Population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64 was 67.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 67.7% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 67.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.1% | 53.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.4% | 53.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 55.8% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 58.8% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.2% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 65.5% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.2% | 67.7% | 6 |
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.79 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 305.57 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9828 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 97.8% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.45 per 1,000 (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 15-64 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 67.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1965.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 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.
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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.