Population ages 0-14, total in OECD members
OECD members: Population ages 0-14, total was 230.64 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 230.64 million. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in OECD members peaked at 268.19 million in 1973 and was at its lowest, 230.64 million, 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 | 255.43 million | 244.23 million | 264.21 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 266.61 million | 263.88 million | 268.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 258.61 million | 254.32 million | 262.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.14 million | 252.15 million | 255.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 248.18 million | 245.51 million | 251.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 244.08 million | 242.41 million | 245.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 236.05 million | 230.64 million | 241.09 million | 6 |
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 65 and above 19.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 29.5% (2025)
- Population, female 709.58 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 118.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 15.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 112.57 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
- Population, male 692.67 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 904.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in OECD members?
- Population ages 0-14, total in OECD members was 230.64 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 268.19 million in 1973.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 230.64 million in 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.