Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — South-Eastern Asia

Share of population under 15 in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 23.5%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 18.6 pp.

2025 23.5% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 43.8%1968
Period minimum 23.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42%1962: 42.7%1964: 43.3%1966: 43.7%1968: 43.8%1970: 43.6%1972: 43.3%1974: 42.8%1976: 42.1%1978: 41.3%1980: 40.6%1982: 39.8%1984: 39.1%1986: 38.3%1988: 37.4%1990: 36.6%1992: 35.8%1994: 34.9%1996: 34.1%1998: 33.1%2000: 32%2002: 31%2004: 30.2%2006: 29.4%2008: 28.6%2010: 27.9%2012: 27.3%2014: 26.9%2016: 26.4%2018: 25.9%2020: 25.4%2022: 24.7%2024: 23.9%2025: 23.5%
Change over the period: −18.6 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 23.5%
World 24.4%
Share of population under 15 — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.5 −0.4 pp
2024 23.9 −0.4 pp
2023 24.3 −0.4 pp
2022 24.7 −0.4 pp
2021 25 −0.3 pp
2020 25.4 −0.3 pp
2019 25.7 −0.3 pp
2018 25.9 −0.2 pp
2017 26.2 −0.2 pp
2016 26.4 −0.2 pp
2015 26.6 −0.2 pp
2014 26.9 −0.2 pp
2013 27.1 −0.3 pp
2012 27.3 −0.3 pp
2011 27.6 −0.3 pp
2010 27.9 −0.3 pp
2009 28.3 −0.4 pp
2008 28.6 −0.4 pp
2007 29 −0.4 pp
2006 29.4 −0.4 pp
2005 29.8 −0.4 pp
2004 30.2 −0.4 pp
2003 30.6 −0.4 pp
2002 31 −0.4 pp
2001 31.5 −0.5 pp
2000 32 −0.5 pp
1999 32.5 −0.6 pp
1998 33.1 −0.5 pp
1997 33.6 −0.5 pp
1996 34.1 −0.4 pp
1995 34.5 −0.4 pp
1994 34.9 −0.4 pp
1993 35.4 −0.4 pp
1992 35.8 −0.4 pp
1991 36.2 −0.4 pp
1990 36.6 −0.4 pp
1989 37 −0.4 pp
1988 37.4 −0.4 pp
1987 37.9 −0.4 pp
1986 38.3 −0.4 pp
1985 38.7 −0.4 pp
1984 39.1 −0.4 pp
1983 39.4 −0.4 pp
1982 39.8 −0.4 pp
1981 40.2 −0.4 pp
1980 40.6 −0.4 pp
1979 40.9 −0.4 pp
1978 41.3 −0.4 pp
1977 41.7 −0.4 pp
1976 42.1 −0.3 pp
1975 42.4 −0.3 pp
1974 42.8 −0.3 pp
1973 43 −0.2 pp
1972 43.3 −0.2 pp
1971 43.5 −0.1 pp
1970 43.6 −0.1 pp
1969 43.7 −0.1 pp
1968 43.8 +0 pp
1967 43.8 +0.1 pp
1966 43.7 +0.2 pp
1965 43.5 +0.2 pp
1964 43.3 +0.3 pp
1963 43.1 +0.3 pp
1962 42.7 +0.3 pp
1961 42.4 +0.4 pp
1960 42

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.