
6.2
8.1
9.2
1.7
1.3
32
63
50
21
Hungary
10.2
9.8
9.5
0.2
0.4
15
68
18
22
26
13
10
0.3
0.3
0.4
1.1
0.7
20
66
14
31
21
13
1,053.5
1,311.1
1,461.6
1.5
1.1
29
66
44
20
211.5
257.6
284.5
1.3
1.0
28
67
41
20
Iran,Islamic
Rep.
65.9
79.1
86.5
1.2
0.9
24
71
33
18
Iraq
23.6
36.4
47.8
2.9
2.7
41
56
73
35
Ireland
3.8
4.6
5.0
1.3
0.8
22
65
13
33
20
14
IsleofMan
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.9
0.7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Israel
6.3
8.4
9.7
1.9
1.5
28
61
11
46
18
21
56.9
60.8
60.3
0.4
0.1
14
64
22
21
35
10
2.6
2.7
2.8
0.3
0.3
24
67
35
14
14
126.8
127.0
122.7
0.0
0.3
13
61
26
21
43
10
4.8
7.6
8.5
3.1
1.2
36
61
59
27
Kazakhstan
14.9
17.5
19.3
1.1
1.0
27
67
40
10
23
Kenya
31.1
46.1
58.6
2.6
2.4
42
55
76
35
Kiribati
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.9
1.6
35
61
57
29
Korea,Dem.
People'sRep.
22.8
25.2
26.3
0.6
0.4
21
69
10
31
14
14
Korea,Rep.
Guatemala
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
47.0
50.6
52.2
0.5
0.3
14
73
13
19
18
Kosovo
1.7
1.8
2.0
0.4
1.1
26
68
38
10
17
Kuwait
1.9
3.9
4.7
4.7
1.8
22
76
29
20
Kyrgyz
Republic
4.9
6.0
6.8
1.3
1.3
31
64
49
28
LaoPDR
5.3
6.8
8.0
1.6
1.6
35
61
57
27
Latvia
2.4
2.0
1.9
1.2
0.5
15
66
19
23
29
14
11
Lebanon
3.2
5.9
5.4
3.9
0.8
24
68
35
12
15
Lesotho
1.9
2.1
2.4
0.9
1.1
36
60
60
15
29
Liberia
2.9
4.5
5.7
3.0
2.4
42
55
77
35
Libya
5.3
6.3
7.1
1.1
1.2
30
66
45
21
Liechtenstein
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.6
..
..
..
..
..
10
Lithuania
3.5
2.9
2.8
1.2
0.5
15
67
19
22
28
14
10
Luxembourg
0.4
0.6
0.6
1.8
1.2
16
70
14
24
20
11
Macedonia,
FYR
2.0
2.1
2.1
0.2
0.1
17
71
12
24
17
11
Madagascar
15.7
24.2
31.7
2.9
2.7
42
55
75
34
Malawi
11.2
17.2
23.1
2.9
3.0
45
51
88
39
Malaysia
23.4
30.3
34.3
1.7
1.2
25
69
36
17
Maldives
0.3
0.4
0.5
2.4
1.3
27
68
41
21
People
Population
Averageannualpopulation
growth%
millions
Populationagecomposition
Dependencyratio
Ages014
Ages1564
Ages65+
2015
young
Crudebirth
rate
per1,000
people
per1,000
people
old
%ofworking %ofworking
agepopulation agepopulation
2000
2015
2025
200015
201525
2015
2015
2014
2014
11.0
17.6
23.7
3.1
3.0
48
50
95
10
44
Malta
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.8
0.2
14
66
19
22
29
10
Marshall
Islands
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Mauritania
2.7
4.1
5.1
2.7
2.3
40
57
70
33
Mali
Mauritius
2015
Crudedeath
rate
2015
1.2
1.3
1.3
0.4
0.2
19
71
10
27
13
11
102.8
127.0
141.9
1.4
1.1
28
66
42
10
19
Micronesia,
Fed.Sts.
