Western Africa Population Pyramid 2040

Western Africa
2040
Population: 628,498,372

Year

-5 -1   2040  +1 +5

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Western Africa in 2040

In 2040, Western Africa is projected to have a population of 628,498,372 people. Compared with 2030, when the projection stands at 519,221,777, that represents growth of 21.0% over ten years. With a projected median age of 22.5 years, Western Africa would have a youth dependency ratio of 57.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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