Population ages 0-14 in Spain
Spain: Population ages 0-14 was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Spain, 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 Spain is 12.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Spain peaked at 27.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2025.
That places Spain 209th out of 217 countries 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.4% | — |
| 1961 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 27.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 27.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 26.8% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 26.4% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 23.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 21.2% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 20.5% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.0% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 14.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Spain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (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 65.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Spain?
- Population ages 0-14 in Spain was 12.6% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for population ages 0-14?
- Spain ranks 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.