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.7
34
62
55
24
Moldova
3.6
3.6
3.4
0.2
0.3
16
74
10
21
13
11
11
Monaco
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Mongolia
2.4
3.0
3.4
1.4
1.3
28
68
42
24
Mexico
Montenegro
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.1
19
68
14
28
20
10
12
Morocco
29.0
34.4
38.3
1.1
1.1
27
67
41
21
Mozambique
18.3
28.0
36.5
2.8
2.6
45
51
88
11
39
Myanmar
47.7
53.9
58.4
0.8
0.8
28
67
41
18
1.9
2.5
3.0
1.7
2.0
37
60
61
30
Nepal
23.7
28.5
31.8
1.2
1.1
33
62
53
21
Netherlands
15.9
16.9
17.4
0.4
0.3
17
65
18
25
28
10
NewCaledonia
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.6
1.1
22
68
10
33
15
17
NewZealand
3.9
4.6
5.0
1.2
0.8
20
65
15
31
23
13
Nicaragua
5.0
6.1
6.7
1.3
1.0
30
65
46
20
11.2
19.9
29.6
3.8
4.0
50
47
107
49
122.9
182.2
233.6
2.6
2.5
44
53
83
13
40
Northern
MarianaIslands
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.4
0.2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Norway
4.5
5.2
5.7
1.0
0.9
18
66
16
27
25
12
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
2.2
4.5
5.1
4.6
1.2
21
77
27
20
138.3
188.9
227.2
2.1
1.8
35
60
58
29
Palau
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Panama
3.0
3.9
4.5
1.7
1.4
27
65
42
12
19
PapuaNew
Guinea
5.4
7.6
9.2
2.3
1.9
37
60
62
29
Paraguay
5.3
6.6
7.5
1.5
1.2
30
64
47
21
Peru
25.9
31.4
35.2
1.3
1.1
28
65
43
10
20
Philippines
77.9
100.7
116.2
1.7
1.4
32
63
50
24
Poland
38.3
38.0
37.3
0.0
0.2
15
70
16
21
22
10
10
Portugal
10.3
10.3
10.0
0.0
0.3
14
65
21
22
32
10
3.8
3.5
3.5
0.6
0.1
19
67
14
28
22
10
12
Pakistan
PuertoRico
Qatar
0.6
2.2
2.6
8.8
1.7
16
83
19
22.4
19.8
18.6
0.8
0.6
16
67
17
23
26
13
146.6
144.1
141.9
0.1
0.2
17
70
13
24
19
13
13
Rwanda
8.0
11.6
14.4
2.5
2.1
41
56
73
32
Samoa
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.6
37
57
65
26
SanMarino
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.4
..
..
..
..
..
SaoTomeand
Principe
0.1
0.2
0.2
2.2
2.0
43
54
79
34
Romania
Russian
Federation
SaudiArabia
21.4
31.5
36.8
2.6
1.6
29
69
42
20
Senegal
9.9
15.1
20.0
2.9
2.8
44
53
82
38
Serbia
7.5
7.1
6.8
0.4
0.4
16
67
17
24
26
14
Seychelles
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.9
0.3
23
70
34
10
17
SierraLeone
4.1
6.5
7.9
3.1
2.0
42
55
77
14
36
Singapore
4.0
5.5
6.1
2.1
1.0
16
73
12
21
16
10
SintMaarten
(Dutchpart)
0.0
0.0
..
1.6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
SlovakRepublic
5.4
5.4
5.4
0.0
0.0
15
71
14
21
19
10
10
Slovenia
2.0
2.1
2.1
0.2
0.0
15
67
18
22
27
10
Solomon
Islands
0.4
0.6
0.7
2.3
1.8
39
57
69
30
Somalia
7.4
10.8
14.3
2.5
2.8
47
50
93
12
44
SouthAfrica
44.0
55.0
62.0
1.5
1.2
29
66
44
12
21
SouthSudan
6.7
12.3
16.0
4.1
2.6
42
54
77
12
37
Spain
40.3
46.4
46.4
0.9
0.0
15
66
19
22
28
SriLanka
18.7
21.0
21.7
0.8
0.3
25
66
37
14
16
St.Kittsand
Nevis
0.0
0.1
0.1
1.3
0.9
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
St.Lucia
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.1
0.6
23
68
34
13
15
People
Population
Averageannualpopulation
growth%
millions
Populationagecomposition
Dependencyratio
Ages014
Ages1564
Ages65+
2015
2015
young
Crudebirth
rate
per1,000
people
per1,000
people
2014
2014
old
%ofworking %ofworking
agepopulation agepopulation
2000
2015
2025
200015
201525
2015
St.Martin
(Frenchpart)
0.0
0.0
..
0.7
..
..
..
..
..
..
