Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Middle Africa

Share of population under 15 in Middle Africa in 2025 — 44.7%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.1 pp.

2025 44.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 45.7%1998
Period minimum 41.5%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Middle Africa, 1960–20254042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.5%1962: 41.8%1964: 42.2%1966: 42.6%1968: 42.9%1970: 43.3%1972: 43.8%1974: 44.1%1976: 44.3%1978: 44.5%1980: 44.5%1982: 44.5%1984: 44.5%1986: 44.6%1988: 44.8%1990: 45%1992: 45.1%1994: 45%1996: 45.2%1998: 45.7%2000: 45.6%2002: 45.6%2004: 45.5%2006: 45.4%2008: 45.4%2010: 45.4%2012: 45.4%2014: 45.4%2016: 45.4%2018: 45.3%2020: 45.3%2022: 45.2%2024: 44.8%2025: 44.7%
Change over the period: +3.1 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle Africa 44.7%
World 24.4%
Share of population under 15 — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.7 −0.2 pp
2024 44.8 −0.2 pp
2023 45 −0.2 pp
2022 45.2 −0.1 pp
2021 45.2 −0.1 pp
2020 45.3 −0 pp
2019 45.3 +0 pp
2018 45.3 −0 pp
2017 45.3 −0.1 pp
2016 45.4 −0 pp
2015 45.5 +0 pp
2014 45.4 +0 pp
2013 45.4 +0 pp
2012 45.4 +0 pp
2011 45.4 −0 pp
2010 45.4 −0 pp
2009 45.4 +0 pp
2008 45.4 +0 pp
2007 45.4 +0 pp
2006 45.4 −0 pp
2005 45.4 −0.1 pp
2004 45.5 −0.1 pp
2003 45.5 −0 pp
2002 45.6 −0 pp
2001 45.6 −0 pp
2000 45.6 −0 pp
1999 45.6 −0 pp
1998 45.7 +0.1 pp
1997 45.6 +0.4 pp
1996 45.2 +0.3 pp
1995 44.9 −0.1 pp
1994 45 −0.1 pp
1993 45.1 +0.1 pp
1992 45.1 +0 pp
1991 45 +0.1 pp
1990 45 +0.1 pp
1989 44.9 +0.1 pp
1988 44.8 +0.1 pp
1987 44.7 +0.1 pp
1986 44.6 +0.1 pp
1985 44.6 +0.1 pp
1984 44.5 +0 pp
1983 44.5 −0 pp
1982 44.5 −0 pp
1981 44.5 +0.1 pp
1980 44.5 +0 pp
1979 44.4 −0.1 pp
1978 44.5 +0 pp
1977 44.5 +0.1 pp
1976 44.3 +0.1 pp
1975 44.2 +0.1 pp
1974 44.1 +0.1 pp
1973 43.9 +0.2 pp
1972 43.8 +0.2 pp
1971 43.6 +0.2 pp
1970 43.3 +0.2 pp
1969 43.1 +0.2 pp
1968 42.9 +0.2 pp
1967 42.8 +0.2 pp
1966 42.6 +0.2 pp
1965 42.4 +0.2 pp
1964 42.2 +0.2 pp
1963 42 +0.2 pp
1962 41.8 +0.1 pp
1961 41.7 +0.1 pp
1960 41.5

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.