Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Paraguay

Share of population under 15 in Paraguay in 2025 — 28.4%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 17.9 pp.

2025 28.4% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 217
Period maximum 46.3%1960
Period minimum 28.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Paraguay, 1960–202525303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 46.3%1962: 46.1%1964: 46%1966: 46%1968: 45.8%1970: 45.5%1972: 45%1974: 44.2%1976: 43.3%1978: 42.4%1980: 41.6%1982: 41.2%1984: 41.2%1986: 41.3%1988: 41.4%1990: 41.5%1992: 41.5%1994: 41.3%1996: 40.8%1998: 40%2000: 39%2002: 37.9%2004: 36.6%2006: 35.1%2008: 33.8%2010: 32.5%2012: 31.4%2014: 30.5%2016: 29.9%2018: 29.5%2020: 29.1%2022: 28.9%2024: 28.6%2025: 28.4%
Change over the period: −17.9 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 28.4%
World 24.4%
South America computed 20.8%
Share of population under 15 — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.4 −0.2 pp
2024 28.6 −0.2 pp
2023 28.8 −0.1 pp
2022 28.9 −0.1 pp
2021 29 −0.1 pp
2020 29.1 −0.2 pp
2019 29.3 −0.2 pp
2018 29.5 −0.2 pp
2017 29.7 −0.2 pp
2016 29.9 −0.3 pp
2015 30.2 −0.4 pp
2014 30.5 −0.4 pp
2013 30.9 −0.5 pp
2012 31.4 −0.5 pp
2011 32 −0.6 pp
2010 32.5 −0.6 pp
2009 33.2 −0.6 pp
2008 33.8 −0.7 pp
2007 34.4 −0.7 pp
2006 35.1 −0.7 pp
2005 35.8 −0.7 pp
2004 36.6 −0.7 pp
2003 37.3 −0.6 pp
2002 37.9 −0.5 pp
2001 38.4 −0.5 pp
2000 39 −0.5 pp
1999 39.5 −0.5 pp
1998 40 −0.4 pp
1997 40.4 −0.4 pp
1996 40.8 −0.3 pp
1995 41.1 −0.2 pp
1994 41.3 −0.1 pp
1993 41.4 −0.1 pp
1992 41.5 −0 pp
1991 41.5 +0 pp
1990 41.5 +0 pp
1989 41.5 +0.1 pp
1988 41.4 +0.1 pp
1987 41.3 +0.1 pp
1986 41.3 +0.1 pp
1985 41.2 +0 pp
1984 41.2 +0 pp
1983 41.2 −0 pp
1982 41.2 −0.1 pp
1981 41.4 −0.2 pp
1980 41.6 −0.3 pp
1979 42 −0.4 pp
1978 42.4 −0.5 pp
1977 42.8 −0.5 pp
1976 43.3 −0.4 pp
1975 43.7 −0.4 pp
1974 44.2 −0.4 pp
1973 44.6 −0.4 pp
1972 45 −0.3 pp
1971 45.2 −0.2 pp
1970 45.5 −0.2 pp
1969 45.7 −0.1 pp
1968 45.8 −0.1 pp
1967 45.9 −0 pp
1966 46 −0 pp
1965 46 +0 pp
1964 46 −0 pp
1963 46 −0.1 pp
1962 46.1 −0.1 pp
1961 46.2 −0.1 pp
1960 46.3

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.