Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Luxembourg

Share of population under 15 in Luxembourg in 2025 — 15.7%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 5.5 pp.

2025 15.7% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 169of 217
Period maximum 22.6%1967
Period minimum 15.7%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Luxembourg, 1960–202514161820222419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 21.2%1962: 21.7%1964: 22.1%1966: 22.5%1968: 22.5%1970: 22.2%1972: 21.6%1974: 20.9%1976: 20.2%1978: 19.5%1980: 18.8%1982: 18.1%1984: 17.5%1986: 17%1988: 17%1990: 17.4%1992: 17.8%1994: 18.3%1996: 18.6%1998: 18.8%2000: 18.9%2002: 18.9%2004: 18.7%2006: 18.4%2008: 18%2010: 17.7%2012: 17.1%2014: 16.7%2016: 16.4%2018: 16.1%2020: 16%2022: 15.9%2024: 15.8%2025: 15.7%
Change over the period: −5.5 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Luxembourg 15.7%
World 24.4%
Western Europe computed 15%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.7 −0 pp
2024 15.8 −0 pp
2023 15.8 −0.1 pp
2022 15.9 −0.1 pp
2021 15.9 −0 pp
2020 16 −0 pp
2019 16 −0.1 pp
2018 16.1 −0.1 pp
2017 16.2 −0.2 pp
2016 16.4 −0.2 pp
2015 16.6 −0.2 pp
2014 16.7 −0.2 pp
2013 16.9 −0.2 pp
2012 17.1 −0.3 pp
2011 17.4 −0.3 pp
2010 17.7 −0.2 pp
2009 17.8 −0.2 pp
2008 18 −0.2 pp
2007 18.2 −0.1 pp
2006 18.4 −0.1 pp
2005 18.5 −0.1 pp
2004 18.7 −0.1 pp
2003 18.8 −0.1 pp
2002 18.9 −0 pp
2001 18.9 −0 pp
2000 18.9 +0 pp
1999 18.9 +0.1 pp
1998 18.8 +0.1 pp
1997 18.7 +0.1 pp
1996 18.6 +0.1 pp
1995 18.4 +0.2 pp
1994 18.3 +0.2 pp
1993 18 +0.2 pp
1992 17.8 +0.2 pp
1991 17.6 +0.2 pp
1990 17.4 +0.2 pp
1989 17.2 +0.2 pp
1988 17 +0.1 pp
1987 16.9 −0.1 pp
1986 17 −0.2 pp
1985 17.2 −0.3 pp
1984 17.5 −0.3 pp
1983 17.8 −0.3 pp
1982 18.1 −0.3 pp
1981 18.4 −0.3 pp
1980 18.8 −0.4 pp
1979 19.2 −0.4 pp
1978 19.5 −0.3 pp
1977 19.9 −0.3 pp
1976 20.2 −0.3 pp
1975 20.5 −0.3 pp
1974 20.9 −0.3 pp
1973 21.2 −0.4 pp
1972 21.6 −0.4 pp
1971 22 −0.3 pp
1970 22.2 −0.2 pp
1969 22.4 −0.1 pp
1968 22.5 −0 pp
1967 22.6 +0.1 pp
1966 22.5 +0.2 pp
1965 22.3 +0.2 pp
1964 22.1 +0.2 pp
1963 21.9 +0.2 pp
1962 21.7 +0.2 pp
1961 21.5 +0.3 pp
1960 21.2

Western Europe, 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.