Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Mexico

Children under 15 in Mexico in 2025 — 31,787,408 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 85%.

2025 31.79M people −0.89% vs 2024
World rank 12of 217
Period maximum 33.98M people2003
Period minimum 17.19M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Mexico, 1960–202515M20M25M30M35M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 17,186,012 people1962: 18,438,862 people1964: 19,760,296 people1966: 21,193,797 people1968: 22,699,275 people1970: 24,249,169 people1972: 25,796,680 people1974: 27,287,018 people1976: 28,653,209 people1978: 29,848,091 people1980: 30,825,584 people1982: 31,273,765 people1984: 31,575,317 people1986: 31,872,137 people1988: 32,127,804 people1990: 32,331,326 people1992: 32,552,953 people1994: 32,924,612 people1996: 33,318,194 people1998: 33,625,200 people2000: 33,848,367 people2002: 33,954,505 people2004: 33,977,074 people2006: 33,872,026 people2008: 33,824,250 people2010: 33,828,143 people2012: 33,898,672 people2014: 33,952,289 people2016: 33,717,237 people2018: 33,321,448 people2020: 32,947,840 people2022: 32,553,679 people2024: 32,073,369 people2025: 31,787,408 people
Change over the period: +14.6M (+84.96%) Average annual rate: 0.95 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 31.79M people
World 2.01B people
Central America computed 46.63M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 31.79M −285,961 −0.89%
2024 32.07M −255,148 −0.79%
2023 32.33M −225,162 −0.69%
2022 32.55M −202,440 −0.62%
2021 32.76M −191,721 −0.58%
2020 32.95M −186,648 −0.56%
2019 33.13M −186,960 −0.56%
2018 33.32M −201,226 −0.6%
2017 33.52M −194,563 −0.58%
2016 33.72M −156,074 −0.46%
2015 33.87M −78,978 −0.23%
2014 33.95M +7,962 +0.02%
2013 33.94M +45,655 +0.13%
2012 33.9M +45,695 +0.13%
2011 33.85M +24,834 +0.07%
2010 33.83M +3,752 +0.01%
2009 33.82M +141 +0%
2008 33.82M −8,373 −0.02%
2007 33.83M −39,403 −0.12%
2006 33.87M −60,975 −0.18%
2005 33.93M −44,073 −0.13%
2004 33.98M −4,424 −0.01%
2003 33.98M +26,993 +0.08%
2002 33.95M +41,371 +0.12%
2001 33.91M +64,767 +0.19%
2000 33.85M +95,496 +0.28%
1999 33.75M +127,671 +0.38%
1998 33.63M +146,861 +0.44%
1997 33.48M +160,145 +0.48%
1996 33.32M +189,033 +0.57%
1995 33.13M +204,549 +0.62%
1994 32.92M +199,838 +0.61%
1993 32.72M +171,821 +0.53%
1992 32.55M +127,337 +0.39%
1991 32.43M +94,290 +0.29%
1990 32.33M +91,020 +0.28%
1989 32.24M +112,502 +0.35%
1988 32.13M +123,965 +0.39%
1987 32M +131,702 +0.41%
1986 31.87M +146,893 +0.46%
1985 31.73M +149,927 +0.47%
1984 31.58M +148,120 +0.47%
1983 31.43M +153,432 +0.49%
1982 31.27M +158,499 +0.51%
1981 31.12M +289,682 +0.94%
1980 30.83M +454,502 +1.5%
1979 30.37M +522,991 +1.75%
1978 29.85M +576,412 +1.97%
1977 29.27M +618,470 +2.16%
1976 28.65M +662,601 +2.37%
1975 27.99M +703,590 +2.58%
1974 27.29M +735,132 +2.77%
1973 26.55M +755,206 +2.93%
1972 25.8M +769,610 +3.08%
1971 25.03M +777,901 +3.21%
1970 24.25M +777,583 +3.31%
1969 23.47M +772,311 +3.4%
1968 22.7M +760,975 +3.47%
1967 21.94M +744,503 +3.51%
1966 21.19M +729,171 +3.56%
1965 20.46M +704,330 +3.56%
1964 19.76M +670,805 +3.51%
1963 19.09M +650,629 +3.53%
1962 18.44M +637,634 +3.58%
1961 17.8M +615,216 +3.58%
1960 17.19M

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.