Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Africa, low income countries (World Bank)

Africa, low income countries (World Bank): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▬ Flat

Latest (2040)
17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Rank
37th
of 48 regions
All-time high
36.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2017
All-time low
17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Years of data
31
2000–2040

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Africa, low income countries (World Bank), 2000–2040

0102030402000202020402000: 27.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 27.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 27.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 28.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 28.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 29.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 29.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 30.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 30.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 31.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 31.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 32.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 33.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 34.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 34.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 35.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 36.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 36.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 36.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 35.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 32.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 33.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 33.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 33.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 33.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 32.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 31.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 28.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 17.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

Analysis

Africa, low income countries (World Bank) recorded 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Africa, low income countries (World Bank) peaked at 36.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.

Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 37th of 48 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Africa, low income countries (World Bank), year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario) in Africa, low income countries (World Bank), 2000 to 2040.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 27.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
2001 27.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.4%
2002 27.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.4%
2003 28.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.4%
2004 28.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.4%
2005 29.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.4%
2006 29.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.9%
2007 30.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.9%
2008 30.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.9%
2009 31.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.8%
2010 31.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.8%
2011 32.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.4%
2012 33.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.3%
2013 34.19 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.3%
2014 34.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.2%
2015 35.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.8%
2016 36.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.6%
2017 36.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.9%
2018 36.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.2%
2019 35.08 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.6%
2020 32.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -6.3%
2021 33.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.7%
2022 33.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.7%
2023 33.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.2%
2024 33.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.0%
2025 32.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.6%
2026 32.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.1%
2027 31.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.6%
2028 30.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.0%
2030 28.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -6.8%
2040 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -36.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 27.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 31.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 34.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 31.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 36.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 32.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 30.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 33.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 9
2030s 28.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 28.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 28.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

Countries ranked near Africa, low income countries (World Bank)

  1. 34 Estonia 18.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 34 Nepal 19.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 35 Chile 19.58 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 36 Poland 17.97 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 36 Lebanon 19.51 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 37 Panama 19.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  7. 38 Ecuador 19.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  8. 39 Uganda 19.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  9. 40 Bangladesh 19.46 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Africa, low income countries (World Bank) was 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
The highest recorded value was 36.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2017.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
The lowest recorded value was 17.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
How does Africa, low income countries (World Bank) rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 37th out of 48 regions with data for 2040.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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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.