Population Aged 6-17 in SEAMEO Member Countries |
Country |
As
% of Total Population
|
'000
|
Change
2000-2025
|
Peak |
2000 |
2025 |
2000 |
2025 |
000 |
% |
Year* |
| Southeast
Asia |
25.7 |
19 |
133,394 |
129,997 |
-3,397 |
-3 |
2005 |
| Cambodia |
33.4 |
26.4 |
4,392 |
5,771 |
1,379 |
31 |
2050 |
| Indonesia |
24.7 |
18.3 |
52,299 |
49,469 |
-2,830 |
-5 |
2000 |
| Lao
People's Democratic Rep. |
30.5 |
25.3 |
1,611 |
2,186 |
575 |
36 |
2030 |
| Malaysia |
25.4 |
19.2 |
5,840 |
6,435 |
595 |
10 |
2010 |
| Myanmar |
25.6 |
19.3 |
12,172 |
11,524 |
-648 |
-5 |
2005 |
| Philippines |
28.5 |
21 |
21,064 |
22,835 |
1,231 |
6 |
2010 |
| Singapore |
17.1 |
9.6 |
687 |
470 |
-217 |
-32 |
2005 |
| Thailand |
21.6 |
16 |
13,151 |
11,807 |
-1,344 |
-10 |
1985 |
| Vietnam |
27.7 |
18.6 |
21,638 |
19,500 |
-2,138 |
-10 |
2000 |
*
- Indicates the year after which the number of children aged
6-17 starts decreasing or is expected to start decreasing. A
value of 2050 means 2050 or after.
Source: Population data taken from United Nations, Population
Division, World Populations Prospects: The 2002 revision, medium
variant. |
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