Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14 was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 22.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 43.8% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2025.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.4% | — |
| 1961 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 43.1% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 40.3% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 35.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 40.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 37.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 33.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 28.4% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.5% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 24.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0929 units per person (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 22.4% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population ages 0-14?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.