Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Albania

Share of population under 15 in Albania in 2025 — 16.6%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.6 pp.

2025 16.6% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 217
Period maximum 42.3%1967
Period minimum 16.6%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Albania, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.2%1962: 42%1964: 42.3%1966: 42.3%1968: 42.3%1970: 41.8%1972: 41.1%1974: 40%1976: 38.7%1978: 37.3%1980: 36.3%1982: 35.4%1984: 34.6%1986: 33.8%1988: 33.1%1990: 32.7%1992: 32.2%1994: 31.6%1996: 31.1%1998: 30.5%2000: 29.6%2002: 28.3%2004: 26.7%2006: 25%2008: 23.4%2010: 21.7%2012: 20.3%2014: 19.4%2016: 18.6%2018: 18%2020: 17.5%2022: 17.2%2024: 16.8%2025: 16.6%
Change over the period: −24.6 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Albania 16.6%
World 24.4%
Southern Europe computed 12.6%
Share of population under 15 — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.6 −0.2 pp
2024 16.8 −0.2 pp
2023 17 −0.2 pp
2022 17.2 −0.1 pp
2021 17.4 −0.2 pp
2020 17.5 −0.2 pp
2019 17.7 −0.3 pp
2018 18 −0.3 pp
2017 18.3 −0.3 pp
2016 18.6 −0.4 pp
2015 19 −0.4 pp
2014 19.4 −0.4 pp
2013 19.8 −0.5 pp
2012 20.3 −0.6 pp
2011 20.9 −0.8 pp
2010 21.7 −0.8 pp
2009 22.5 −0.8 pp
2008 23.4 −0.8 pp
2007 24.2 −0.8 pp
2006 25 −0.8 pp
2005 25.9 −0.8 pp
2004 26.7 −0.8 pp
2003 27.5 −0.8 pp
2002 28.3 −0.8 pp
2001 29 −0.6 pp
2000 29.6 −0.4 pp
1999 30 −0.4 pp
1998 30.5 −0.4 pp
1997 30.8 −0.3 pp
1996 31.1 −0.3 pp
1995 31.4 −0.3 pp
1994 31.6 −0.3 pp
1993 31.9 −0.3 pp
1992 32.2 −0.3 pp
1991 32.4 −0.3 pp
1990 32.7 −0.2 pp
1989 32.9 −0.2 pp
1988 33.1 −0.3 pp
1987 33.4 −0.4 pp
1986 33.8 −0.4 pp
1985 34.2 −0.4 pp
1984 34.6 −0.4 pp
1983 35 −0.4 pp
1982 35.4 −0.4 pp
1981 35.8 −0.4 pp
1980 36.3 −0.5 pp
1979 36.7 −0.6 pp
1978 37.3 −0.7 pp
1977 38 −0.7 pp
1976 38.7 −0.7 pp
1975 39.4 −0.6 pp
1974 40 −0.6 pp
1973 40.6 −0.5 pp
1972 41.1 −0.4 pp
1971 41.5 −0.3 pp
1970 41.8 −0.3 pp
1969 42.1 −0.2 pp
1968 42.3 −0 pp
1967 42.3 +0 pp
1966 42.3 +0 pp
1965 42.3 +0 pp
1964 42.3 +0.1 pp
1963 42.2 +0.2 pp
1962 42 +0.3 pp
1961 41.7 +0.5 pp
1960 41.2

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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