Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.3268 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.3268 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4428 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3268 units per person, in 2025.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 14th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4256 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.428 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4303 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4327 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.435 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4371 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4389 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4404 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4414 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.442 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4424 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4428 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4427 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4423 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4423 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4415 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4408 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4397 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4378 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4366 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4366 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.437 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4373 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4372 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4369 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4365 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.436 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4348 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4328 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4316 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4304 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4281 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4243 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4197 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4145 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4087 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4027 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3966 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3903 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3849 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3797 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3741 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3688 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3639 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3592 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3557 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3533 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3514 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3503 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3498 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.35 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3503 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3504 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.35 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3491 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3478 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3459 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3438 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3413 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3382 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3346 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3308 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3268 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4351 units per person | 0.4256 units per person | 0.442 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4422 units per person | 0.4408 units per person | 0.4428 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4371 units per person | 0.436 units per person | 0.4397 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4228 units per person | 0.4027 units per person | 0.4348 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3726 units per person | 0.3533 units per person | 0.3966 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3495 units per person | 0.3459 units per person | 0.3514 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3359 units per person | 0.3268 units per person | 0.3438 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 11 Afghanistan 0.4256 units per person compare
- 12 Mauritania 0.4238 units per person compare
- 13 Tanzania 0.4234 units per person compare
- 14 Benin 0.4126 units per person compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 0.4117 units per person compare
- 16 Cameroon 0.4112 units per person compare
- 17 Yemen 0.4102 units per person compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 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 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 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 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.3268 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4428 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3268 units per person in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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)
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.