Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.409 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 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 Western and Central is 0.409 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.4574 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.409 units per person, in 2025.
That places Africa Western and Central 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4151 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4161 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4172 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4189 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4209 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4228 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4244 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.426 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4277 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4294 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.431 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4327 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4345 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4362 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.438 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4398 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4418 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4437 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4456 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4474 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4492 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4508 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4522 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4535 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.455 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4561 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4569 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4574 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4574 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4572 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4567 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4559 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4548 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4537 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4524 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4508 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4494 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4482 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.447 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4457 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4444 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4439 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4435 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4432 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4431 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4433 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4436 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4435 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4432 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4429 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4426 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4423 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4418 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4413 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4404 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4389 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4369 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4345 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4318 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4287 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4253 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4215 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4174 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4132 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.409 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4218 units per person | 0.4151 units per person | 0.4294 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4391 units per person | 0.431 units per person | 0.4474 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4546 units per person | 0.4492 units per person | 0.4574 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4515 units per person | 0.4457 units per person | 0.4567 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4436 units per person | 0.4431 units per person | 0.4449 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4394 units per person | 0.4318 units per person | 0.4429 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4192 units per person | 0.409 units per person | 0.4287 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 1 Central African Republic 0.4868 units per person compare
- 2 Somalia 0.4655 units per person compare
- 3 Niger 0.4623 units per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.4596 units per person compare
- 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
More health data for Africa Western and Central
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2016 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.409 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4574 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.409 units per person in 2025.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.