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 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▬ Flat

Latest (2040)
17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Rank
48th
of 48 regions
All-time high
23.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2015
All-time low
17.69 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 World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank), 2000–2040

05101520252000202020402000: 18.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 19.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 19.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 20.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 20.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 21.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 21.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 22.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 22.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 22.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 23.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 23.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 23.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 23.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 23.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 23.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 23.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 23.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 23.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 22.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 22.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 21.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 21.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 21.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 20.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 20.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 20 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 19.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 17.7 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

The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) is 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, measured in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.6% 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 23.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.

That places World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 48th out of 48 regions with data for 2040, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 primary but not secondary education (medium scenario) in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank), 2000 to 2040.
Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 18.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
2001 19.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.8%
2002 19.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.8%
2003 20.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.8%
2004 20.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.7%
2005 21.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +2.7%
2006 21.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.6%
2007 21.96 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.6%
2008 22.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.5%
2009 22.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.5%
2010 22.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.4%
2011 23.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2012 23.08 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2013 23.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2014 23.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2015 23.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2016 23.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.1%
2017 23.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.0%
2018 23.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.1%
2019 23.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.1%
2020 23.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.1%
2021 22.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.4%
2022 22.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.8%
2023 21.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.6%
2024 21.58 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.5%
2025 21.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -1.5%
2026 20.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.0%
2027 20.41 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.0%
2028 19.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -2.1%
2030 19.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -4.2%
2040 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 18.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 22.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 23.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 22.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 23.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 21.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 19.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 23.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 9
2030s 19.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 19.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 19.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

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

  1. 45 El Salvador 41.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 46 Slovenia 19.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 46 Samoa 41.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 47 Poland 19.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 47 Jamaica 41.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 40.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  7. 49 Eritrea 40.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  8. 50 Djibouti 40.51 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  9. 51 Pakistan 39.99 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 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 17.69 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 23.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015.
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 17.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
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 48th 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 down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World outside Africa, 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 primary but not secondary 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 primary but not secondary education (medium 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.