Until the 1800s, population growth was incredibly slow on a global level. The global population was estimated to have been around 188 million people in the year 1CE, and did not reach one billion until around 1803. However, since the 1800s, a phenomenon known as the demographic transition has seen population growth skyrocket, reaching eight billion people in 2023, and this is expected to peak at over 10 billion in the 2080s.

The earliest point where scientists can make reasonable estimates for the population of global regions is around 10,000 years before the Common Era (or 12,000 years ago). Estimates suggest that Asia has consistently been the most populated continent, and the least populated continent has generally been Oceania (although it was more heavily populated than areas such as North America in very early years). Population growth was very slow, but an increase can be observed between most of the given time periods. There were, however, dips in population due to pandemics, the most notable of these being the impact of plague in Eurasia in the 14th century, and the impact of European contact with the indigenous populations of the Americas after 1492, where it took almost four centuries for the population of Latin America to return to its pre-1500 level. The world's population first reached one billion people in 1803, which also coincided with a spike in population growth, due to the onset of the demographic transition. This wave of growth first spread across the most industrially developed countries in the 19th century, and the correlation between demographic development and industrial or economic maturity continued until today, with Africa being the final major region to begin its transition in the late-1900s.

Until the 19th century, population growth across the globe was incredibly low. In the first millennium of the Common Era, the world's population grew by an average of just 0.02 percent each year. In Western Europe and Asia, the populations on either side of the millennium were almost the exact same. It was only in the centuries that followed where population growth began to increase, however it was still very low until the 1800s.

Beginning in the 19th century, a phenomenon known as the demographic transition took place, and the world's population began to grow exponentially. The population of the Americas in particular saw the highest average growth rates in these years, due to the high levels of migration and their smaller starting population size in 1820 compared to most other regions. Overall, the average global population growth rate in the period between 1820 and 1998 was roughly six times higher than the preceding eight centuries, and almost 50 times higher than the millennium before that.

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 0.51 percent. The highest value was in India: 17.91 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Andorra Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 9,903.000 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10,087.000 Person for 2022. Andorra Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 9,784.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,141.000 Person in 2008 and a record low of 2,570.000 Person in 1960. Andorra Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Andorra – Table AD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the White Earth population by age. The dataset can be utilized to understand the age distribution and demographics of White Earth.

Content

The dataset constitues the following three datasets

• White Earth, ND Age Group Population Dataset: A complete breakdown of White Earth age demographics from 0 to 85 years, distributed across 18 age groups
• White Earth, ND Age Cohorts Dataset: Children, Working Adults, and Seniors in White Earth - Population and Percentage Analysis
• White Earth, ND Population Pyramid Dataset: Age Groups, Male and Female Population, and Total Population for Demographics Analysis

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Margin of Error

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Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Country Population (Admin0) using aggregated Facebook high resolution population density data (https://data.humdata.org/organization/facebook).The world population data sourced from Facebook Data for Good is some of the most accurate population density data in the world. The data is accumulated using highly accurate technology to identify buildings from satellite imagery and can be viewed at up to 30-meter resolution. This building data is combined with publicly available census data to create the most accurate population estimates. This data is used by a wide range of nonprofit and humanitarian organizations, for example, to examine trends in urbanization and climate migration or discover the impact of a natural disaster on a region. This can help to inform aid distribution to reach communities most in need. There is both country and region-specific data available. The data also includes demographic estimates in addition to the population density information. This population data can be accessed via the Humanitarian Data Exchange website.

The Gridded Population of the World (GPW) collection models the distribution of human population on a continuous global raster surface. The essential inputs to GPW have been population census tables and corresponding geographic boundaries. The purpose of GPW is to provide a spatially disaggregated population layer that is compatible with data sets from social, economic, and Earth science disciplines, and remote sensing.

Globally, about 25 percent of the population is under 15 years of age and 10 percent is over 65 years of age. Africa has the youngest population worldwide. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 40 percent of the population is below 15 years, and only three percent are above 65, indicating the low life expectancy in several of the countries. In Europe, on the other hand, a higher share of the population is above 65 years than the population under 15 years. Fertility rates The high share of children and youth in Africa is connected to the high fertility rates on the continent. For instance, South Sudan and Niger have the highest population growth rates globally. However, about 50 percent of the world’s population live in countries with low fertility, where women have less than 2.1 children. Some countries in Europe, like Latvia and Lithuania, have experienced a population decline of one percent, and in the Cook Islands, it is even above two percent. In Europe, the majority of the population was previously working-aged adults with few dependents, but this trend is expected to reverse soon, and it is predicted that by 2050, the older population will outnumber the young in many developed countries. Growing global population As of 2025, there are 8.1 billion people living on the planet, and this is expected to reach more than nine billion before 2040. Moreover, the global population is expected to reach 10 billions around 2060, before slowing and then even falling slightly by 2100. As the population growth rates indicate, a significant share of the population increase will happen in Africa.

