Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14 was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 22.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 43.8% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, 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 | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 40.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 37.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 33.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 28.4% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.5% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 24.2% | 6 |
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.79 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 305.57 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9828 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 97.8% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.45 per 1,000 (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 22.4% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 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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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.