Population ages 0-14, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, total was 140.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 140.57 million.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 158.59 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 87.26 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.61 million | 87.26 million | 111.34 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 123.59 million | 113.72 million | 132.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 142.85 million | 134.85 million | 150.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 155.67 million | 151.61 million | 158.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 157.28 million | 155.01 million | 158.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 151.16 million | 147.68 million | 154.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.69 million | 140.57 million | 146.65 million | 6 |
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14, female 21.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 71.68 million (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, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 140.57 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 158.59 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.26 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.