Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Lebanon

Share of population under 15 in Lebanon in 2025 — 25.6%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 16.8 pp.

2025 25.6% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 217
Period maximum 44.4%1965
Period minimum 25.6%2014

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Lebanon, 1960–2025253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.4%1962: 43.6%1964: 44.4%1966: 44.2%1968: 43.6%1970: 42.9%1972: 42.1%1974: 41.3%1976: 40.6%1978: 39.8%1980: 39%1982: 38.4%1984: 38%1986: 37.5%1988: 37.1%1990: 36.7%1992: 36.2%1994: 35.3%1996: 34.2%1998: 33.1%2000: 31.9%2002: 30.8%2004: 29.6%2006: 28.3%2008: 27.2%2010: 26.4%2012: 25.9%2014: 25.6%2016: 26.4%2018: 27.5%2020: 27.9%2022: 27.2%2024: 26.2%2025: 25.6%
Change over the period: −16.8 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Lebanon 25.6%
World 24.4%
Western Asia computed 27.4%
Share of population under 15 — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.6 −0.6 pp
2024 26.2 −0.5 pp
2023 26.7 −0.5 pp
2022 27.2 −0.4 pp
2021 27.6 −0.3 pp
2020 27.9 +0 pp
2019 27.9 +0.4 pp
2018 27.5 +0.5 pp
2017 26.9 +0.6 pp
2016 26.4 +0.6 pp
2015 25.8 +0.2 pp
2014 25.6 −0.2 pp
2013 25.7 −0.2 pp
2012 25.9 −0.2 pp
2011 26.1 −0.3 pp
2010 26.4 −0.4 pp
2009 26.8 −0.4 pp
2008 27.2 −0.5 pp
2007 27.7 −0.6 pp
2006 28.3 −0.6 pp
2005 28.9 −0.6 pp
2004 29.6 −0.6 pp
2003 30.2 −0.6 pp
2002 30.8 −0.6 pp
2001 31.4 −0.6 pp
2000 31.9 −0.6 pp
1999 32.5 −0.6 pp
1998 33.1 −0.6 pp
1997 33.6 −0.6 pp
1996 34.2 −0.6 pp
1995 34.8 −0.5 pp
1994 35.3 −0.5 pp
1993 35.8 −0.4 pp
1992 36.2 −0.3 pp
1991 36.5 −0.2 pp
1990 36.7 −0.2 pp
1989 36.9 −0.2 pp
1988 37.1 −0.2 pp
1987 37.3 −0.2 pp
1986 37.5 −0.2 pp
1985 37.7 −0.2 pp
1984 38 −0.2 pp
1983 38.2 −0.2 pp
1982 38.4 −0.3 pp
1981 38.7 −0.3 pp
1980 39 −0.4 pp
1979 39.4 −0.4 pp
1978 39.8 −0.4 pp
1977 40.3 −0.4 pp
1976 40.6 −0.3 pp
1975 40.9 −0.4 pp
1974 41.3 −0.4 pp
1973 41.7 −0.4 pp
1972 42.1 −0.4 pp
1971 42.5 −0.4 pp
1970 42.9 −0.4 pp
1969 43.3 −0.3 pp
1968 43.6 −0.3 pp
1967 43.9 −0.3 pp
1966 44.2 −0.2 pp
1965 44.4 +0 pp
1964 44.4 +0.3 pp
1963 44.1 +0.5 pp
1962 43.6 +0.6 pp
1961 43.1 +0.7 pp
1960 42.4

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.