Population ages 0-14, total in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Population ages 0-14, total was 466.44 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Least developed countries: UN classification is 466.44 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 466.44 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 103.94 million, in 1960.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 15th of 49 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118.50 million | 103.94 million | 134.53 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 156.78 million | 138.40 million | 176.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.64 million | 180.43 million | 225.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 258.08 million | 231.05 million | 286.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 321.53 million | 291.92 million | 351.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 389.07 million | 358.46 million | 420.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 447.69 million | 428.87 million | 466.44 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 6.7% (2025)
- Population, male 602.83 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 39.3% (2025)
- Population, female 50.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Least developed countries: UN classification was 466.44 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 466.44 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.94 million in 1960.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 15th out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.