Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2243 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.2243 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4378 units per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2243 units per person, in 2025.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 45 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, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4341 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4357 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4368 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4376 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4378 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4375 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4369 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4359 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4346 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.433 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4312 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4291 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4268 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4244 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4217 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4188 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4158 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4126 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4094 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.406 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4027 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3992 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3957 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3923 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.389 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3856 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3823 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3788 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3752 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3716 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3678 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3638 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3598 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3558 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3517 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3475 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3432 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3388 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3343 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3298 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3253 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3208 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3162 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3115 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3069 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3022 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2975 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2929 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2884 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2839 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2796 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2754 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2713 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2672 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2633 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2595 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2557 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2521 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2486 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2452 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2418 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2385 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2352 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2316 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2279 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2243 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.436 units per person | 0.433 units per person | 0.4378 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4196 units per person | 0.406 units per person | 0.4312 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3872 units per person | 0.3716 units per person | 0.4027 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3492 units per person | 0.3298 units per person | 0.3678 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3046 units per person | 0.2839 units per person | 0.3253 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.2452 units per person | 0.2796 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2332 units per person | 0.2243 units per person | 0.2418 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 26 Congo 0.3994 units per person compare
- 27 Gambia 0.3972 units per person compare
- 28 Liberia 0.3908 units per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.3894 units per person compare
- 30 Ethiopia 0.3878 units per person compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 0.3833 units per person compare
- 32 Samoa 0.3806 units per person 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, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.2243 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4378 units per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2243 units per person in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 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.