Population ages 0-14, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, male was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 23.2% for population ages 0-14, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 44.2% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2025.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.7% | — |
| 1961 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 41.5% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 39.8% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 39.5% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.0% | 43.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 41.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 37.9% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 33.8% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 25.4% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.2% | 25.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 26 Gambia 40.3% compare
- 27 Cote d'Ivoire 40.2% compare
- 28 Liberia 39.6% compare
- 29 Ethiopia 39.4% compare
- 30 Madagascar 39.3% compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 39.2% compare
- 32 South Sudan 39.0% compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 23.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population ages 0-14, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.