Population ages 0-14 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population ages 0-14 was 24.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 24.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in El Salvador peaked at 46.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 218 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.5% | — |
| 1961 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 46.8% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 45.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.2% | 45.5% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 44.5% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 41.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 32.7% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 26.3% | 6 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in El Salvador?
- Population ages 0-14 in El Salvador was 24.4% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for population ages 0-14?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.