16
St.Vincentand
theGrenadines
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
25
68
36
11
16
Sudan
2015
Crudedeath
rate
2015
28.1
40.2
50.7
2.4
2.3
41
56
72
33
Suriname
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.7
27
66
40
10
18
Swaziland
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.1
37
59
63
14
30
Sweden
8.9
9.8
10.5
0.7
0.7
17
63
20
28
32
12
Switzerland
7.2
8.3
8.9
1.0
0.7
15
67
18
22
27
10
SyrianArab
Republic
16.4
18.5
25.6
0.8
3.2
37
59
63
23
Tajikistan
6.2
8.5
10.3
2.1
1.9
35
62
56
31
Tanzania
34.0
53.5
72.0
3.0
3.0
45
52
88
39
Thailand
62.7
68.0
68.6
0.5
0.1
18
72
10
25
15
11
TimorLeste
0.8
1.2
1.5
2.6
2.0
42
52
82
11
38
Togo
4.9
7.3
9.4
2.7
2.5
42
55
77
36
Tonga
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.8
37
57
64
10
25
Trinidadand
Tobago
1.3
1.4
1.4
0.5
0.1
21
70
30
13
14
Tunisia
9.6
11.1
12.2
1.0
0.9
23
69
34
11
19
Turkey
63.2
78.7
84.9
1.5
0.8
26
67
38
11
17
Turkmenistan
4.5
5.4
6.0
1.2
1.0
28
68
42
21
Turksand
CaicosIslands
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
1.3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Tuvalu
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Uganda
23.8
39.0
53.5
3.3
3.2
48
49
97
10
43
Ukraine
49.2
45.2
42.8
0.6
0.6
15
70
15
21
22
15
11
3.1
9.2
10.4
7.3
1.3
14
85
16
11
UnitedArab
Emirates
UnitedKingdom
58.9
65.1
68.9
0.7
0.6
18
64
18
28
28
12
282.2
321.4
344.7
0.9
0.7
19
66
15
29
22
13
3.3
3.4
3.6
0.2
0.3
21
64
14
33
23
14
24.7
31.3
34.8
1.6
1.1
29
67
43
23
0.2
0.3
0.3
2.4
2.0
37
59
62
26
Venezuela,RB
24.5
31.1
35.0
1.6
1.2
28
66
43
10
20
Vietnam
77.6
91.7
100.2
1.1
0.9
23
70
33
10
17
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
20
62
18
33
28
11
UnitedStates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
VirginIslands
(U.S.)
WestBankand
Gaza
2.9
4.4
5.7
2.8
2.5
40
57
71
33
Yemen,Rep.
17.8
26.8
33.2
2.7
2.1
40
57
71
32
Zambia
10.6
16.2
21.9
2.8
3.0
46
51
90
40
Zimbabwe
12.5
15.6
19.4
1.5
2.2
42
55
75
10
35
World
6,115.4
7,346.6
8,139.3
1.2
1.0
26
66
40
13
19
EastAsia&
Pacific
2,045.7
2,279.2
2,386.3
0.7
0.5
20
71
10
28
14
14
Europe&
CentralAsia
862.0
907.9
922.8
0.3
0.2
18
67
16
27
23
10
12
LatinAmerica&
Caribbean
525.9
633.0
694.0
1.2
0.9
26
67
39
11
17
MiddleEast&
NorthAfrica
315.1
424.1
497.4
2.0
1.6
30
65
46
24
NorthAmerica
SouthAsia
SubSaharan
Africa
Lowincome
313.0
357.3
383.6
0.9
0.7
19
66
15
28
22
12
1,386.0
1,744.2
1,962.8
1.5
1.2
30
65
46
21
667.7
1,001.0
1,292.4
2.7
2.6
43
54
80
10
37
423.7
638.3
823.9
2.7
2.6
43
54
79
36
Lowermiddle
income
2,312.5
2,927.4
3,346.0
1.6
1.3
31
64
48
23
Uppermiddle
income
2,267.4
2,550.3
2,688.2
0.8
0.5
21
71
29
13
15
Highincome
1,074.9
1,187.2
1,233.7
0.7
0.4
17
66
17
25
26
11
MostRecentValue(MRV)ifdataforthespecifiedyearorfullperiodarenotavailableorgrowthrateiscalculatedforlessthanthefull
period.
AbouttheData
World Development Indicators
People
Population,total
Longdefinition
Totalpopulationisbasedonthedefactodefinitionofpopulation,whichcountsallresidentsregardlessoflegalstatusorcitizenship.Thevaluesshownaremidyearestimates.
Source
(1)UnitedNationsPopulationDivision.WorldPopulationProspects,(2)Censusreportsandotherstatisticalpublicationsfromnationalstatisticaloffices,(3)Eurostat:Demographic
Statistics,(4)UnitedNationsStatisticalDivision.PopulationandVitalStatisticsReport(variousyears),(5)U.S.CensusBureau:InternationalDatabase,and(6)Secretariatofthe
PacificCommunity:StatisticsandDemographyProgramme.
