Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Turks and Caicos Islands

Share of population under 15 in the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2025 — 16%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 29.4 pp.

2025 16% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 166of 217
Period maximum 47%1970
Period minimum 16%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Turks and Caicos Islands, 1960–2025020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.4%1962: 45.2%1964: 45.1%1966: 45.4%1968: 46.2%1970: 47%1972: 45.6%1974: 44.3%1976: 43.4%1978: 42.5%1980: 41.1%1982: 38.3%1984: 35.6%1986: 33.2%1988: 31.4%1990: 30.2%1992: 29.6%1994: 29%1996: 28.5%1998: 28.1%2000: 27.7%2002: 27.1%2004: 25.8%2006: 24.7%2008: 23.9%2010: 22.9%2012: 21.1%2014: 19.5%2016: 18.2%2018: 17.2%2020: 16.7%2022: 16.4%2024: 16.1%2025: 16%
Change over the period: −29.4 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands 16%
World 24.4%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Turks and Caicos Islands, by year Turks and Caicos Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16 −0.1 pp
2024 16.1 −0.1 pp
2023 16.2 −0.2 pp
2022 16.4 −0.2 pp
2021 16.5 −0.2 pp
2020 16.7 −0.2 pp
2019 16.9 −0.3 pp
2018 17.2 −0.4 pp
2017 17.7 −0.5 pp
2016 18.2 −0.6 pp
2015 18.8 −0.7 pp
2014 19.5 −0.7 pp
2013 20.3 −0.9 pp
2012 21.1 −0.9 pp
2011 22 −0.8 pp
2010 22.9 −0.6 pp
2009 23.4 −0.5 pp
2008 23.9 −0.4 pp
2007 24.3 −0.4 pp
2006 24.7 −0.5 pp
2005 25.2 −0.6 pp
2004 25.8 −0.6 pp
2003 26.4 −0.7 pp
2002 27.1 −0.4 pp
2001 27.5 −0.2 pp
2000 27.7 −0.2 pp
1999 27.8 −0.2 pp
1998 28.1 −0.2 pp
1997 28.3 −0.2 pp
1996 28.5 −0.2 pp
1995 28.7 −0.3 pp
1994 29 −0.3 pp
1993 29.3 −0.3 pp
1992 29.6 −0.3 pp
1991 29.9 −0.3 pp
1990 30.2 −0.5 pp
1989 30.7 −0.7 pp
1988 31.4 −0.8 pp
1987 32.2 −1 pp
1986 33.2 −1.1 pp
1985 34.3 −1.2 pp
1984 35.6 −1.3 pp
1983 36.9 −1.4 pp
1982 38.3 −1.5 pp
1981 39.7 −1.4 pp
1980 41.1 −0.9 pp
1979 42 −0.5 pp
1978 42.5 −0.4 pp
1977 42.9 −0.5 pp
1976 43.4 −0.4 pp
1975 43.8 −0.4 pp
1974 44.3 −0.6 pp
1973 44.8 −0.8 pp
1972 45.6 −0.9 pp
1971 46.5 −0.5 pp
1970 47 +0.3 pp
1969 46.7 +0.5 pp
1968 46.2 +0.4 pp
1967 45.7 +0.3 pp
1966 45.4 +0.3 pp
1965 45.1 +0.1 pp
1964 45.1 −0.1 pp
1963 45.1 −0.1 pp
1962 45.2 −0.1 pp
1961 45.4 −0 pp
1960 45.4

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.