Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North America
North America: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.1687 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North America, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North America is 0.1687 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North America peaked at 0.3163 units per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1687 units per person, in 2025.
That places North America 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3149 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3163 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3153 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3136 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3118 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3095 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3062 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.302 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2972 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2922 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.287 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2815 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2748 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2674 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.26 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2526 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2455 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2389 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2332 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2282 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2244 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2217 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2198 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2183 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2168 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2149 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2132 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2126 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.213 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2139 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2149 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2161 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2171 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2175 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2174 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2165 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2154 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.214 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2125 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2111 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2097 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2082 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2066 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2049 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.203 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2009 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1989 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1973 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1961 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.195 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1939 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1928 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1919 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.191 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.19 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.189 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1878 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1866 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1851 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1834 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1813 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.179 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1764 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1735 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1708 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1687 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3079 units per person | 0.2922 units per person | 0.3163 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2569 units per person | 0.2282 units per person | 0.287 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2168 units per person | 0.2126 units per person | 0.2244 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2153 units per person | 0.2111 units per person | 0.2175 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2021 units per person | 0.195 units per person | 0.2097 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1891 units per person | 0.1834 units per person | 0.1939 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.175 units per person | 0.1687 units per person | 0.1813 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 38 Eritrea 0.3759 units per person compare
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3746 units per person compare
- 40 Nauru 0.3716 units per person compare
- 41 Equatorial Guinea 0.3709 units per person compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.3702 units per person compare
- 43 Comoros 0.3687 units per person compare
- 44 Namibia 0.3665 units per person compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4982 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3299 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1859 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North America?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in North America was 0.1687 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3163 units per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 units per person in 2025.
- How does North America rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- North America ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.