Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 15-19, female, per capita was 0.0384 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0384 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0548 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0384 units per person, in 2025.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 43 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 15-19, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0481 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0482 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0485 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0489 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0495 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0501 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0507 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0513 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0518 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0522 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0525 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0528 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0531 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0534 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0537 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.054 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0542 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0544 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0546 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0547 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0548 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0546 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0543 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0539 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0534 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0529 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0526 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0523 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0521 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.052 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0519 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0517 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0515 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0513 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0511 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.051 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0509 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0507 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0506 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0504 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0501 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0498 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0494 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0489 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0485 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0481 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0477 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0473 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0469 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0464 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0455 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.045 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0445 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.044 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0435 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.043 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0425 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0418 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0412 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0406 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0401 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0397 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0392 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0388 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0384 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0499 units per person | 0.0481 units per person | 0.0522 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0538 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0533 units per person | 0.052 units per person | 0.0548 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0511 units per person | 0.0504 units per person | 0.0519 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0483 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0412 units per person | 0.046 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0395 units per person | 0.0384 units per person | 0.0406 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 24 Sierra Leone 0.0542 units per person compare
- 25 Congo 0.0541 units per person compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 0.0541 units per person compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 0.0541 units per person compare
- 28 Cameroon 0.054 units per person compare
- 29 Ethiopia 0.0539 units per person compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0538 units per person compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0384 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0548 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0384 units per person in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population ages 15-19, female, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-19, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-19, female 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 15-19, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-19, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 15-19, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.