Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.3842 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Least developed 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 Least developed countries is 0.3842 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.4488 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3842 units per person, in 2025.
Least developed countries ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4241 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4254 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4268 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4286 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4305 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4323 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4339 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4354 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4367 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.438 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4393 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4407 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4423 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4436 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4445 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4453 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4459 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4465 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4469 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4473 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4478 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4485 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4488 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4487 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4485 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4483 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4478 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.447 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4462 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4455 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4448 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4439 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4428 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4408 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4394 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4389 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4383 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.437 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4353 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4336 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4321 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4309 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4298 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4285 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4271 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4258 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4244 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4228 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4211 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4193 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4171 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4148 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4125 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4102 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4077 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4051 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4026 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4004 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3982 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3961 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.394 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3917 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3892 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3867 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3842 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4312 units per person | 0.4241 units per person | 0.438 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4442 units per person | 0.4393 units per person | 0.4473 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4477 units per person | 0.4455 units per person | 0.4488 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4403 units per person | 0.4353 units per person | 0.4448 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4276 units per person | 0.4211 units per person | 0.4336 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4088 units per person | 0.3982 units per person | 0.4193 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3903 units per person | 0.3842 units per person | 0.3961 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 12 Mauritania 0.4238 units per person compare
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Least developed countries?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.3842 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4488 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3842 units per person in 2025.
- How does Least developed countries rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed 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.
About this data
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.