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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Eritrea

Share of population under 15 in Eritrea in 2025 — 37.6%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 3.9 pp.

2025 37.6% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 38of 217
Period maximum 45.2%2000
Period minimum 37.6%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Eritrea, 1960–202536384042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.5%1962: 41.4%1964: 41.6%1966: 42.1%1968: 42.8%1970: 43.3%1972: 43.8%1974: 44.1%1976: 44.2%1978: 44.3%1980: 44.4%1982: 44.4%1984: 44.2%1986: 44%1988: 44.2%1990: 44.5%1992: 44.7%1994: 44.4%1996: 42.9%1998: 44.4%2000: 45.2%2002: 44.4%2004: 43%2006: 43.1%2008: 43%2010: 42.6%2012: 42.1%2014: 42%2016: 42.1%2018: 41.5%2020: 40.4%2022: 39.2%2024: 38.1%2025: 37.6%
Change over the period: −3.9 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eritrea 37.6%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.6 −0.5 pp
2024 38.1 −0.5 pp
2023 38.7 −0.5 pp
2022 39.2 −0.6 pp
2021 39.8 −0.6 pp
2020 40.4 −0.6 pp
2019 41 −0.5 pp
2018 41.5 −0.4 pp
2017 41.9 −0.2 pp
2016 42.1 −0 pp
2015 42.1 +0.1 pp
2014 42 +0 pp
2013 42 −0.2 pp
2012 42.1 −0.2 pp
2011 42.3 −0.3 pp
2010 42.6 −0.2 pp
2009 42.7 −0.3 pp
2008 43 −0.3 pp
2007 43.3 +0.2 pp
2006 43.1 +0.2 pp
2005 42.9 −0.1 pp
2004 43 −0.7 pp
2003 43.7 −0.8 pp
2002 44.4 −0.5 pp
2001 45 −0.3 pp
2000 45.2 +0.3 pp
1999 44.9 +0.5 pp
1998 44.4 +0.7 pp
1997 43.7 +0.8 pp
1996 42.9 −0.5 pp
1995 43.5 −0.9 pp
1994 44.4 −0.1 pp
1993 44.5 −0.2 pp
1992 44.7 +0.1 pp
1991 44.6 +0.1 pp
1990 44.5 +0.2 pp
1989 44.3 +0.2 pp
1988 44.2 +0.2 pp
1987 44 +0 pp
1986 44 −0.1 pp
1985 44.1 −0.1 pp
1984 44.2 −0.2 pp
1983 44.4 −0.1 pp
1982 44.4 +0 pp
1981 44.4 +0 pp
1980 44.4 +0 pp
1979 44.4 +0 pp
1978 44.3 +0.1 pp
1977 44.3 +0.1 pp
1976 44.2 +0.1 pp
1975 44.1 +0 pp
1974 44.1 +0.1 pp
1973 44 +0.2 pp
1972 43.8 +0.2 pp
1971 43.6 +0.3 pp
1970 43.3 +0.3 pp
1969 43 +0.3 pp
1968 42.8 +0.3 pp
1967 42.4 +0.3 pp
1966 42.1 +0.3 pp
1965 41.8 +0.2 pp
1964 41.6 +0.1 pp
1963 41.5 +0.1 pp
1962 41.4 −0 pp
1961 41.4 −0 pp
1960 41.5 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
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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.

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