Population ages 0-14 in Peru
Peru: Population ages 0-14 was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Peru recorded 23.6% for population ages 0-14 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 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Peru peaked at 44.3% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2025.
Peru ranks 106th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.0% | — |
| 1961 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44.3% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 44.3% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 42.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 39.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 35.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.6% | 25.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Peru?
- Population ages 0-14 in Peru was 23.6% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for population ages 0-14?
- Peru ranks 106th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.