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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Madagascar

Share of population under 15 in Madagascar in 2025 — 38.9%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.3 pp.

2025 38.9% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 29of 217
Period maximum 47.1%1982
Period minimum 38.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Madagascar, 1960–202537.54042.54547.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.2%1962: 46.3%1964: 46.8%1966: 46.6%1968: 46.5%1970: 46.4%1972: 46.4%1974: 46.5%1976: 46.6%1978: 46.8%1980: 47%1982: 47.1%1984: 46.9%1986: 46.7%1988: 46.3%1990: 45.9%1992: 45.6%1994: 45.4%1996: 45.3%1998: 45.4%2000: 45.4%2002: 45.4%2004: 45.3%2006: 45%2008: 44.6%2010: 44%2012: 43.3%2014: 42.4%2016: 41.6%2018: 40.9%2020: 40.4%2022: 39.9%2024: 39.3%2025: 38.9%
Change over the period: −6.3 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 38.9%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.9 −0.3 pp
2024 39.3 −0.3 pp
2023 39.6 −0.3 pp
2022 39.9 −0.3 pp
2021 40.1 −0.3 pp
2020 40.4 −0.3 pp
2019 40.7 −0.3 pp
2018 40.9 −0.3 pp
2017 41.2 −0.3 pp
2016 41.6 −0.4 pp
2015 42 −0.4 pp
2014 42.4 −0.4 pp
2013 42.8 −0.4 pp
2012 43.3 −0.4 pp
2011 43.7 −0.4 pp
2010 44 −0.3 pp
2009 44.3 −0.3 pp
2008 44.6 −0.2 pp
2007 44.8 −0.2 pp
2006 45 −0.2 pp
2005 45.2 −0.1 pp
2004 45.3 −0.1 pp
2003 45.4 −0 pp
2002 45.4 −0 pp
2001 45.4 +0 pp
2000 45.4 +0 pp
1999 45.4 +0 pp
1998 45.4 +0 pp
1997 45.3 +0 pp
1996 45.3 −0 pp
1995 45.3 −0.1 pp
1994 45.4 −0.1 pp
1993 45.5 −0.1 pp
1992 45.6 −0.1 pp
1991 45.7 −0.1 pp
1990 45.9 −0.2 pp
1989 46.1 −0.2 pp
1988 46.3 −0.2 pp
1987 46.5 −0.2 pp
1986 46.7 −0.2 pp
1985 46.8 −0.1 pp
1984 46.9 −0.1 pp
1983 47 −0 pp
1982 47.1 +0 pp
1981 47.1 +0 pp
1980 47 +0.1 pp
1979 46.9 +0.1 pp
1978 46.8 +0.1 pp
1977 46.7 +0.1 pp
1976 46.6 +0.1 pp
1975 46.5 +0.1 pp
1974 46.5 +0 pp
1973 46.4 +0 pp
1972 46.4 +0 pp
1971 46.4 +0 pp
1970 46.4 −0 pp
1969 46.4 −0.1 pp
1968 46.5 −0.1 pp
1967 46.5 −0.1 pp
1966 46.6 −0.1 pp
1965 46.7 −0.1 pp
1964 46.8 +0.1 pp
1963 46.7 +0.4 pp
1962 46.3 +0.5 pp
1961 45.8 +0.6 pp
1960 45.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
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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