Andorra Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 5,212.000 Person in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,282.000 Person for 2021. Andorra Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 4,937.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,377.000 Person in 2006 and a record low of 1,345.000 Person in 1960. Andorra Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Andorra – Table AD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;Sum;

Andorra Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 12.248 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.656 % for 2022. Andorra Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 16.773 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.393 % in 1969 and a record low of 12.248 % in 2023. Andorra Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Andorra – Table AD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Andorra Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 12.811 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.063 % for 2021. Andorra Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 17.712 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.970 % in 1969 and a record low of 12.811 % in 2022. Andorra Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Andorra – Table AD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

The region of present-day China has historically been the most populous region in the world; however, its population development has fluctuated throughout history. In 2022, China was overtaken as the most populous country in the world, and current projections suggest its population is heading for a rapid decline in the coming decades. Transitions of power lead to mortality The source suggests that conflict, and the diseases brought with it, were the major obstacles to population growth throughout most of the Common Era, particularly during transitions of power between various dynasties and rulers. It estimates that the total population fell by approximately 30 million people during the 14th century due to the impact of Mongol invasions, which inflicted heavy losses on the northern population through conflict, enslavement, food instability, and the introduction of bubonic plague. Between 1850 and 1870, the total population fell once more, by more than 50 million people, through further conflict, famine and disease; the most notable of these was the Taiping Rebellion, although the Miao an Panthay Rebellions, and the Dungan Revolt, also had large death tolls. The third plague pandemic also originated in Yunnan in 1855, which killed approximately two million people in China. 20th and 21st centuries There were additional conflicts at the turn of the 20th century, which had significant geopolitical consequences for China, but did not result in the same high levels of mortality seen previously. It was not until the overlapping Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) and Second World War (1937-1945) where the death tolls reached approximately 10 and 20 million respectively. Additionally, as China attempted to industrialize during the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962), economic and agricultural mismanagement resulted in the deaths of tens of millions (possibly as many as 55 million) in less than four years, during the Great Chinese Famine. This mortality is not observable on the given dataset, due to the rapidity of China's demographic transition over the entire period; this saw improvements in healthcare, sanitation, and infrastructure result in sweeping changes across the population. The early 2020s marked some significant milestones in China's demographics, where it was overtaken by India as the world's most populous country, and its population also went into decline. Current projections suggest that China is heading for a "demographic disaster", as its rapidly aging population is placing significant burdens on China's economy, government, and society. In stark contrast to the restrictive "one-child policy" of the past, the government has introduced a series of pro-fertility incentives for couples to have larger families, although the impact of these policies are yet to materialize. If these current projections come true, then China's population may be around half its current size by the end of the century.

Graph and download economic data for Population Ages 0 to 14 for the United States (SPPOP0014TOZSUSA) from 1960 to 2023 about 0 to 14 years, population, and USA.

Andorra Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 0-14: Ages 0-4 data was reported at 3.106 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.203 % for 2022. Andorra Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 0-14: Ages 0-4 data is updated yearly, averaging 5.281 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.393 % in 1963 and a record low of 3.106 % in 2023. Andorra Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 0-14: Ages 0-4 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Andorra – Table AD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;;

United States US: Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 61,603,617.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 61,538,430.000 Person for 2016. United States US: Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 57,943,651.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62,401,154.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 51,201,638.000 Person in 1983. United States US: Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

Andorra Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 0-14: Ages 5-9 data was reported at 4.144 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.395 % for 2022. Andorra Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 0-14: Ages 5-9 data is updated yearly, averaging 5.645 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.926 % in 1968 and a record low of 4.144 % in 2023. Andorra Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 0-14: Ages 5-9 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Andorra – Table AD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Jordan JO: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 35.505 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35.781 % for 2016. Jordan JO: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 44.286 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.984 % in 1980 and a record low of 35.505 % in 2017. Jordan JO: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Russia Population: Age 75 to 79: 77 Years data was reported at 980,720.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,074,574.000 Person for 2016. Russia Population: Age 75 to 79: 77 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 746,466.000 Person from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2017, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,115,058.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 430,952.000 Person in 1994. Russia Population: Age 75 to 79: 77 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GA005: Population: by Age: 0 to 100 Years.

United States US: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 18.307 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.413 % for 2016. United States US: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 20.994 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.858 % in 1961 and a record low of 18.307 % in 2017. United States US: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.