Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Myanmar

Share of population under 15 in Myanmar in 2025 — 24.1%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15.8 pp.

2025 24.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 103of 217
Period maximum 41.1%1965
Period minimum 24.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Myanmar, 1960–202520253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.9%1962: 40.6%1964: 41%1966: 41.1%1968: 40.9%1970: 40.7%1972: 40.5%1974: 40.2%1976: 40%1978: 39.6%1980: 39.2%1982: 38.8%1984: 38.3%1986: 37.8%1988: 37%1990: 36.2%1992: 35.4%1994: 34.7%1996: 33.8%1998: 32.8%2000: 31.8%2002: 31%2004: 30.4%2006: 29.7%2008: 29%2010: 28.2%2012: 27.5%2014: 26.8%2016: 26.2%2018: 25.6%2020: 25.1%2022: 24.7%2024: 24.3%2025: 24.1%
Change over the period: −15.8 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 24.1%
World 24.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.5%
Share of population under 15 — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.1 −0.2 pp
2024 24.3 −0.2 pp
2023 24.5 −0.2 pp
2022 24.7 −0.2 pp
2021 24.9 −0.2 pp
2020 25.1 −0.2 pp
2019 25.4 −0.3 pp
2018 25.6 −0.3 pp
2017 25.9 −0.3 pp
2016 26.2 −0.3 pp
2015 26.5 −0.3 pp
2014 26.8 −0.3 pp
2013 27.1 −0.4 pp
2012 27.5 −0.4 pp
2011 27.9 −0.4 pp
2010 28.2 −0.4 pp
2009 28.6 −0.4 pp
2008 29 −0.4 pp
2007 29.4 −0.4 pp
2006 29.7 −0.3 pp
2005 30.1 −0.3 pp
2004 30.4 −0.3 pp
2003 30.7 −0.3 pp
2002 31 −0.4 pp
2001 31.4 −0.4 pp
2000 31.8 −0.5 pp
1999 32.3 −0.5 pp
1998 32.8 −0.5 pp
1997 33.3 −0.5 pp
1996 33.8 −0.4 pp
1995 34.2 −0.4 pp
1994 34.7 −0.4 pp
1993 35.1 −0.4 pp
1992 35.4 −0.4 pp
1991 35.8 −0.4 pp
1990 36.2 −0.4 pp
1989 36.6 −0.4 pp
1988 37 −0.4 pp
1987 37.4 −0.4 pp
1986 37.8 −0.3 pp
1985 38.1 −0.3 pp
1984 38.3 −0.3 pp
1983 38.6 −0.2 pp
1982 38.8 −0.2 pp
1981 39 −0.2 pp
1980 39.2 −0.2 pp
1979 39.4 −0.2 pp
1978 39.6 −0.2 pp
1977 39.8 −0.2 pp
1976 40 −0.1 pp
1975 40.1 −0.1 pp
1974 40.2 −0.1 pp
1973 40.3 −0.1 pp
1972 40.5 −0.1 pp
1971 40.6 −0.1 pp
1970 40.7 −0.1 pp
1969 40.8 −0.1 pp
1968 40.9 −0.1 pp
1967 41 −0 pp
1966 41.1 −0 pp
1965 41.1 +0 pp
1964 41 +0.2 pp
1963 40.9 +0.3 pp
1962 40.6 +0.3 pp
1961 40.2 +0.3 pp
1960 39.9

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.