Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Antigua and Barbuda

Share of population under 15 in Antigua and Barbuda in 2025 — 17.5%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 22.6 pp.

2025 17.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 217
Period maximum 43.9%1969
Period minimum 17.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.1%1962: 39.9%1964: 40.4%1966: 42.1%1968: 43.4%1970: 43.7%1972: 41.6%1974: 39.1%1976: 36.4%1978: 34%1980: 32%1982: 30%1984: 28.6%1986: 28.7%1988: 29.1%1990: 29.8%1992: 29.3%1994: 28.8%1996: 28.6%1998: 28.3%2000: 27.8%2002: 27.2%2004: 26.4%2006: 25.4%2008: 24.6%2010: 23.8%2012: 22.6%2014: 21.7%2016: 20.6%2018: 19.8%2020: 19.1%2022: 18.6%2024: 17.8%2025: 17.5%
Change over the period: −22.6 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Antigua and Barbuda 17.5%
World 24.4%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.5 −0.3 pp
2024 17.8 −0.4 pp
2023 18.2 −0.4 pp
2022 18.6 −0.3 pp
2021 18.8 −0.3 pp
2020 19.1 −0.3 pp
2019 19.4 −0.4 pp
2018 19.8 −0.4 pp
2017 20.2 −0.4 pp
2016 20.6 −0.5 pp
2015 21.2 −0.5 pp
2014 21.7 −0.5 pp
2013 22.1 −0.5 pp
2012 22.6 −0.6 pp
2011 23.2 −0.6 pp
2010 23.8 −0.5 pp
2009 24.2 −0.4 pp
2008 24.6 −0.4 pp
2007 25 −0.4 pp
2006 25.4 −0.5 pp
2005 25.9 −0.5 pp
2004 26.4 −0.4 pp
2003 26.8 −0.4 pp
2002 27.2 −0.3 pp
2001 27.5 −0.2 pp
2000 27.8 −0.2 pp
1999 28 −0.3 pp
1998 28.3 −0.2 pp
1997 28.4 −0.1 pp
1996 28.6 −0.1 pp
1995 28.6 −0.2 pp
1994 28.8 −0.2 pp
1993 29 −0.3 pp
1992 29.3 −0.4 pp
1991 29.7 −0 pp
1990 29.8 +0.3 pp
1989 29.4 +0.3 pp
1988 29.1 +0.2 pp
1987 28.9 +0.2 pp
1986 28.7 +0.1 pp
1985 28.6 −0.1 pp
1984 28.6 −0.5 pp
1983 29.2 −0.9 pp
1982 30 −1 pp
1981 31 −1 pp
1980 32 −1 pp
1979 33 −1.1 pp
1978 34 −1.2 pp
1977 35.2 −1.2 pp
1976 36.4 −1.3 pp
1975 37.8 −1.4 pp
1974 39.1 −1.3 pp
1973 40.4 −1.2 pp
1972 41.6 −1.1 pp
1971 42.7 −1 pp
1970 43.7 −0.3 pp
1969 43.9 +0.5 pp
1968 43.4 +0.6 pp
1967 42.8 +0.7 pp
1966 42.1 +0.8 pp
1965 41.3 +0.9 pp
1964 40.4 +0.5 pp
1963 39.9 −0 pp
1962 39.9 −0.1 pp
1961 40 −0.1 pp
1960 40.1

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.