Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Dominican Republic

Share of population under 15 in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 26.2%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 22.4 pp.

2025 26.2% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 217
Period maximum 49.4%1965
Period minimum 26.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Dominican Republic, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48.6%1962: 49.1%1964: 49.3%1966: 49.3%1968: 48.9%1970: 48.2%1972: 47.3%1974: 46.3%1976: 45.2%1978: 44.2%1980: 43.2%1982: 42.3%1984: 41.4%1986: 40.6%1988: 39.8%1990: 39.1%1992: 38.4%1994: 37.7%1996: 37%1998: 36.1%2000: 35.3%2002: 34.6%2004: 33.7%2006: 32.7%2008: 31.7%2010: 30.9%2012: 30.1%2014: 29.5%2016: 28.8%2018: 28.2%2020: 27.7%2022: 27.2%2024: 26.6%2025: 26.2%
Change over the period: −22.4 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 26.2%
World 24.4%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
Share of population under 15 — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.2 −0.4 pp
2024 26.6 −0.3 pp
2023 26.9 −0.3 pp
2022 27.2 −0.2 pp
2021 27.4 −0.2 pp
2020 27.7 −0.3 pp
2019 27.9 −0.3 pp
2018 28.2 −0.3 pp
2017 28.5 −0.3 pp
2016 28.8 −0.4 pp
2015 29.2 −0.3 pp
2014 29.5 −0.3 pp
2013 29.8 −0.3 pp
2012 30.1 −0.3 pp
2011 30.5 −0.4 pp
2010 30.9 −0.4 pp
2009 31.3 −0.4 pp
2008 31.7 −0.5 pp
2007 32.2 −0.5 pp
2006 32.7 −0.5 pp
2005 33.2 −0.5 pp
2004 33.7 −0.5 pp
2003 34.2 −0.4 pp
2002 34.6 −0.4 pp
2001 35 −0.4 pp
2000 35.3 −0.4 pp
1999 35.7 −0.4 pp
1998 36.1 −0.4 pp
1997 36.6 −0.4 pp
1996 37 −0.4 pp
1995 37.3 −0.4 pp
1994 37.7 −0.3 pp
1993 38 −0.3 pp
1992 38.4 −0.3 pp
1991 38.7 −0.3 pp
1990 39.1 −0.4 pp
1989 39.4 −0.4 pp
1988 39.8 −0.4 pp
1987 40.2 −0.4 pp
1986 40.6 −0.4 pp
1985 41 −0.4 pp
1984 41.4 −0.4 pp
1983 41.8 −0.4 pp
1982 42.3 −0.5 pp
1981 42.7 −0.5 pp
1980 43.2 −0.5 pp
1979 43.7 −0.5 pp
1978 44.2 −0.5 pp
1977 44.7 −0.5 pp
1976 45.2 −0.5 pp
1975 45.8 −0.5 pp
1974 46.3 −0.5 pp
1973 46.8 −0.5 pp
1972 47.3 −0.5 pp
1971 47.7 −0.4 pp
1970 48.2 −0.4 pp
1969 48.6 −0.3 pp
1968 48.9 −0.3 pp
1967 49.2 −0.2 pp
1966 49.3 −0.1 pp
1965 49.4 +0 pp
1964 49.3 +0.1 pp
1963 49.2 +0.1 pp
1962 49.1 +0.2 pp
1961 48.9 +0.3 pp
1960 48.6

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.