Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Czechia

Share of population under 15 in Czechia in 2025 — 15.1%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 10.5 pp.

2025 15.1% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 177of 217
Period maximum 25.6%1960
Period minimum 14.2%2008

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Czechia, 1960–2025101520253019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 25.6%1962: 24.5%1964: 23.5%1966: 22.7%1968: 21.9%1970: 21.3%1972: 21.1%1974: 21.6%1976: 22.6%1978: 23.2%1980: 23.4%1982: 23.5%1984: 23.5%1986: 23.2%1988: 22.6%1990: 21.4%1992: 20.3%1994: 19.2%1996: 18.2%1998: 17.3%2000: 16.5%2002: 15.7%2004: 15%2006: 14.4%2008: 14.2%2010: 14.4%2012: 14.8%2014: 15.1%2016: 15.4%2018: 15.8%2020: 16%2022: 15.9%2024: 15.4%2025: 15.1%
Change over the period: −10.5 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Czechia 15.1%
World 24.4%
Eastern Europe computed 15.9%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.1 −0.3 pp
2024 15.4 −0.3 pp
2023 15.7 −0.3 pp
2022 15.9 −0.1 pp
2021 16.1 +0.1 pp
2020 16 +0.1 pp
2019 15.9 +0.1 pp
2018 15.8 +0.2 pp
2017 15.6 +0.2 pp
2016 15.4 +0.2 pp
2015 15.3 +0.2 pp
2014 15.1 +0.2 pp
2013 14.9 +0.2 pp
2012 14.8 +0.2 pp
2011 14.6 +0.2 pp
2010 14.4 +0.2 pp
2009 14.2 +0 pp
2008 14.2 −0.1 pp
2007 14.3 −0.2 pp
2006 14.4 −0.3 pp
2005 14.7 −0.3 pp
2004 15 −0.3 pp
2003 15.3 −0.4 pp
2002 15.7 −0.4 pp
2001 16.1 −0.4 pp
2000 16.5 −0.4 pp
1999 16.9 −0.4 pp
1998 17.3 −0.4 pp
1997 17.7 −0.5 pp
1996 18.2 −0.5 pp
1995 18.7 −0.5 pp
1994 19.2 −0.6 pp
1993 19.8 −0.5 pp
1992 20.3 −0.5 pp
1991 20.9 −0.6 pp
1990 21.4 −0.6 pp
1989 22 −0.5 pp
1988 22.6 −0.4 pp
1987 23 −0.3 pp
1986 23.2 −0.2 pp
1985 23.4 −0.1 pp
1984 23.5 −0 pp
1983 23.5 +0 pp
1982 23.5 +0 pp
1981 23.5 +0 pp
1980 23.4 +0.1 pp
1979 23.4 +0.2 pp
1978 23.2 +0.3 pp
1977 22.9 +0.4 pp
1976 22.6 +0.4 pp
1975 22.1 +0.5 pp
1974 21.6 +0.4 pp
1973 21.2 +0.1 pp
1972 21.1 −0.1 pp
1971 21.1 −0.2 pp
1970 21.3 −0.3 pp
1969 21.6 −0.3 pp
1968 21.9 −0.4 pp
1967 22.3 −0.4 pp
1966 22.7 −0.4 pp
1965 23.2 −0.4 pp
1964 23.5 −0.4 pp
1963 23.9 −0.6 pp
1962 24.5 −0.7 pp
1961 25.1 −0.5 pp
1960 25.6

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.