Netherlands vs World outside Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth

Netherlands
76.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
World outside Africa
64.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Netherlands rank
9th
World outside Africa rank
9th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth over time

  • Netherlands
  • World outside Africa
020406080200020202040

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 76.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 64.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in World outside Africa, a difference of 12.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times World outside Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 9th and World outside Africa ranks 9th of 48 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands World outside Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 58.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 41.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 17.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Netherlands
2010s 62.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 48.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 14.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Netherlands
2020s 72.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 53.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 19.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Netherlands
2030s 75.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 57.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 18.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Netherlands
2040s 76.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 64.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 12.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, Netherlands or World outside Africa?
Netherlands, at 76.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 64.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in World outside Africa as of 2040.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between Netherlands and World outside Africa?
12.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and World outside Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2040.
How do Netherlands and World outside Africa rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Netherlands ranks 9th and World outside Africa ranks 9th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with at least secondary education (medium scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Netherlands vs World outside Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-39-projected-youth-education-profiles-population-6/netherlands-2/world-outside-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-39-projected-youth-education-profiles-population-6/netherlands-2/world-outside-africa/">Netherlands vs World outside Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with at least secondary education (medium scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.