Population ages 0-14 in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Population ages 0-14 was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 19.6% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Upper middle income peaked at 41.7% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2025.
That places Upper middle income 35th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.5% | — |
| 1961 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 40.6% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 41.1% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 40.4% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 39.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 39.0% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 38.1% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 36.2% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 34.3% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.2% | 40.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 38.1% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 32.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 28.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.1% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.6% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 32 Samoa 38.1% compare
- 33 South Sudan 38.0% compare
- 34 Vanuatu 38.0% compare
- 35 Senegal 37.7% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 37.7% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 37.6% compare
- 38 Eritrea 37.6% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Upper middle income?
- Population ages 0-14 in Upper middle income was 19.6% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- How does Upper middle income rank for population ages 0-14?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.