Population ages 0-14 in OECD members
OECD members: Population ages 0-14 was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 16.4% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in OECD members peaked at 30.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2025.
That places OECD members 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.2% | — |
| 1961 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 29.7% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 28.4% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 27.5% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 25.2% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.7% | 29.1% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.6% | 26.1% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 37.5% compare
- 40 Naoero 37.2% compare
- 41 Equatorial Guinea 37.1% compare
- 42 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 43 Comoros 36.9% compare
- 44 Namibia 36.7% compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 36.6% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in OECD members?
- Population ages 0-14 in OECD members was 16.4% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2025.
- How does OECD members rank for population ages 0-14?
- OECD members ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.