WorldDataRank / Population
Compare Population Aged 0 to 14 across 20 selected countries in the Americas using World Bank data for 2025. Values are measured in % of population.
Data year: 2025 Source: World Bank Last refreshed:
This ranking uses common-year World Bank observations for 2025. Retrieval date and data year are different; no newer values are inferred.
Key findings
- Guatemala has the highest observed value at 31%.
- Canada has the lowest observed value at 15%.
- The median across 20 reporting countries is 23.8%.
- The difference between the highest and lowest values is 16 percentage points.
Comparison across selected countries in the Americas. Values in % of population. Bar lengths start at zero; the table below provides the same observations.
Complete selected-country ranking
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 31% |
| 2 | Honduras | 30.3% |
| 3 | Bolivia | 29.4% |
| 4 | Paraguay | 28.4% |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 28.3% |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 26.2% |
| 7 | Panama | 24.5% |
| 8 | El Salvador | 24.4% |
| 9 | Mexico | 24.1% |
| 10 | Ecuador | 23.9% |
| 11 | Peru | 23.6% |
| 12 | Argentina | 21% |
| 13 | Colombia | 20% |
| 14 | Brazil | 19.4% |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 18.3% |
| 16 | Uruguay | 17.9% |
| 17 | United States | 17.1% |
| 18 | Chile | 16.5% |
| 19 | Cuba | 15% |
| 20 | Canada | 15% |
What the data shows
The unweighted country mean is 22.7%, compared with a median of 23.8%. Each reporting country has equal weight; this is not a population-weighted or regional aggregate. The gap between the two highest observed values is 0.8 percentage points. These comparisons describe the observations and do not establish causes.
Methodology
- Provider
- World Bank
- Dataset
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
- Indicator ID
- SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS
- Data year
- 2025
- Units
- % of population
- Coverage
- 20 of 20 selected countries in the Americas.
Source: World Bank: Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) (2025)
Rankings use the cited source values without imputation or interpolation. Display rounding does not affect rank.
Technical details
- Coverage threshold
- Minimum 18 reporting countries.
- Countries included
- Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Panama, El Salvador, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uruguay, United States, Chile, Cuba, Canada
- Countries excluded (missing observations; ISO3 codes)
- None
- Ranking direction
- descending
- Sorting
- Exact source values; equal values share competition rank. Ties display by ascending country ID, then record ID.
- Statistics
- Unweighted arithmetic mean, median, and highest minus lowest. Derived decimals use half-up rounding; source values remain exact.
Why a newer year was not selected
- 2026: 0 available observations; 18 required.
Caveats
This is a selected-country comparison, not a global ranking. Missing countries may affect the distribution. A higher value does not necessarily imply a better outcome. Source observations may be revised.
A younger population is not itself a measure of educational opportunity or economic performance.