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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in European Union (27 countries)

European Union (27 countries): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling

Latest (2040)
18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Rank
21st
of 48 regions
All-time high
42.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2000
All-time low
18.65 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 European Union (27 countries), 2000–2040

0102030402000202020402000: 42.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 42.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 42.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 41.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 41.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 41.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 40.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 40.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 40.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 39.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 39.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 38.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 37.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 36.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 35.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 33.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 32.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 31.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 29.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 25.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 24.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 23.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 23.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 22.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 18.7 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

European Union (27 countries) recorded 18.65 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.

That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in European Union (27 countries) peaked at 42.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.

That places European Union (27 countries) 21st out of 48 regions with data for 2040, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in European Union (27 countries), year by year

Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 42.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years —
2001 42.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2002 42.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2003 41.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2004 41.58 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2005 41.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2006 40.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2007 40.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2008 40.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2009 39.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2010 39.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2011 38.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.4%
2012 37.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.4%
2013 36.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.4%
2014 35.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.5%
2015 35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.5%
2016 33.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.5%
2017 32.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.5%
2018 31.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.6%
2019 30.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.7%
2020 29.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.7%
2021 28.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.8%
2022 26.97 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.8%
2023 25.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.9%
2024 24.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.9%
2025 23.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -4.0%
2026 23.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.8%
2027 23.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.8%
2028 22.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.8%
2030 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.6%
2040 18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 39.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 42.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 35.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 30.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 39.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 25.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 22.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 29.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 9
2030s 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

Countries ranked near European Union (27 countries)

  1. 18 Croatia 18.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 18 Zambia 19.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 19 El Salvador 19.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 20 South Africa 19.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 21 Malawi 19.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 21 Equatorial Guinea 17.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  7. 22 North Macedonia 19.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  8. 23 Latvia 18.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  9. 23 Kiribati 19.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  10. 24 Dominican Republic 19.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  11. 24 Mauritania 17.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in European Union (27 countries)?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in European Union (27 countries) was 18.65 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 European Union (27 countries)?
The highest recorded value was 42.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in European Union (27 countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
How does European Union (27 countries) rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
European Union (27 countries) ranks 21st out of 48 regions with data for 2040.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in European Union (27 countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27 countries) data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario)
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Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
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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.