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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Liberia

Share of population under 15 in Liberia in 2025 — 39.1%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2 pp.

2025 39.1% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 28of 217
Period maximum 44.3%1986
Period minimum 39.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Liberia, 1960–2025384042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.1%1962: 41.2%1964: 41.7%1966: 42.2%1968: 42.6%1970: 42.9%1972: 43.2%1974: 43.4%1976: 43.6%1978: 43.8%1980: 44%1982: 44.2%1984: 44.2%1986: 44.3%1988: 44.2%1990: 44.1%1992: 44.1%1994: 43.8%1996: 43.4%1998: 43.2%2000: 43%2002: 42.9%2004: 42.9%2006: 43.1%2008: 43.2%2010: 43.1%2012: 42.4%2014: 42.5%2016: 42.3%2018: 42%2020: 41.4%2022: 40.5%2024: 39.5%2025: 39.1%
Change over the period: −2 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 39.1%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.1 −0.4 pp
2024 39.5 −0.5 pp
2023 40 −0.5 pp
2022 40.5 −0.5 pp
2021 41 −0.4 pp
2020 41.4 −0.3 pp
2019 41.7 −0.2 pp
2018 42 −0.2 pp
2017 42.1 −0.1 pp
2016 42.3 −0.1 pp
2015 42.4 −0.1 pp
2014 42.5 +0 pp
2013 42.5 +0.1 pp
2012 42.4 −0.3 pp
2011 42.7 −0.4 pp
2010 43.1 −0 pp
2009 43.1 −0 pp
2008 43.2 −0 pp
2007 43.2 +0.1 pp
2006 43.1 +0.1 pp
2005 43 +0 pp
2004 42.9 +0 pp
2003 42.9 −0 pp
2002 42.9 −0 pp
2001 43 −0.1 pp
2000 43 −0.1 pp
1999 43.1 −0.1 pp
1998 43.2 −0.1 pp
1997 43.3 −0.1 pp
1996 43.4 −0.1 pp
1995 43.6 −0.2 pp
1994 43.8 −0.2 pp
1993 43.9 −0.1 pp
1992 44.1 −0.1 pp
1991 44.2 +0.1 pp
1990 44.1 +0 pp
1989 44.1 −0.1 pp
1988 44.2 −0.1 pp
1987 44.3 −0 pp
1986 44.3 +0 pp
1985 44.2 +0 pp
1984 44.2 −0 pp
1983 44.2 +0 pp
1982 44.2 +0.1 pp
1981 44.1 +0.1 pp
1980 44 +0.1 pp
1979 43.9 +0.1 pp
1978 43.8 +0.1 pp
1977 43.7 +0.1 pp
1976 43.6 +0.1 pp
1975 43.5 +0.1 pp
1974 43.4 +0.1 pp
1973 43.3 +0.1 pp
1972 43.2 +0.1 pp
1971 43 +0.1 pp
1970 42.9 +0.1 pp
1969 42.8 +0.2 pp
1968 42.6 +0.2 pp
1967 42.4 +0.2 pp
1966 42.2 +0.2 pp
1965 42 +0.3 pp
1964 41.7 +0.3 pp
1963 41.4 +0.2 pp
1962 41.2 +0.1 pp
1961 41.1 +0 pp
1960 41.1 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

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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