Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2232 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.2232 units per person, measured 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 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4368 units per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2232 units per person, in 2025.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 30th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4335 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.435 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4361 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4368 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4368 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4365 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4358 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4347 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4332 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4315 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4295 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4274 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.425 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4224 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4197 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4167 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4137 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4107 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4075 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4044 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4013 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.398 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3947 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3915 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3883 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3852 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.382 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3787 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3752 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3717 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3679 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.364 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.36 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.356 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3518 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3476 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3432 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3388 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3342 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3297 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3252 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3206 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.316 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3113 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3066 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3018 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2971 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2925 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2879 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2834 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.279 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2747 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2706 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2666 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2627 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2589 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2551 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2514 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2479 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2445 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.241 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2377 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2343 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2307 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2269 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2232 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.435 units per person | 0.4315 units per person | 0.4368 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4177 units per person | 0.4044 units per person | 0.4295 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3866 units per person | 0.3717 units per person | 0.4013 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3493 units per person | 0.3297 units per person | 0.3679 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3042 units per person | 0.2834 units per person | 0.3252 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2611 units per person | 0.2445 units per person | 0.279 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2323 units per person | 0.2232 units per person | 0.241 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 33 South Sudan 0.3799 units per person compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 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 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2232 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4368 units per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2232 units per person in 2025.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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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.