Population under 15

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Definition

Population under 15 measures national population under the age of 15 as a percentage of the total population.^[1]

Population under 15 and progress

According to The Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy, who collaborate on the Failed States Index, out of the 12 indicators of a failed state, mounting demographic pressures, is the first indicator and it includes:
"Pressures from skewed population distributions, such as a 'youth or age bulge,'" which is measured using data for the percentage of the population under 15.^[2]

Population under 15 as percentage of total population data

See also

Children

Population Growth Rate

United Nations Population Fund

References

1. ↑ Population Reference Bureau 2010. World Population Data Sheet. http://prb.org/Educators/Resources/Glossary.aspx
2. ↑ The Fund for Peace. (2007). Failed States Index Scores 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2010, from The Fund for Peace: http://www.fundforpeace.org/web/content/fsi/fsi_1.htm

Population under 15 at the Population Resource Bureau

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