Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 0-14 was 22.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 22.1% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 43.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, 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% | 42.9% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 40.2% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 36.7% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 32.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 28.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.1% | 23.9% | 6 |
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.34 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 325.05 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9822 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 98.0% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.4 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 0-14 in Latin America & Caribbean was 22.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.