Population ages 0-14 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population ages 0-14 was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 23.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 45.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2025.
That places Saudi Arabia 105th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.4% | — |
| 1961 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 40.1% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.6% | 43.4% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 44.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.6% | 43.2% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 38.9% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 28.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Saudi Arabia?
- Population ages 0-14 in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population ages 0-14?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 105th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.