Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Mongolia

Share of population under 15 in Mongolia in 2025 — 31.6%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.5 pp.

2025 31.6% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 62of 217
Period maximum 45.8%1972
Period minimum 27.9%2009

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Mongolia, 1960–202525303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.1%1962: 39.6%1964: 41.4%1966: 43.3%1968: 44.9%1970: 45.6%1972: 45.8%1974: 45.6%1976: 45.2%1978: 44.5%1980: 43.7%1982: 43%1984: 42.5%1986: 42.1%1988: 41.8%1990: 41.4%1992: 40.5%1994: 39.5%1996: 38.4%1998: 37%2000: 35.2%2002: 32.9%2004: 30.8%2006: 29.1%2008: 28.1%2010: 27.9%2012: 28.1%2014: 28.9%2016: 30.2%2018: 31.6%2020: 32.8%2022: 32.9%2024: 32.2%2025: 31.6%
Change over the period: −6.5 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mongolia 31.6%
World 24.4%
Eastern Asia computed 15%
Share of population under 15 — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.6 −0.6 pp
2024 32.2 −0.4 pp
2023 32.6 −0.2 pp
2022 32.9 −0 pp
2021 32.9 +0.2 pp
2020 32.8 +0.5 pp
2019 32.3 +0.7 pp
2018 31.6 +0.7 pp
2017 30.9 +0.7 pp
2016 30.2 +0.7 pp
2015 29.5 +0.6 pp
2014 28.9 +0.5 pp
2013 28.5 +0.3 pp
2012 28.1 +0.1 pp
2011 28 +0.1 pp
2010 27.9 +0 pp
2009 27.9 −0.2 pp
2008 28.1 −0.4 pp
2007 28.5 −0.6 pp
2006 29.1 −0.8 pp
2005 29.9 −0.9 pp
2004 30.8 −1 pp
2003 31.8 −1.1 pp
2002 32.9 −1.1 pp
2001 34.1 −1.1 pp
2000 35.2 −1 pp
1999 36.2 −0.8 pp
1998 37 −0.7 pp
1997 37.8 −0.6 pp
1996 38.4 −0.6 pp
1995 39 −0.5 pp
1994 39.5 −0.5 pp
1993 40 −0.5 pp
1992 40.5 −0.4 pp
1991 41 −0.4 pp
1990 41.4 −0.3 pp
1989 41.7 −0.2 pp
1988 41.8 −0.1 pp
1987 42 −0.1 pp
1986 42.1 −0.2 pp
1985 42.3 −0.2 pp
1984 42.5 −0.3 pp
1983 42.7 −0.3 pp
1982 43 −0.3 pp
1981 43.3 −0.3 pp
1980 43.7 −0.4 pp
1979 44.1 −0.4 pp
1978 44.5 −0.4 pp
1977 44.8 −0.3 pp
1976 45.2 −0.3 pp
1975 45.4 −0.2 pp
1974 45.6 −0.1 pp
1973 45.8 −0 pp
1972 45.8 +0.1 pp
1971 45.8 +0.1 pp
1970 45.6 +0.2 pp
1969 45.4 +0.5 pp
1968 44.9 +0.7 pp
1967 44.2 +0.9 pp
1966 43.3 +1 pp
1965 42.4 +1 pp
1964 41.4 +1 pp
1963 40.4 +0.8 pp
1962 39.6 +0.7 pp
1961 38.8 +0.8 pp
1960 38.1

Eastern Asia, 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.