Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2459 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Asia is 0.2459 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Asia peaked at 0.4183 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2459 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Asia 22nd 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4075 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4102 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4128 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4156 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4175 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4181 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4183 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4181 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4177 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4174 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4164 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4154 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4145 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4134 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4123 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4108 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4092 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4075 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4059 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4044 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4031 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4021 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4012 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3992 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3982 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.397 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3957 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3939 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.392 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3898 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3875 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3849 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3822 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3793 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3761 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3726 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3689 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3651 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3612 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3572 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3534 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3496 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3459 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3419 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3379 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3337 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3294 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3251 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3208 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3163 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3116 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3069 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3021 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2969 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2916 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2863 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.281 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.276 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2713 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2667 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2625 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2585 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2542 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.25 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2459 units per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4153 units per person | 0.4075 units per person | 0.4183 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.411 units per person | 0.4044 units per person | 0.4164 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3983 units per person | 0.392 units per person | 0.4031 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3768 units per person | 0.3612 units per person | 0.3898 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3395 units per person | 0.3208 units per person | 0.3572 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.294 units per person | 0.2713 units per person | 0.3163 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2563 units per person | 0.2459 units per person | 0.2667 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 19 Guinea 0.4055 units per person compare
- 20 Nigeria 0.4052 units per person compare
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4046 units per person compare
- 22 Togo 0.4043 units per person compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 0.4028 units per person compare
- 24 Sudan 0.4021 units per person compare
- 25 Malawi 0.4013 units per person compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3493 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Asia?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Asia was 0.2459 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4183 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2459 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Asia rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- South Asia ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.