Population ages 0-14 in Dominica
Dominica: Population ages 0-14 was 17.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Dominica, 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 Dominica is 17.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Dominica peaked at 48.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 146th 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.7% | — |
| 1961 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 47.3% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 46.5% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 45.7% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 44.9% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 44.1% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 43.3% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 42.5% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 40.7% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 39.6% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 38.2% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 34.2% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 31.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.4% | 44.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 41.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 33.1% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 24.1% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.6% | 18.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,721 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4755 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,706 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5405 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Dominica?
- Population ages 0-14 in Dominica was 17.6% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for population ages 0-14?
- Dominica ranks 146th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.