Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Indonesia

Share of population under 15 in Indonesia in 2025 — 24.2%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15.5 pp.

2025 24.2% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 217
Period maximum 42.6%1970
Period minimum 24.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Indonesia, 1960–202520253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.8%1962: 40.3%1964: 41.1%1966: 41.9%1968: 42.5%1970: 42.6%1972: 42.5%1974: 42.3%1976: 41.8%1978: 41.2%1980: 40.6%1982: 39.8%1984: 39%1986: 38%1988: 36.9%1990: 35.9%1992: 34.8%1994: 33.7%1996: 32.7%1998: 31.7%2000: 30.8%2002: 30%2004: 29.3%2006: 28.8%2008: 28.4%2010: 27.9%2012: 27.5%2014: 27.2%2016: 26.8%2018: 26.3%2020: 25.8%2022: 25.3%2024: 24.6%2025: 24.2%
Change over the period: −15.5 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Indonesia 24.2%
World 24.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.5%
Share of population under 15 — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.2 −0.4 pp
2024 24.6 −0.3 pp
2023 24.9 −0.3 pp
2022 25.3 −0.3 pp
2021 25.6 −0.3 pp
2020 25.8 −0.3 pp
2019 26.1 −0.2 pp
2018 26.3 −0.2 pp
2017 26.6 −0.2 pp
2016 26.8 −0.2 pp
2015 27 −0.2 pp
2014 27.2 −0.2 pp
2013 27.3 −0.2 pp
2012 27.5 −0.2 pp
2011 27.7 −0.2 pp
2010 27.9 −0.2 pp
2009 28.1 −0.2 pp
2008 28.4 −0.2 pp
2007 28.6 −0.2 pp
2006 28.8 −0.3 pp
2005 29.1 −0.3 pp
2004 29.3 −0.3 pp
2003 29.7 −0.4 pp
2002 30 −0.4 pp
2001 30.4 −0.4 pp
2000 30.8 −0.5 pp
1999 31.3 −0.5 pp
1998 31.7 −0.5 pp
1997 32.2 −0.5 pp
1996 32.7 −0.5 pp
1995 33.2 −0.5 pp
1994 33.7 −0.5 pp
1993 34.3 −0.5 pp
1992 34.8 −0.5 pp
1991 35.4 −0.5 pp
1990 35.9 −0.5 pp
1989 36.4 −0.5 pp
1988 36.9 −0.5 pp
1987 37.4 −0.5 pp
1986 38 −0.5 pp
1985 38.5 −0.5 pp
1984 39 −0.4 pp
1983 39.4 −0.4 pp
1982 39.8 −0.4 pp
1981 40.2 −0.4 pp
1980 40.6 −0.3 pp
1979 40.9 −0.3 pp
1978 41.2 −0.3 pp
1977 41.5 −0.3 pp
1976 41.8 −0.3 pp
1975 42 −0.2 pp
1974 42.3 −0.2 pp
1973 42.4 −0.1 pp
1972 42.5 −0.1 pp
1971 42.6 −0 pp
1970 42.6 +0.1 pp
1969 42.6 +0.1 pp
1968 42.5 +0.2 pp
1967 42.2 +0.3 pp
1966 41.9 +0.4 pp
1965 41.5 +0.4 pp
1964 41.1 +0.4 pp
1963 40.7 +0.4 pp
1962 40.3 +0.3 pp
1961 40 +0.3 pp
1960 39.8

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.