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CodeSP.POP.1564.TO.ZS
Indicator NamePopulation ages 15-64 (% of total)
Long definitionTotal population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
SourceWorld Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.
TopicHealth: Population: Structure
PeriodicityAnnual
Aggregation methodWeighted average
Limitations and exceptionsBecause the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source.
License TypeCC BY-4.0
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