Population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 15-64 was 67.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 67.7% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 67.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 1965.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.7% | — |
| 1961 | 53.5% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 53.2% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 57.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.4% | 53.2% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.7% | 53.7% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 56.2% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 62.3% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 65.6% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.3% | 67.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 8 Singapore 74.1% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 73.3% compare
- 10 Jamaica 73.1% compare
- 11 Bhutan 73.0% compare
- 12 Oman 73.0% compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 72.8% compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 72.3% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0956 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean was 67.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 1965.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population ages 15-64?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.