Young female population linked to GDP-normalized youth population
Comparing Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP with Population ages 05-09, female, per capita across 209 countries, 2025–2025.
- Rank correlation
- +0.89
- Holding size constant
- +0.86
- Countries compared
- 209
- Period
- 2025–2025
What might link these
The correlation might be driven by demographic factors, such as fertility rates or education levels, which influence both indicators. A careful reader should consider the potential impact of urbanization, which could be a confounder. The relationship may not be straightforward, and further analysis is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms.
Why this is not proof of anything
This is a correlation across countries, not an experiment. It cannot show that either indicator causes the other, and both may simply follow a third thing. This correlation could mislead by implying a causal relationship between the two indicators, when in fact they may be driven by common underlying factors.
The second figure above repeats the measurement with national population and income held constant. It is the more conservative number: a relationship that largely disappears there was mostly telling you that larger, richer countries have more of most things.
How this was measured
Both indicators were ranked across every country reporting each, and the two rankings compared — ranks rather than raw values, because a handful of very large countries can otherwise manufacture a relationship on their own. The calculation is arithmetic over figures already published on this site; the commentary above is drafted from the two indicator names and the resulting coefficients.