Population ages 0-14, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, female was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 21.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 43.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.2% | 42.8% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.4% | 40.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 36.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 32.2% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 27.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.4% | 6 |
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14, male 71.68 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 23.2% (2025)
- Population, female 318.38 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 9.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 8.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 10.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 27.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 34.65 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 21.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.