Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Moldova

Share of population under 15 in Moldova in 2025 — 19.5%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15 pp.

2025 19.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 127of 217
Period maximum 35.1%1962
Period minimum 17.3%2012

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Moldova, 1960–202515202530354019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 34.5%1962: 35.1%1964: 34.7%1966: 33.5%1968: 32.1%1970: 30.7%1972: 29.5%1974: 28.3%1976: 27.2%1978: 26.5%1980: 26.9%1982: 27%1984: 27.3%1986: 27.7%1988: 27.9%1990: 27.7%1992: 27.4%1994: 27%1996: 26.3%1998: 25.1%2000: 23.5%2002: 21.6%2004: 19.9%2006: 18.8%2008: 18%2010: 17.5%2012: 17.3%2014: 17.8%2016: 18.7%2018: 19.5%2020: 20%2022: 20.1%2024: 19.8%2025: 19.5%
Change over the period: −15 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Moldova 19.5%
World 24.4%
Eastern Europe computed 15.9%
Share of population under 15 — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.5 −0.3 pp
2024 19.8 −0.2 pp
2023 20 −0.2 pp
2022 20.1 −0 pp
2021 20.1 +0.2 pp
2020 20 +0.2 pp
2019 19.8 +0.3 pp
2018 19.5 +0.3 pp
2017 19.1 +0.4 pp
2016 18.7 +0.5 pp
2015 18.2 +0.5 pp
2014 17.8 +0.3 pp
2013 17.4 +0.1 pp
2012 17.3 −0 pp
2011 17.4 −0.1 pp
2010 17.5 −0.2 pp
2009 17.7 −0.3 pp
2008 18 −0.4 pp
2007 18.4 −0.4 pp
2006 18.8 −0.5 pp
2005 19.3 −0.6 pp
2004 19.9 −0.8 pp
2003 20.7 −0.9 pp
2002 21.6 −1 pp
2001 22.5 −0.9 pp
2000 23.5 −0.9 pp
1999 24.4 −0.8 pp
1998 25.1 −0.7 pp
1997 25.8 −0.5 pp
1996 26.3 −0.4 pp
1995 26.7 −0.3 pp
1994 27 −0.2 pp
1993 27.2 −0.2 pp
1992 27.4 −0.2 pp
1991 27.6 −0.2 pp
1990 27.7 −0.1 pp
1989 27.8 −0 pp
1988 27.9 +0.1 pp
1987 27.8 +0.1 pp
1986 27.7 +0.2 pp
1985 27.5 +0.2 pp
1984 27.3 +0.2 pp
1983 27.1 +0.1 pp
1982 27 +0.1 pp
1981 26.9 +0 pp
1980 26.9 +0.2 pp
1979 26.7 +0.1 pp
1978 26.5 −0.3 pp
1977 26.8 −0.4 pp
1976 27.2 −0.5 pp
1975 27.7 −0.6 pp
1974 28.3 −0.6 pp
1973 28.9 −0.6 pp
1972 29.5 −0.6 pp
1971 30.1 −0.6 pp
1970 30.7 −0.7 pp
1969 31.3 −0.7 pp
1968 32.1 −0.7 pp
1967 32.8 −0.7 pp
1966 33.5 −0.7 pp
1965 34.2 −0.5 pp
1964 34.7 −0.3 pp
1963 35.1 −0.1 pp
1962 35.1 +0.2 pp
1961 34.9 +0.4 pp
1960 34.5

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.