Population aged 0 to 14 in United States

Population aged 0 to 14 in the United States was 17.6% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3 pts from 2022. That is the 151st highest of 215 countries in 2023.

202317.6%
Change on 2022-0.3 pts
Rank151st of 215Countries ranked
Series high31.41961
Series low17.62023

Population aged 0 to 14 in United States, 1960 to 2023

1520253035196019731986199920122025203820501960: 31.3 %1961: 31.4 %1962: 31.3 %1963: 31.1 %1964: 30.9 %1965: 30.7 %1966: 30.4 %1967: 30 %1968: 29.5 %1969: 29 %1970: 28.6 %1971: 28 %1972: 27.4 %1973: 26.6 %1974: 25.9 %1975: 25.2 %1976: 24.4 %1977: 23.8 %1978: 23.2 %1979: 22.8 %1980: 22.4 %1981: 22.1 %1982: 22 %1983: 21.8 %1984: 21.7 %1985: 21.5 %1986: 21.3 %1987: 21.3 %1988: 21.3 %1989: 21.5 %1990: 21.6 %1991: 21.7 %1992: 21.8 %1993: 21.9 %1994: 21.9 %1995: 21.8 %1996: 21.7 %1997: 21.5 %1998: 21.4 %1999: 21.3 %2000: 21.2 %2001: 21 %2002: 20.9 %2003: 20.7 %2004: 20.5 %2005: 20.3 %2006: 20.2 %2007: 20 %2008: 19.9 %2009: 19.8 %2010: 19.7 %2011: 19.6 %2012: 19.5 %2013: 19.4 %2014: 19.3 %2015: 19.2 %2016: 19.1 %2017: 18.9 %2018: 18.8 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 18.4 %2021: 18.1 %2022: 17.9 %2023: 17.6 %2024 (projection): 17.3 %2025 (projection): 17.1 %2026 (projection): 16.9 %2027 (projection): 16.7 %2028 (projection): 16.6 %2029 (projection): 16.4 %2030 (projection): 16.3 %2031 (projection): 16.1 %2032 (projection): 16 %2033 (projection): 16 %2034 (projection): 15.9 %2035 (projection): 15.9 %2036 (projection): 15.9 %2037 (projection): 15.9 %2038 (projection): 15.9 %2039 (projection): 15.9 %2040 (projection): 15.9 %2041 (projection): 16 %2042 (projection): 16 %2043 (projection): 16 %2044 (projection): 16 %2045 (projection): 16 %2046 (projection): 16 %2047 (projection): 16 %2048 (projection): 16 %2049 (projection): 15.9 %2050 (projection): 15.9 %
%. Source: World Bank, Population ages 0-14, % of total population (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08. The dashed line from 2024 to 2050 is a projection by World Bank (2026-07-01 edition), not a measured value.
All 64 values
Period%
202317.6
202217.9
202118.1
202018.4
201918.6
201818.8
201718.9
201619.1
201519.2
201419.3
201319.4
201219.5
201119.6
201019.7
200919.8
200819.9
200720
200620.2
200520.3
200420.5
200320.7
200220.9
200121
200021.2
199921.3
199821.4
199721.5
199621.7
199521.8
199421.9
199321.9
199221.8
199121.7
199021.6
198921.5
198821.3
198721.3
198621.3
198521.5
198421.7
198321.8
198222
198122.1
198022.4
197922.8
197823.2
197723.8
197624.4
197525.2
197425.9
197326.6
197227.4
197128
197028.6
196929
196829.5
196730
196630.4
196530.7
196430.9
196331.1
196231.3
196131.4
196031.3

Rankings

Definition

Residents aged 0 to 14 as a percentage of total population, at mid-year.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population ages 0-14, % of total population (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the population aged 0 to 14 in United States?

Population aged 0 to 14 in the United States was 17.6% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3 pts from 2022. That is the 151st highest of 215 countries in 2023.

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World Bank. Population ages 0-14, % of total population (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population aged 0 to 14 in United States?

31.4% in 1961, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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