Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4003 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.4003 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.4587 units per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 units per person, in 2025.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4399 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.441 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4421 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4433 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4446 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.446 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4476 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.449 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4503 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4515 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4528 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4542 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4555 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4567 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4574 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4578 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4583 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4587 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4586 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4586 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4584 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4581 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4578 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4571 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4562 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4553 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4546 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4539 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4533 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4528 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4522 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4516 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4515 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4512 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4504 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4502 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4514 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4521 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4512 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4498 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4484 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4469 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4455 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4442 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4431 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4412 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4403 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4394 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4383 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.437 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4353 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4335 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4316 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4295 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4272 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.425 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4225 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4195 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4167 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4138 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4111 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4084 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4057 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.403 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4003 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4455 units per person | 0.4399 units per person | 0.4515 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4569 units per person | 0.4528 units per person | 0.4587 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4557 units per person | 0.4528 units per person | 0.4584 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4512 units per person | 0.4498 units per person | 0.4522 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4429 units per person | 0.4383 units per person | 0.4484 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4278 units per person | 0.4167 units per person | 0.437 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.407 units per person | 0.4003 units per person | 0.4138 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4595 units per person compare
- 6 Mali 0.4579 units per person compare
- 7 Mozambique 0.4417 units per person compare
- 8 Angola 0.441 units per person compare
- 9 Burundi 0.4398 units per person compare
- 10 Uganda 0.4311 units per person compare
- 11 Afghanistan 0.4256 units per person compare
More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.4003 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4587 units per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 units per person in 2025.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.