Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Turkmenistan

Share of population under 15 in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 31.2%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 9.2 pp.

2025 31.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 217
Period maximum 45.6%1968
Period minimum 29.6%2013

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Turkmenistan, 1960–202525303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.4%1962: 42.8%1964: 44.5%1966: 45.2%1968: 45.6%1970: 45.4%1972: 44.8%1974: 43.9%1976: 43%1978: 42.1%1980: 41.3%1982: 40.8%1984: 40.7%1986: 40.8%1988: 41.1%1990: 41.2%1992: 41.1%1994: 40.8%1996: 40.2%1998: 38.9%2000: 37.3%2002: 35.6%2004: 34%2006: 32.6%2008: 31.3%2010: 30.3%2012: 29.7%2014: 29.6%2016: 29.9%2018: 30.5%2020: 31.2%2022: 31.7%2024: 31.5%2025: 31.2%
Change over the period: −9.2 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Turkmenistan 31.2%
World 24.4%
Central Asia computed 31.4%
Share of population under 15 — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.2 −0.3 pp
2024 31.5 −0.2 pp
2023 31.7 −0 pp
2022 31.7 +0.2 pp
2021 31.5 +0.3 pp
2020 31.2 +0.4 pp
2019 30.9 +0.4 pp
2018 30.5 +0.3 pp
2017 30.2 +0.3 pp
2016 29.9 +0.2 pp
2015 29.7 +0.1 pp
2014 29.6 +0 pp
2013 29.6 −0.1 pp
2012 29.7 −0.2 pp
2011 30 −0.3 pp
2010 30.3 −0.4 pp
2009 30.8 −0.5 pp
2008 31.3 −0.6 pp
2007 31.9 −0.7 pp
2006 32.6 −0.7 pp
2005 33.3 −0.8 pp
2004 34 −0.8 pp
2003 34.8 −0.8 pp
2002 35.6 −0.8 pp
2001 36.4 −0.9 pp
2000 37.3 −0.8 pp
1999 38.1 −0.8 pp
1998 38.9 −0.7 pp
1997 39.6 −0.5 pp
1996 40.2 −0.4 pp
1995 40.5 −0.3 pp
1994 40.8 −0.2 pp
1993 41 −0.1 pp
1992 41.1 −0.1 pp
1991 41.2 −0 pp
1990 41.2 +0 pp
1989 41.2 +0.1 pp
1988 41.1 +0.1 pp
1987 41 +0.2 pp
1986 40.8 +0.1 pp
1985 40.7 +0.1 pp
1984 40.7 −0 pp
1983 40.7 −0.1 pp
1982 40.8 −0.2 pp
1981 41 −0.3 pp
1980 41.3 −0.4 pp
1979 41.6 −0.4 pp
1978 42.1 −0.4 pp
1977 42.5 −0.5 pp
1976 43 −0.5 pp
1975 43.4 −0.5 pp
1974 43.9 −0.5 pp
1973 44.4 −0.4 pp
1972 44.8 −0.3 pp
1971 45.1 −0.2 pp
1970 45.4 −0.1 pp
1969 45.5 −0 pp
1968 45.6 +0.1 pp
1967 45.4 +0.2 pp
1966 45.2 +0.3 pp
1965 44.9 +0.4 pp
1964 44.5 +0.7 pp
1963 43.8 +1 pp
1962 42.8 +1.2 pp
1961 41.7 +1.3 pp
1960 40.4

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.