Population ages 15-64, total in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Population ages 15-64, total was 700.84 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 700.84 million for population ages 15-64, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 700.84 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 133.72 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 | 147.82 million | 133.72 million | 163.22 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 185.01 million | 166.94 million | 205.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.40 million | 209.53 million | 264.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 309.76 million | 271.60 million | 350.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 407.01 million | 360.32 million | 456.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 531.27 million | 468.66 million | 598.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 656.94 million | 614.61 million | 700.84 million | 6 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Least developed countries: UN classification was 700.84 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 700.84 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.72 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.