Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Channel Islands

Share of population under 15 in the Channel Islands in 2025 — 14%. Ranked 197 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 7.4 pp.

2025 14% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 197of 217
Period maximum 21.6%1971
Period minimum 14%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Channel Islands, 1960–2025141618202219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 21.5%1962: 21.3%1964: 21.2%1966: 21.1%1968: 21.3%1970: 21.5%1972: 21.6%1974: 21%1976: 19.9%1978: 19.1%1980: 18.3%1982: 17.5%1984: 16.8%1986: 16.2%1988: 16%1990: 16%1992: 16.4%1994: 16.9%1996: 17%1998: 17.2%2000: 17.1%2002: 17%2004: 16.8%2006: 16.4%2008: 16%2010: 15.6%2012: 15.5%2014: 15.5%2016: 15.4%2018: 15.2%2020: 14.9%2022: 14.6%2024: 14.2%2025: 14%
Change over the period: −7.4 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Channel Islands 14%
World 24.4%
Northern Europe computed 16.6%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Channel Islands, by year Channel Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14 −0.2 pp
2024 14.2 −0.2 pp
2023 14.4 −0.2 pp
2022 14.6 −0.2 pp
2021 14.8 −0.2 pp
2020 14.9 −0.1 pp
2019 15.1 −0.1 pp
2018 15.2 −0.1 pp
2017 15.3 −0.1 pp
2016 15.4 −0.1 pp
2015 15.5 −0.1 pp
2014 15.5 −0 pp
2013 15.5 +0 pp
2012 15.5 +0 pp
2011 15.5 −0.1 pp
2010 15.6 −0.2 pp
2009 15.8 −0.2 pp
2008 16 −0.2 pp
2007 16.2 −0.2 pp
2006 16.4 −0.2 pp
2005 16.6 −0.2 pp
2004 16.8 −0.1 pp
2003 16.9 −0.1 pp
2002 17 −0 pp
2001 17.1 −0 pp
2000 17.1 −0.1 pp
1999 17.2 −0 pp
1998 17.2 +0.1 pp
1997 17.1 +0.1 pp
1996 17 +0.1 pp
1995 17 +0.1 pp
1994 16.9 +0.2 pp
1993 16.7 +0.2 pp
1992 16.4 +0.3 pp
1991 16.2 +0.2 pp
1990 16 +0 pp
1989 16 −0.1 pp
1988 16 −0.1 pp
1987 16.1 −0.1 pp
1986 16.2 −0.2 pp
1985 16.5 −0.3 pp
1984 16.8 −0.3 pp
1983 17.1 −0.4 pp
1982 17.5 −0.4 pp
1981 17.8 −0.4 pp
1980 18.3 −0.4 pp
1979 18.7 −0.4 pp
1978 19.1 −0.4 pp
1977 19.5 −0.4 pp
1976 19.9 −0.5 pp
1975 20.4 −0.6 pp
1974 21 −0.4 pp
1973 21.4 −0.2 pp
1972 21.6 −0 pp
1971 21.6 +0.1 pp
1970 21.5 +0.1 pp
1969 21.4 +0.1 pp
1968 21.3 +0.1 pp
1967 21.2 +0 pp
1966 21.1 +0 pp
1965 21.1 −0 pp
1964 21.2 −0.1 pp
1963 21.2 −0.1 pp
1962 21.3 −0.1 pp
1961 21.4 −0 pp
1960 21.5

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.