Population ages 0-14 in Brazil
Brazil: Population ages 0-14 was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
129th
of 217 countries
All-time high
44.5%
in 1963
All-time low
19.4%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Brazil stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Brazil peaked at 44.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 129th of 217 countries 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.2% | — |
| 1961 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 43.4% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 42.2% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 41.8% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 40.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 39.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 37.2% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 36.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 35.9% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 31.6% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.0% | 43.0% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.7% | 38.8% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 35.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 30.5% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 21.1% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.4% | 20.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 126 Faroe Islands 19.9% compare
- 127 Seychelles 19.8% compare
- 128 Republic of Moldova 19.5% compare
- 130 Maldives 19.0% compare
- 131 Grenada 19.0% compare
- 132 Armenia 19.0% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Brazil?
- Population ages 0-14 in Brazil was 19.4% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for population ages 0-14?
- Brazil ranks 129th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.