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

World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▲ Rising

Latest (2040)
97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Rank
1st
of 48 regions
All-time high
97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
All-time low
29.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2005
Years of data
31
2000–2040

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

204060801002000202020402000: 32.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 31.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 31.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 30.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 29.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 30.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 31.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 32.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 33.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 34.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 35.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 36.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 37.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 38.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 42.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 47.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 52.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 57.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 63.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 67.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 71.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 75.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 78.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 80.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 83.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 85.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 87.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 90.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 97.1 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

World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) recorded 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) peaked at 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 29.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2005.

World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 1st of 48 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in World outside 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 at least secondary education (accelerated scenario) in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank), 2000 to 2040.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 32.58 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
2001 31.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.0%
2002 31.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.9%
2003 30.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.7%
2004 30.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.6%
2005 29.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.4%
2006 30.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.3%
2007 31.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.3%
2008 32.03 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.4%
2009 32.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.5%
2010 33.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.5%
2011 34.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.7%
2012 35.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.7%
2013 36.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.7%
2014 37.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.7%
2015 38.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.7%
2016 42.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +11.5%
2017 47.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +11.1%
2018 52.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +10.6%
2019 57.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +10.0%
2020 63.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +9.2%
2021 67.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +7.1%
2022 71.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +5.8%
2023 75.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +4.8%
2024 78.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +4.1%
2025 80.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.5%
2026 83.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.0%
2027 85.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.5%
2028 87.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.1%
2030 90.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +3.4%
2040 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 29.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 32.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 41.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 33.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 57.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 76.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 63.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 87.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 9
2030s 90.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 90.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 90.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

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

  1. 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 100 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 2 Afghanistan 99.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 3 Ethiopia 82.85 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 3 Yemen 99.53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 4 South Sudan 99.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 4 Mauritania 82.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) was 97.14 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 outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
The highest recorded value was 97.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
The lowest recorded value was 29.89 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2005.
How does World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 1st out of 48 regions with data for 2040.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with at least 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.