Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in World
World: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2441 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in World is 0.2441 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in World peaked at 0.3804 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2441 units per person, in 2025.
World ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.374 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3747 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3756 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3779 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3797 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3803 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3804 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3798 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3791 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3784 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3773 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3762 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3747 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3731 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3719 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3708 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3695 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.367 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3628 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3585 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3549 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3517 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3492 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3464 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3433 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3404 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3377 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3355 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3335 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3317 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3304 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3288 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3271 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3254 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3232 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3207 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3178 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3146 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3111 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3075 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3039 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2961 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2923 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2885 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2847 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2813 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2787 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2764 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2746 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2729 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2713 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.27 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2688 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2677 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2663 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.265 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2636 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2621 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2603 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2583 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2561 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2535 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2504 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2473 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2441 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.378 units per person | 0.374 units per person | 0.3804 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3702 units per person | 0.3585 units per person | 0.3773 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3424 units per person | 0.3317 units per person | 0.3549 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3207 units per person | 0.3075 units per person | 0.3304 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2877 units per person | 0.2746 units per person | 0.3039 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2668 units per person | 0.2603 units per person | 0.2729 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2516 units per person | 0.2441 units per person | 0.2583 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in World?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in World was 0.2441 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3804 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2441 units per person in 2025.
- How does World rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- World ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.