Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Vietnam

Share of population under 15 in Vietnam in 2025 — 22.9%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 18.2 pp.

2025 22.9% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 108of 217
Period maximum 43.6%1966
Period minimum 22.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Vietnam, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.1%1962: 42.4%1964: 43.4%1966: 43.6%1968: 43.4%1970: 42.9%1972: 42.4%1974: 41.8%1976: 41.2%1978: 40.6%1980: 40.3%1982: 40.2%1984: 40.1%1986: 39.9%1988: 39.2%1990: 38.5%1992: 37.7%1994: 36.7%1996: 35.4%1998: 33.5%2000: 31.5%2002: 29.9%2004: 28.5%2006: 26.9%2008: 25.6%2010: 24.6%2012: 24%2014: 24%2016: 24.1%2018: 24.6%2020: 24.4%2022: 23.9%2024: 23.2%2025: 22.9%
Change over the period: −18.2 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Vietnam 22.9%
World 24.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.5%
Share of population under 15 — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.9 −0.4 pp
2024 23.2 −0.4 pp
2023 23.6 −0.3 pp
2022 23.9 −0.3 pp
2021 24.2 −0.2 pp
2020 24.4 −0.2 pp
2019 24.5 −0 pp
2018 24.6 +0.2 pp
2017 24.4 +0.3 pp
2016 24.1 +0.1 pp
2015 24 +0 pp
2014 24 +0 pp
2013 23.9 −0.1 pp
2012 24 −0.2 pp
2011 24.2 −0.4 pp
2010 24.6 −0.5 pp
2009 25.1 −0.5 pp
2008 25.6 −0.6 pp
2007 26.2 −0.7 pp
2006 26.9 −0.8 pp
2005 27.7 −0.8 pp
2004 28.5 −0.7 pp
2003 29.2 −0.7 pp
2002 29.9 −0.8 pp
2001 30.6 −0.9 pp
2000 31.5 −1 pp
1999 32.5 −1 pp
1998 33.5 −1 pp
1997 34.5 −0.9 pp
1996 35.4 −0.7 pp
1995 36.1 −0.6 pp
1994 36.7 −0.5 pp
1993 37.2 −0.5 pp
1992 37.7 −0.4 pp
1991 38.1 −0.4 pp
1990 38.5 −0.4 pp
1989 38.8 −0.4 pp
1988 39.2 −0.4 pp
1987 39.6 −0.3 pp
1986 39.9 −0.1 pp
1985 40.1 −0.1 pp
1984 40.1 −0 pp
1983 40.2 −0 pp
1982 40.2 −0 pp
1981 40.2 −0.1 pp
1980 40.3 −0.1 pp
1979 40.4 −0.2 pp
1978 40.6 −0.3 pp
1977 41 −0.2 pp
1976 41.2 −0.2 pp
1975 41.4 −0.4 pp
1974 41.8 −0.3 pp
1973 42.1 −0.3 pp
1972 42.4 −0.3 pp
1971 42.7 −0.2 pp
1970 42.9 −0.3 pp
1969 43.2 −0.2 pp
1968 43.4 −0.2 pp
1967 43.5 −0 pp
1966 43.6 +0.1 pp
1965 43.5 +0.1 pp
1964 43.4 +0.3 pp
1963 43.1 +0.7 pp
1962 42.4 +0.6 pp
1961 41.8 +0.7 pp
1960 41.1

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.