Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — EAEU

Share of population under 15 in the EAEU in 2025 — 19%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12.2 pp.

2025 19% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 31.7%1962
Period minimum 16.3%2007

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — EAEU, 1960–2025152025303519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 31.2%1962: 31.7%1964: 31.1%1966: 30%1968: 28.9%1970: 27.5%1972: 26.3%1974: 25.1%1976: 24.1%1978: 23.4%1980: 23.3%1982: 23.4%1984: 23.8%1986: 24.2%1988: 24.4%1990: 24.2%1992: 23.8%1994: 23.1%1996: 22.2%1998: 21%2000: 19.5%2002: 18.1%2004: 17.1%2006: 16.4%2008: 16.4%2010: 16.7%2012: 17.2%2014: 18%2016: 18.8%2018: 19.3%2020: 19.5%2022: 19.6%2024: 19.2%2025: 19%
Change over the period: −12.2 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

EAEU 19%
World 24.4%
Share of population under 15 — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19 −0.2 pp
2024 19.2 −0.2 pp
2023 19.4 −0.1 pp
2022 19.6 +0 pp
2021 19.6 +0.1 pp
2020 19.5 +0.1 pp
2019 19.4 +0.1 pp
2018 19.3 +0.2 pp
2017 19.1 +0.3 pp
2016 18.8 +0.4 pp
2015 18.5 +0.4 pp
2014 18 +0.4 pp
2013 17.6 +0.4 pp
2012 17.2 +0.4 pp
2011 16.9 +0.2 pp
2010 16.7 +0.2 pp
2009 16.5 +0.1 pp
2008 16.4 +0 pp
2007 16.3 −0.1 pp
2006 16.4 −0.3 pp
2005 16.7 −0.4 pp
2004 17.1 −0.4 pp
2003 17.5 −0.6 pp
2002 18.1 −0.7 pp
2001 18.8 −0.7 pp
2000 19.5 −0.7 pp
1999 20.2 −0.8 pp
1998 21 −0.7 pp
1997 21.7 −0.5 pp
1996 22.2 −0.4 pp
1995 22.7 −0.4 pp
1994 23.1 −0.4 pp
1993 23.4 −0.4 pp
1992 23.8 −0.3 pp
1991 24.1 −0.2 pp
1990 24.2 −0.1 pp
1989 24.3 −0 pp
1988 24.4 +0.1 pp
1987 24.3 +0.1 pp
1986 24.2 +0.1 pp
1985 24 +0.2 pp
1984 23.8 +0.2 pp
1983 23.6 +0.2 pp
1982 23.4 +0.1 pp
1981 23.3 +0 pp
1980 23.3 −0 pp
1979 23.3 −0.1 pp
1978 23.4 −0.3 pp
1977 23.7 −0.4 pp
1976 24.1 −0.5 pp
1975 24.6 −0.5 pp
1974 25.1 −0.6 pp
1973 25.7 −0.6 pp
1972 26.3 −0.6 pp
1971 26.9 −0.7 pp
1970 27.5 −0.7 pp
1969 28.2 −0.6 pp
1968 28.9 −0.6 pp
1967 29.4 −0.6 pp
1966 30 −0.6 pp
1965 30.6 −0.5 pp
1964 31.1 −0.4 pp
1963 31.5 −0.1 pp
1962 31.7 +0 pp
1961 31.6 +0.4 pp
1960 31.2

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.