Population ages 0-14 in IDA total
IDA total: Population ages 0-14 was 37.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in IDA total stood at 37.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in IDA total peaked at 44.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, 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% | 42.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 44.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 43.1% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 39.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 37.6% | 39.1% | 6 |
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.23 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in IDA total?
- Population ages 0-14 in IDA total was 37.6% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.