Population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population ages 0-14, total was 1.79 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income, 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
Low & middle income recorded 1.79 billion for population ages 0-14, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income peaked at 1.80 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 865.14 million, in 1960.
That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 865.14 million | — |
| 1961 | 878.92 million | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 900.40 million | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 931.13 million | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 961.32 million | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 988.51 million | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.02 billion | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 1.04 billion | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.06 billion | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.09 billion | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.12 billion | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.14 billion | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.16 billion | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.19 billion | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.21 billion | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.24 billion | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.26 billion | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.28 billion | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.29 billion | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.30 billion | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.32 billion | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.33 billion | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.35 billion | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.37 billion | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.38 billion | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.40 billion | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.41 billion | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.43 billion | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.45 billion | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.48 billion | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.50 billion | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.52 billion | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.54 billion | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.56 billion | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.58 billion | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.59 billion | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.61 billion | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.62 billion | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.62 billion | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.63 billion | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.63 billion | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.64 billion | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.64 billion | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.64 billion | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.64 billion | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.64 billion | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.65 billion | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.65 billion | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.66 billion | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.67 billion | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.68 billion | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.70 billion | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.71 billion | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.73 billion | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.74 billion | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.75 billion | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.76 billion | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 billion | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.79 billion | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.79 billion | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.80 billion | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.80 billion | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.80 billion | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.80 billion | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.79 billion | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.79 billion | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 973.49 million | 865.14 million | 1.09 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 billion | 1.12 billion | 1.30 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 billion | 1.32 billion | 1.48 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 billion | 1.50 billion | 1.63 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 billion | 1.63 billion | 1.67 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion | 1.68 billion | 1.79 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 billion | 1.79 billion | 1.80 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.9894 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.19 billion (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 26.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 918.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 25.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 866.98 million (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income was 1.79 billion 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 865.14 million in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.