The line graphs depict the data on the numbers and portions of children from 0 to 14 years old and youth between 15 and 24 years old in the Australian population from 1958 to current year and forecast until 2038.
Overall, it is projected that percentages of children aged 0-14 years will decline dramatically until the end of the period, while percent of young people aged 15-24 years will lower around to their initial value after a slight increment. Both number of children and young people will increase in this time period.
Firstly, the rate of children accounted for 30% in 1958, whereas this rate was just below 15% for youngsters. The proportion of youth rose to approximately 17% in the next decade, while the propotion of children in Australian population fell by about 3%. The values for children and youth were around 20% and 14%, relatively. It is forecasted that the proportion for children will further decline and reach its lowest point of around 18%, whereas the rate for youth will regain its initial value of 14%, approximately.
Moreover, there were slightly more than 1 million children and 3 million young people in Australia in 1958. In subsequent 40 years, the figure for children more than doubled and levelled out at well over 2 million. Likewise, the indicator for youth grew up and levelled off at slightly less than 4 million. Until 2038, the predictions show that the value for children and young people will plateau at about 3.5 million and about 5.3 million, accordingly.