Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Brazil

Share of population under 15 in Brazil in 2025 — 19.4%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.8 pp.

2025 19.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 128of 217
Period maximum 44.5%1963
Period minimum 19.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Brazil, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.2%1962: 44.4%1964: 44.4%1966: 44%1968: 43.4%1970: 42.7%1972: 41.8%1974: 40.9%1976: 40%1978: 39.1%1980: 38.4%1982: 37.9%1984: 37.4%1986: 36.9%1988: 36.3%1990: 35.5%1992: 34.5%1994: 33.4%1996: 32.2%1998: 31%2000: 29.9%2002: 28.7%2004: 27.6%2006: 26.6%2008: 25.7%2010: 24.7%2012: 23.7%2014: 22.8%2016: 22%2018: 21.4%2020: 20.8%2022: 20.2%2024: 19.7%2025: 19.4%
Change over the period: −24.8 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Brazil 19.4%
World 24.4%
South America computed 20.8%
Share of population under 15 — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.4 −0.3 pp
2024 19.7 −0.3 pp
2023 19.9 −0.3 pp
2022 20.2 −0.3 pp
2021 20.5 −0.3 pp
2020 20.8 −0.3 pp
2019 21.1 −0.3 pp
2018 21.4 −0.3 pp
2017 21.7 −0.4 pp
2016 22 −0.4 pp
2015 22.4 −0.4 pp
2014 22.8 −0.5 pp
2013 23.3 −0.5 pp
2012 23.7 −0.5 pp
2011 24.2 −0.5 pp
2010 24.7 −0.5 pp
2009 25.2 −0.5 pp
2008 25.7 −0.5 pp
2007 26.1 −0.5 pp
2006 26.6 −0.5 pp
2005 27.1 −0.5 pp
2004 27.6 −0.5 pp
2003 28.2 −0.6 pp
2002 28.7 −0.6 pp
2001 29.3 −0.6 pp
2000 29.9 −0.6 pp
1999 30.5 −0.6 pp
1998 31 −0.6 pp
1997 31.6 −0.6 pp
1996 32.2 −0.6 pp
1995 32.8 −0.6 pp
1994 33.4 −0.6 pp
1993 34 −0.5 pp
1992 34.5 −0.5 pp
1991 35 −0.5 pp
1990 35.5 −0.4 pp
1989 35.9 −0.4 pp
1988 36.3 −0.3 pp
1987 36.6 −0.3 pp
1986 36.9 −0.3 pp
1985 37.2 −0.2 pp
1984 37.4 −0.2 pp
1983 37.7 −0.2 pp
1982 37.9 −0.2 pp
1981 38.1 −0.3 pp
1980 38.4 −0.3 pp
1979 38.8 −0.4 pp
1978 39.1 −0.4 pp
1977 39.6 −0.4 pp
1976 40 −0.4 pp
1975 40.5 −0.5 pp
1974 40.9 −0.5 pp
1973 41.4 −0.4 pp
1972 41.8 −0.4 pp
1971 42.2 −0.4 pp
1970 42.7 −0.4 pp
1969 43 −0.4 pp
1968 43.4 −0.3 pp
1967 43.8 −0.3 pp
1966 44 −0.2 pp
1965 44.2 −0.2 pp
1964 44.4 −0.1 pp
1963 44.5 +0 pp
1962 44.4 +0.1 pp
1961 44.3 +0.2 pp
1960 44.2

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.