Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2214 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.2214 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. 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 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.4342 units per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2214 units per person, in 2025.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.431 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4324 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4335 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4341 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4342 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4339 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4333 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4323 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4309 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4293 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4274 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4252 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4228 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4203 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4175 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4145 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4114 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4082 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4049 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4015 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3982 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3947 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3911 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3877 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3844 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3811 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3778 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3744 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3709 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3674 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3637 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3599 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3559 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.352 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.348 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3439 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3397 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3353 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3309 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3265 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.322 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3175 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.313 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3083 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3037 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.299 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2943 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2897 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2852 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2808 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2764 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2722 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2682 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2642 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2603 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2565 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2528 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2492 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2458 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2424 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.239 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2357 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2324 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2288 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2251 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2214 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4325 units per person | 0.4293 units per person | 0.4342 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4154 units per person | 0.4015 units per person | 0.4274 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3828 units per person | 0.3674 units per person | 0.3982 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3456 units per person | 0.3265 units per person | 0.3637 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3013 units per person | 0.2808 units per person | 0.322 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2588 units per person | 0.2424 units per person | 0.2764 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2304 units per person | 0.2214 units per person | 0.239 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 33 South Sudan 0.3799 units per person compare
- 34 Vanuatu 0.3796 units per person compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0123 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.74 % 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, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.2214 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4342 units per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2214 units per person in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.