Population ages 0-14 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14 was 32.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 32.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 44.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, 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 | 43.5% | 42.6% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.2% | 44.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 43.6% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 40.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 35.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.7% | 34.4% | 6 |
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 224.19 million (2025)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.67 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.82 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.26 per 1,000 (2024)
- Government expenditure on education, total 3.7% (2017)
- Government expenditure on education, total 15.7% (2017)
- Secondary education, duration 6 years (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 32.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.