Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Kazakhstan

Share of population under 15 in Kazakhstan in 2025 — 29.1%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 8.1 pp.

2025 29.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 75of 217
Period maximum 38.5%1963
Period minimum 24.7%2006

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Kazakhstan, 1960–2025202530354019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 37.2%1962: 38.4%1964: 38.4%1966: 37.8%1968: 37%1970: 36.1%1972: 35.2%1974: 34.1%1976: 33.3%1978: 32.8%1980: 33%1982: 32.7%1984: 32.6%1986: 32.6%1988: 32.1%1990: 31.7%1992: 31.4%1994: 30.8%1996: 30.1%1998: 29%2000: 27.6%2002: 26.2%2004: 25.1%2006: 24.7%2008: 24.9%2010: 25.4%2012: 26.2%2014: 27.2%2016: 28.1%2018: 28.8%2020: 29.2%2022: 29.6%2024: 29.4%2025: 29.1%
Change over the period: −8.1 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kazakhstan 29.1%
World 24.4%
Central Asia computed 31.4%
Share of population under 15 — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.1 −0.2 pp
2024 29.4 −0.2 pp
2023 29.5 −0.1 pp
2022 29.6 +0.1 pp
2021 29.5 +0.3 pp
2020 29.2 +0.2 pp
2019 29 +0.2 pp
2018 28.8 +0.3 pp
2017 28.5 +0.4 pp
2016 28.1 +0.5 pp
2015 27.7 +0.5 pp
2014 27.2 +0.5 pp
2013 26.7 +0.5 pp
2012 26.2 +0.4 pp
2011 25.7 +0.4 pp
2010 25.4 +0.3 pp
2009 25.1 +0.2 pp
2008 24.9 +0.2 pp
2007 24.7 +0 pp
2006 24.7 −0.2 pp
2005 24.8 −0.3 pp
2004 25.1 −0.5 pp
2003 25.6 −0.6 pp
2002 26.2 −0.7 pp
2001 26.9 −0.7 pp
2000 27.6 −0.7 pp
1999 28.3 −0.7 pp
1998 29 −0.6 pp
1997 29.6 −0.5 pp
1996 30.1 −0.4 pp
1995 30.5 −0.3 pp
1994 30.8 −0.3 pp
1993 31.1 −0.2 pp
1992 31.4 −0.2 pp
1991 31.6 −0.2 pp
1990 31.7 −0.1 pp
1989 31.9 −0.2 pp
1988 32.1 −0.3 pp
1987 32.4 −0.2 pp
1986 32.6 −0.1 pp
1985 32.6 +0 pp
1984 32.6 −0 pp
1983 32.6 −0.1 pp
1982 32.7 −0.1 pp
1981 32.8 −0.2 pp
1980 33 +0.1 pp
1979 32.9 +0.1 pp
1978 32.8 −0.2 pp
1977 33.1 −0.2 pp
1976 33.3 −0.4 pp
1975 33.6 −0.5 pp
1974 34.1 −0.5 pp
1973 34.7 −0.5 pp
1972 35.2 −0.5 pp
1971 35.6 −0.5 pp
1970 36.1 −0.4 pp
1969 36.5 −0.4 pp
1968 37 −0.4 pp
1967 37.4 −0.4 pp
1966 37.8 −0.3 pp
1965 38.1 −0.3 pp
1964 38.4 −0.1 pp
1963 38.5 +0.1 pp
1962 38.4 +0.3 pp
1961 38 +0.8 pp
1960 37.2

Central Asia, 2025

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

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.