Africa vs Bulgaria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth

Africa
0.125 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Bulgaria
0.2434 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Africa rank
6th
Bulgaria rank
8th

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

  • Africa
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.2434 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.125 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in Africa, a difference of 0.1184 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.9 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 6th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 27 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 42.36 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 39.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Africa
2010s 32.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 30.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Africa
2020s 9.46 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 8.31 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Africa
2030s 2.31 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.6272 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Africa
2040s 0.125 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.2434 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.1184 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, Africa or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.2434 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.125 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in Africa as of 2040.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between Africa and Bulgaria?
0.1184 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Bulgaria?
31 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2040.
How do Africa and Bulgaria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Africa ranks 6th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 27 groups.
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 less than primary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
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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.