Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Republic of the Congo

Share of population under 15 in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 39.9%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.8 pp.

2025 39.9% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 217
Period maximum 45.8%1978
Period minimum 39.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Republic of the Congo, 1960–2025384042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.7%1962: 43.3%1964: 43.7%1966: 44%1968: 44.3%1970: 44.7%1972: 45%1974: 45.4%1976: 45.7%1978: 45.8%1980: 45.7%1982: 45.4%1984: 45%1986: 44.7%1988: 44.5%1990: 44.2%1992: 43.8%1994: 43.4%1996: 43.2%1998: 43.3%2000: 42.5%2002: 41.9%2004: 41.4%2006: 40.9%2008: 40.7%2010: 40.4%2012: 41%2014: 41.7%2016: 42.1%2018: 42.1%2020: 41.8%2022: 41.3%2024: 40.4%2025: 39.9%
Change over the period: −2.8 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 39.9%
World 24.4%
Middle Africa computed 44.7%
Share of population under 15 — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.9 −0.5 pp
2024 40.4 −0.4 pp
2023 40.9 −0.4 pp
2022 41.3 −0.3 pp
2021 41.5 −0.2 pp
2020 41.8 −0.2 pp
2019 41.9 −0.1 pp
2018 42.1 −0 pp
2017 42.1 +0 pp
2016 42.1 +0.1 pp
2015 41.9 +0.3 pp
2014 41.7 +0.3 pp
2013 41.3 +0.4 pp
2012 41 +0.3 pp
2011 40.6 +0.2 pp
2010 40.4 −0.1 pp
2009 40.5 −0.1 pp
2008 40.7 −0 pp
2007 40.7 −0.2 pp
2006 40.9 −0.3 pp
2005 41.1 −0.3 pp
2004 41.4 −0.3 pp
2003 41.7 −0.1 pp
2002 41.9 −0 pp
2001 41.9 −0.5 pp
2000 42.5 −0.6 pp
1999 43.1 −0.2 pp
1998 43.3 +0 pp
1997 43.3 +0.1 pp
1996 43.2 −0.1 pp
1995 43.3 −0.1 pp
1994 43.4 −0.2 pp
1993 43.6 −0.2 pp
1992 43.8 −0.2 pp
1991 44 −0.2 pp
1990 44.2 −0.2 pp
1989 44.3 −0.1 pp
1988 44.5 −0.1 pp
1987 44.6 −0.1 pp
1986 44.7 −0.1 pp
1985 44.9 −0.2 pp
1984 45 −0.2 pp
1983 45.2 −0.2 pp
1982 45.4 −0.2 pp
1981 45.6 −0.1 pp
1980 45.7 −0.1 pp
1979 45.8 −0 pp
1978 45.8 +0.1 pp
1977 45.8 +0.1 pp
1976 45.7 +0.2 pp
1975 45.5 +0.2 pp
1974 45.4 +0.2 pp
1973 45.2 +0.2 pp
1972 45 +0.2 pp
1971 44.8 +0.2 pp
1970 44.7 +0.2 pp
1969 44.5 +0.2 pp
1968 44.3 +0.2 pp
1967 44.2 +0.1 pp
1966 44 +0.1 pp
1965 43.9 +0.2 pp
1964 43.7 +0.2 pp
1963 43.5 +0.2 pp
1962 43.3 +0.3 pp
1961 43 +0.3 pp
1960 42.7

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.