Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Marshall Islands

Share of population under 15 in the Marshall Islands in 2025 — 33.9%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12.3 pp.

2025 33.9% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 55of 217
Period maximum 50.8%1987
Period minimum 33.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Marshall Islands, 1960–202530354045505519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 46.1%1962: 47.1%1964: 47.5%1966: 47.2%1968: 46.1%1970: 45%1972: 46.6%1974: 47.8%1976: 48.5%1978: 49.4%1980: 50.1%1982: 50.3%1984: 50.4%1986: 50.7%1988: 50.8%1990: 50.2%1992: 49.1%1994: 47.5%1996: 45.6%1998: 43.7%2000: 42%2002: 40.6%2004: 39.4%2006: 38.9%2008: 39.2%2010: 39.7%2012: 39.4%2014: 38.2%2016: 36.8%2018: 35.7%2020: 34.5%2022: 34.6%2024: 34.5%2025: 33.9%
Change over the period: −12.3 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Marshall Islands 33.9%
World 24.4%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 29.4%
Share of population under 15 — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.9 −0.6 pp
2024 34.5 −0.2 pp
2023 34.7 +0.1 pp
2022 34.6 +0.2 pp
2021 34.4 −0.1 pp
2020 34.5 −0.5 pp
2019 35.1 −0.6 pp
2018 35.7 −0.6 pp
2017 36.2 −0.6 pp
2016 36.8 −0.6 pp
2015 37.5 −0.7 pp
2014 38.2 −0.7 pp
2013 38.8 −0.6 pp
2012 39.4 −0.3 pp
2011 39.7 +0.1 pp
2010 39.7 +0.3 pp
2009 39.4 +0.2 pp
2008 39.2 +0.2 pp
2007 39 +0.1 pp
2006 38.9 −0.1 pp
2005 39.1 −0.3 pp
2004 39.4 −0.5 pp
2003 39.9 −0.6 pp
2002 40.6 −0.7 pp
2001 41.3 −0.7 pp
2000 42 −0.8 pp
1999 42.8 −0.9 pp
1998 43.7 −1 pp
1997 44.7 −1 pp
1996 45.6 −1 pp
1995 46.6 −0.9 pp
1994 47.5 −0.8 pp
1993 48.4 −0.7 pp
1992 49.1 −0.6 pp
1991 49.7 −0.5 pp
1990 50.2 −0.4 pp
1989 50.6 −0.2 pp
1988 50.8 −0 pp
1987 50.8 +0.1 pp
1986 50.7 +0.1 pp
1985 50.6 +0.1 pp
1984 50.4 +0.1 pp
1983 50.4 +0 pp
1982 50.3 +0.1 pp
1981 50.3 +0.1 pp
1980 50.1 +0.3 pp
1979 49.8 +0.4 pp
1978 49.4 +0.4 pp
1977 49 +0.4 pp
1976 48.5 +0.4 pp
1975 48.2 +0.4 pp
1974 47.8 +0.5 pp
1973 47.3 +0.7 pp
1972 46.6 +1 pp
1971 45.6 +0.6 pp
1970 45 −0.3 pp
1969 45.3 −0.7 pp
1968 46.1 −0.7 pp
1967 46.7 −0.5 pp
1966 47.2 −0.2 pp
1965 47.5 −0.1 pp
1964 47.5 +0.1 pp
1963 47.4 +0.3 pp
1962 47.1 +0.4 pp
1961 46.7 +0.6 pp
1960 46.1

Micronesia, 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.