Population ages 15-19, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 15-19, male was 26.17 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.17 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
31st
of 43 groups
All-time high
27.26 million
in 2014
All-time low
10.27 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 15-19, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 26.17 million for population ages 15-19, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 27.26 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.27 million, in 1960.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 43 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.
Population ages 15-19, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.27 million | — |
| 1961 | 10.57 million | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 10.90 million | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 11.28 million | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 11.72 million | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 12.19 million | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 12.67 million | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 13.16 million | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 13.64 million | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 14.10 million | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 14.56 million | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 15.03 million | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 15.51 million | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 15.98 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 16.46 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 16.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 17.42 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 17.88 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 18.35 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 18.80 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 19.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 19.58 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 19.86 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 20.10 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 20.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 20.55 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 20.82 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 21.13 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 21.49 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 21.88 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 22.29 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 22.70 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 23.09 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 23.46 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 23.83 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 24.20 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 24.57 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 24.93 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 25.28 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 25.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 25.87 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 26.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.76 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 26.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.19 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 27.23 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 27.26 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 26.83 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.68 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 26.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 26.41 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.24 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 26.17 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.05 million | 10.27 million | 14.10 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.69 million | 14.56 million | 18.80 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.50 million | 19.23 million | 21.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.00 million | 22.29 million | 25.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.54 million | 25.87 million | 27.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.15 million | 26.83 million | 27.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.39 million | 26.17 million | 26.68 million | 6 |
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 15-19, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.17 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.26 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.27 million in 1960.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 15-19, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 15-19, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 19.