Population ages 15-64 in IDA total
IDA total: Population ages 15-64 was 58.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 58.4% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in IDA total peaked at 58.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1985.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.7% | 52.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.4% | 52.2% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 52.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 52.4% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 53.9% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 55.6% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.2% | 58.4% | 6 |
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.23 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in IDA total?
- Population ages 15-64 in IDA total was 58.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1985.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.