Population ages 0-14 in Arab World
Arab World: Population ages 0-14 was 32.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Arab World, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Arab World is 32.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Arab World peaked at 44.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2025.
Arab World ranks 16th 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 in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.4% | — |
| 1961 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 42.6% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.2% | 43.4% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 44.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 43.1% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 39.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 34.8% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 32.0% | 33.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Arab World?
- Population ages 0-14 in Arab World was 32.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- How does Arab World rank for population ages 0-14?
- Arab World ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.