Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Azerbaijan

Share of population under 15 in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 21.2%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.2 pp.

2025 21.2% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 113of 217
Period maximum 45.7%1967
Period minimum 21.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Azerbaijan, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.4%1962: 43.3%1964: 44.9%1966: 45.6%1968: 45.6%1970: 44.9%1972: 43.6%1974: 41.7%1976: 39.4%1978: 36.7%1980: 35%1982: 34%1984: 33.5%1986: 33.2%1988: 33.2%1990: 33.8%1992: 34.1%1994: 33.9%1996: 33.2%1998: 32.2%2000: 30.3%2002: 28.1%2004: 26%2006: 24.4%2008: 23.2%2010: 22.3%2012: 22.3%2014: 23.1%2016: 23.8%2018: 23.8%2020: 23.4%2022: 22.8%2024: 21.8%2025: 21.2%
Change over the period: −19.2 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Azerbaijan 21.2%
World 24.4%
Western Asia computed 27.4%
Share of population under 15 — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.2 −0.6 pp
2024 21.8 −0.5 pp
2023 22.3 −0.5 pp
2022 22.8 −0.3 pp
2021 23.1 −0.2 pp
2020 23.4 −0.2 pp
2019 23.5 −0.2 pp
2018 23.8 −0.2 pp
2017 23.9 +0.2 pp
2016 23.8 +0.3 pp
2015 23.5 +0.4 pp
2014 23.1 +0.4 pp
2013 22.7 +0.4 pp
2012 22.3 +0.1 pp
2011 22.2 −0.1 pp
2010 22.3 −0.4 pp
2009 22.7 −0.5 pp
2008 23.2 −0.6 pp
2007 23.8 −0.6 pp
2006 24.4 −0.8 pp
2005 25.1 −0.8 pp
2004 26 −1 pp
2003 27 −1.1 pp
2002 28.1 −1.1 pp
2001 29.2 −1.1 pp
2000 30.3 −1 pp
1999 31.4 −0.8 pp
1998 32.2 −0.6 pp
1997 32.8 −0.4 pp
1996 33.2 −0.4 pp
1995 33.6 −0.3 pp
1994 33.9 −0.2 pp
1993 34 −0 pp
1992 34.1 +0.1 pp
1991 34 +0.2 pp
1990 33.8 +0.3 pp
1989 33.5 +0.3 pp
1988 33.2 +0 pp
1987 33.1 −0.1 pp
1986 33.2 −0.1 pp
1985 33.4 −0.2 pp
1984 33.5 −0.2 pp
1983 33.8 −0.3 pp
1982 34 −0.4 pp
1981 34.4 −0.6 pp
1980 35 −0.7 pp
1979 35.6 −1.1 pp
1978 36.7 −1.4 pp
1977 38.1 −1.3 pp
1976 39.4 −1.2 pp
1975 40.6 −1.1 pp
1974 41.7 −1 pp
1973 42.7 −0.9 pp
1972 43.6 −0.7 pp
1971 44.3 −0.6 pp
1970 44.9 −0.4 pp
1969 45.3 −0.3 pp
1968 45.6 −0.1 pp
1967 45.7 +0.1 pp
1966 45.6 +0.3 pp
1965 45.3 +0.4 pp
1964 44.9 +0.7 pp
1963 44.2 +0.9 pp
1962 43.3 +1.3 pp
1961 42 +1.7 pp
1960 40.4

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.