Population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population ages 0-14, total was 1.79 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle 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
Low & middle income recorded 1.79 billion for population ages 0-14, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income peaked at 1.80 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 865.14 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 | 973.49 million | 865.14 million | 1.09 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 billion | 1.12 billion | 1.30 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 billion | 1.32 billion | 1.48 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 billion | 1.50 billion | 1.63 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 billion | 1.63 billion | 1.67 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion | 1.68 billion | 1.79 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 billion | 1.79 billion | 1.80 billion | 6 |
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population, male 3.42 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 12.8% (2025)
- Population, female 3.37 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.19 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.3% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 40.2% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 918.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 866.98 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 25.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Low & middle income was 1.79 billion 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 865.14 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.