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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling

Latest (2040)
19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Rank
4th
of 27 groups
All-time high
53.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2000
All-time low
19.18 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2040

02040602000202020402000: 53.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 53.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 52.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 52.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 52.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 51.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 51.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 51.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 51 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 50.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 50.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 49.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 49.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 48.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 48.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 46.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 43.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 41.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 38.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 36.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 34.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 33.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 30.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 29.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 28.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 27.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 26.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 24.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 19.2 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

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 19.18 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 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 53.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 53.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years —
2001 53.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.4%
2002 53.03 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.4%
2003 52.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.5%
2004 52.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.5%
2005 52.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.6%
2006 51.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.5%
2007 51.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.5%
2008 51.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.6%
2009 51.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.6%
2010 50.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.7%
2011 50.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2012 49.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.9%
2013 49.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.9%
2014 48.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.9%
2015 48.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.0%
2016 46.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -4.8%
2017 43.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -5.2%
2018 41.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -5.6%
2019 38.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -6.1%
2020 36.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -6.5%
2021 34.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.8%
2022 33.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -4.0%
2023 32.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -4.3%
2024 30.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -4.5%
2025 29.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -4.6%
2026 28.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.9%
2027 27.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.0%
2028 26.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.1%
2030 24.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -6.4%
2040 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -23.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.31 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 51.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 53.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 46.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 38.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 50.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 30.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 26.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 36.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 9
2030s 24.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 24.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 24.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 1 Fiji 19.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 1 Jamaica 21.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 1 Timor-Leste 21.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 2 Malaysia 21.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 2 Micronesia 20.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 3 Lithuania 19.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  7. 3 Saint Lucia 20.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  8. 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  9. 5 Denmark 20.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  10. 5 Netherlands 19.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  11. 5 Cabo Verde 19.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  12. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  13. 6 Eswatini 19.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  14. 6 Mauritius 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  15. 7 Antigua and Barbuda 20.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  16. 7 Moldova 18.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Latin America and the Caribbean was 19.18 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 53.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2040.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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)
Unit
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.