Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in World
World: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 35.79 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
World recorded 35.79 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 8.5% 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, 35.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
World ranks 26th of 48 groups on this measure, 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 | 41.39 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 40.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 41.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 39.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 40.86 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 9 |
| 2030s | 39.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 39.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 39.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 35.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 35.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 35.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 23 Côte d’Ivoire 49.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 24 Iraq 49.63 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 25 Bhutan 48.75 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 26 Rwanda 48.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 27 Guatemala 48.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 28 Mozambique 47.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 29 Myanmar 47.17 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, per capita 0.4548 units per person (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 35.79 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 35.79 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 26th out of 48 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 8.5%. 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 (medium 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.