Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — BRICS

Share of population under 15 in BRICS in 2025 — 20.2%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.6 pp.

2025 20.2% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 40.8%1966
Period minimum 20.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — BRICS, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.8%1962: 39.9%1964: 40.7%1966: 40.8%1968: 40.5%1970: 40.2%1972: 39.8%1974: 39.5%1976: 39.3%1978: 38.3%1980: 37%1982: 36%1984: 35.1%1986: 34.2%1988: 33.5%1990: 33.1%1992: 32.7%1994: 32.1%1996: 31.3%1998: 30.3%2000: 29.3%2002: 28.1%2004: 26.9%2006: 25.8%2008: 25.1%2010: 24.5%2012: 24.1%2014: 23.7%2016: 23.3%2018: 22.9%2020: 22.3%2022: 21.5%2024: 20.7%2025: 20.2%
Change over the period: −19.6 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

BRICS 20.2%
World 24.4%
Share of population under 15 — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.2 −0.4 pp
2024 20.7 −0.4 pp
2023 21.1 −0.4 pp
2022 21.5 −0.4 pp
2021 21.9 −0.3 pp
2020 22.3 −0.3 pp
2019 22.6 −0.3 pp
2018 22.9 −0.2 pp
2017 23.1 −0.2 pp
2016 23.3 −0.2 pp
2015 23.5 −0.2 pp
2014 23.7 −0.2 pp
2013 23.9 −0.2 pp
2012 24.1 −0.2 pp
2011 24.3 −0.2 pp
2010 24.5 −0.3 pp
2009 24.8 −0.3 pp
2008 25.1 −0.3 pp
2007 25.4 −0.4 pp
2006 25.8 −0.5 pp
2005 26.3 −0.6 pp
2004 26.9 −0.6 pp
2003 27.5 −0.6 pp
2002 28.1 −0.6 pp
2001 28.7 −0.6 pp
2000 29.3 −0.5 pp
1999 29.8 −0.5 pp
1998 30.3 −0.5 pp
1997 30.8 −0.5 pp
1996 31.3 −0.4 pp
1995 31.7 −0.4 pp
1994 32.1 −0.3 pp
1993 32.4 −0.3 pp
1992 32.7 −0.2 pp
1991 32.9 −0.2 pp
1990 33.1 −0.2 pp
1989 33.3 −0.3 pp
1988 33.5 −0.3 pp
1987 33.8 −0.3 pp
1986 34.2 −0.4 pp
1985 34.6 −0.5 pp
1984 35.1 −0.5 pp
1983 35.6 −0.5 pp
1982 36 −0.4 pp
1981 36.5 −0.5 pp
1980 37 −0.6 pp
1979 37.6 −0.7 pp
1978 38.3 −0.7 pp
1977 39 −0.3 pp
1976 39.3 −0.1 pp
1975 39.4 −0.1 pp
1974 39.5 −0.1 pp
1973 39.6 −0.2 pp
1972 39.8 −0.2 pp
1971 40 −0.2 pp
1970 40.2 −0.2 pp
1969 40.4 −0.1 pp
1968 40.5 −0.2 pp
1967 40.6 −0.2 pp
1966 40.8 +0 pp
1965 40.8 +0.1 pp
1964 40.7 +0.3 pp
1963 40.3 +0.4 pp
1962 39.9 +0.1 pp
1961 39.8 −0 pp
1960 39.8

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.