Africa's Development: Projected youth … but not accelerated in United States
United States: Africa's Development: Projected youth … but not accelerated was 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in United States, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
In 2040, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in United States stood at 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in United States peaked at 29.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
United States ranks 32nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Projected youth … but not accelerated in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | — |
| 2001 | 29.08 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 29.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 29.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 28.98 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 28.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.64 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 28.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 28.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 27.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.37 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 25.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 25.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 23.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 22.96 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 22.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.3% |
| 2027 | 22.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.3% |
| 2028 | 22.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.4% |
| 2029 | 21.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.4% |
| 2030 | 21.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.4% |
| 2040 | 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -8.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 28.64 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 29.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 24.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 28.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 21.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 24.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 21.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 21.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 21.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 29 Colombia 19.64 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 19.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 31 Kenya 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 31 Syrian Arab Republic 18.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 33 Venezuela 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 34 Estonia 18.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 34 Nepal 19.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 35 Chile 19.58 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for United States
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in United States?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in United States was 19.62 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does United States rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
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.