Generalcomments
Relevancetogenderindicator:disaggregatingthepopulationcompositionbygenderwillhelpacountryinprojectingitsdemandforsocialservicesonagenderbasis.
Populationages014(%oftotal)
Longdefinition
Populationbetweentheages0to14asapercentageofthetotalpopulation.Populationisbasedonthedefactodefinitionofpopulation.
Source
WorldBankstaffestimatesbasedonagedistributionsofUnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldPopulationProspects.
Populationages1564(%oftotal)
Longdefinition
Totalpopulationbetweentheages15to64asapercentageofthetotalpopulation.Populationisbasedonthedefactodefinitionofpopulation,whichcountsallresidents
regardlessoflegalstatusorcitizenship.
Source
WorldBankstaffestimatesbasedonagedistributionsofUnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldPopulationProspects.
Populationages65andabove(%oftotal)
Longdefinition
Populationages65andaboveasapercentageofthetotalpopulation.Populationisbasedonthedefactodefinitionofpopulation,whichcountsallresidentsregardlessoflegal
statusorcitizenship.
Source
WorldBankstaffestimatesbasedonagedistributionsofUnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldPopulationProspects.
Agedependencyratio,young(%ofworkingagepopulation)
Longdefinition
Agedependencyratio,young,istheratioofyoungerdependentspeopleyoungerthan15totheworkingagepopulationthoseages1564.Dataareshownastheproportionof
dependentsper100workingagepopulation.
Source
WorldBankstaffestimatesusingtheWorldBank'spopulationandagedistributionsoftheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldPopulationProspects.TheWorldBank's
populationestimatesarefromvarioussourcesincludingtheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldPopulationProspectscensusreportsandstatisticalpublicationsfrom
nationalstatisticalofficesEurostat'sDemographicStatisticsUnitedNationsStatisticalDivision,PopulationandVitalStatisticsReport(variousyears)U.S.CensusBureau:
InternationalDatabaseandSecretariatofthePacificCommunity,StatisticsandDemographyProgramme.
Agedependencyratio,old(%ofworkingagepopulation)
Longdefinition
Agedependencyratio,old,istheratioofolderdependentspeopleolderthan64totheworkingagepopulationthoseages1564.Dataareshownastheproportionofdependents
per100workingagepopulation.
Source
WorldBankstaffestimatesusingtheWorldBank'spopulationandagedistributionsoftheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldPopulationProspects.TheWorldBank's
populationestimatesarefromvarioussourcesincludingtheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldPopulationProspectscensusreportsandstatisticalpublicationsfrom
nationalstatisticalofficesEurostat'sDemographicStatisticsUnitedNationsStatisticalDivision,PopulationandVitalStatisticsReport(variousyears)U.S.CensusBureau:
InternationalDatabaseandSecretariatofthePacificCommunity,StatisticsandDemographyProgramme.
Deathrate,crude(per1,000people)
Longdefinition
Crudedeathrateindicatesthenumberofdeathsoccurringduringtheyear,per1,000populationestimatedatmidyear.Subtractingthecrudedeathratefromthecrudebirthrate
providestherateofnaturalincrease,whichisequaltotherateofpopulationchangeintheabsenceofmigration.
Source
(1)UnitedNationsPopulationDivision.WorldPopulationProspects,(2)Censusreportsandotherstatisticalpublicationsfromnationalstatisticaloffices,(3)Eurostat:Demographic
Statistics,(4)UnitedNationsStatisticalDivision.PopulationandVitalStatisticsReprot(variousyears),(5)U.S.CensusBureau:InternationalDatabase,and(6)Secretariatofthe
PacificCommunity:StatisticsandDemographyProgramme.
Birthrate,crude(per1,000people)
World Development Indicators
People
Longdefinition
Crudebirthrateindicatesthenumberoflivebirthsoccurringduringtheyear,per1,000populationestimatedatmidyear.Subtractingthecrudedeathratefromthecrudebirthrate
providestherateofnaturalincrease,whichisequaltotherateofpopulationchangeintheabsenceofmigration.
Source
(1)UnitedNationsPopulationDivision.WorldPopulationProspects,(2)Censusreportsandotherstatisticalpublicationsfromnationalstatisticaloffices,(3)Eurostat:Demographic
Statistics,(4)UnitedNationsStatisticalDivision.PopulationandVitalStatisticsReprot(variousyears),(5)U.S.CensusBureau:InternationalDatabase,and(6)Secretariatofthe
PacificCommunity:StatisticsandDemographyProgramme.
Pleaseseetheonlinetableathttp://wdi.worldbank.org/table/2.1forobservationlevelmetadata,whichcanbedownloadedinExcel.