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

Low income countries (World Bank): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling

Latest (2040)
23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Rank
4th
of 48 regions
All-time high
62.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2000
All-time low
23.18 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 Low income countries (World Bank), 2000–2040

02040602000202020402000: 62.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 62.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 61.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 61.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 60.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 60.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 59.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 58.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 57.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 56.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 55.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 54.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 51.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 50.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 49.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 47.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 46.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 45.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 43.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 42.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 39.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 38.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 37.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 36 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 35.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 34.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 33.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 31.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 23.2 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

Low income countries (World Bank) recorded 23.18 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.

That represents a change of down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Low income countries (World Bank) peaked at 62.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.

Low income countries (World Bank) ranks 4th of 48 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Low income countries (World Bank), year by year

Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 62.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years —
2001 62.16 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.6%
2002 61.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.7%
2003 61.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2004 60.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.8%
2005 60.24 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.9%
2006 59.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.5%
2007 58.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.6%
2008 57.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.7%
2009 56.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.7%
2010 55.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.8%
2011 54.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.1%
2012 53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.2%
2013 51.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.3%
2014 50.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.4%
2015 49.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.4%
2016 47.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.8%
2017 46.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.9%
2018 45.11 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.0%
2019 43.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.1%
2020 42.31 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.2%
2021 41.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.0%
2022 39.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.1%
2023 38.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.2%
2024 37.24 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.2%
2025 36.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -3.3%
2026 35.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.4%
2027 34.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.5%
2028 33.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.5%
2030 31.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -5.0%
2040 23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -27.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.03 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 56.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 62.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 49.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 43.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 55.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 37.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 33.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 42.31 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 9
2030s 31.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 31.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 31.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

Countries ranked near Low income countries (World Bank)

  1. 1 Ethiopia 31.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 1 Mali 52.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 2 Niger 51.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 2 Mauritania 21.46 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 3 Burkina Faso 37.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 4 Benin 35.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  7. 5 Afghanistan 33.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  8. 6 Yemen 33.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  9. 7 Cabo Verde 14.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  10. 7 South Sudan 32.81 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 Low income countries (World Bank)?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Low income countries (World Bank) was 23.18 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 Low income countries (World Bank)?
The highest recorded value was 62.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Low income countries (World Bank)?
The lowest recorded value was 23.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
How does Low income countries (World Bank) rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Low income countries (World Bank) ranks 4th out of 48 regions with data for 2040.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Low income countries (World Bank)?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low income countries (World Bank) 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 less than primary education (medium 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 less than primary education (medium scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
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.