Population ages 0-14 in IDA total
IDA total: Population ages 0-14 was 37.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in IDA total, 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 IDA total stood at 37.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in IDA total peaked at 44.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2025.
IDA total ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.3% | — |
| 1961 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.2% | 42.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 44.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 43.1% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 39.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 37.6% | 39.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 8 Angola 44.1% compare
- 9 Burundi 44.0% compare
- 10 Uganda 43.1% compare
- 11 Afghanistan 42.6% compare
- 12 Mauritania 42.4% compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 42.3% compare
- 14 Benin 41.3% compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3813 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in IDA total?
- Population ages 0-14 in IDA total was 37.6% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2025.
- How does IDA total rank for population ages 0-14?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.