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
United Nations Population Fund
References
- ↑ Population Reference Bureau 2010. World Population Data Sheet. http://prb.org/Educators/Resources/Glossary.aspx
- ↑ 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
