Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in World
World: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in World, 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 World stood at 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in World peaked at 44.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
That places World 36th out of 52 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 42.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 44.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 34.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 41.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 26.85 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 33.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 9 |
| 2030s | 25.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 25.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 25.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 33 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 19.62 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
- 36 Lebanon 19.51 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 37 Panama 19.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 38 Ecuador 19.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 39 Uganda 19.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in World?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in World was 18.47 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 44.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does World rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- World ranks 36th out of 52 groups with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.