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Children under 15 in Philippines

People · Philippines

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Children under 15, 1960 – 2025 percent · Philippines · World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Philippines
27.1%
World
24.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Philippines · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 27.1% · 2025
First value 48.4% · 1960
Highest 49.2% · 1964
Lowest 27.1% · 2025
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearPhilippinesChange World
2025 27.1% −0.7 pp 24.4%
2024 27.9% −0.7 pp 24.7%
2023 28.6% −0.7 pp 25.0%
2022 29.3% −0.7 pp 25.3%
2021 30.0% −0.7 pp 25.6%
2020 30.7% −0.6 pp 25.8%
2019 31.3% −0.5 pp 26.0%
2018 31.8% −0.5 pp 26.2%
2017 32.3% −0.6 pp 26.4%
2016 32.9% −0.6 pp 26.5%
2015 33.5% −0.5 pp 26.6%
2014 34.1% −0.4 pp 26.8%
2013 34.4% −0.4 pp 26.9%
2012 34.8% −0.4 pp 27.0%
2011 35.2% −0.4 pp 27.1%
2010 35.6% −0.4 pp 27.3%
2009 36.0% −0.3 pp 27.5%
2008 36.3% −0.3 pp 27.6%
2007 36.6% −0.3 pp 27.9%
2006 36.9% −0.3 pp 28.1%
2005 37.2% −0.4 pp 28.5%
2004 37.6% −0.4 pp 28.8%
2003 38.0% −0.4 pp 29.2%
2002 38.4% −0.4 pp 29.6%
2001 38.8% −0.4 pp 30.0%
2000 39.2% −0.4 pp 30.4%
1999 39.6% −0.5 pp 30.8%
1998 40.1% −0.4 pp 31.1%
1997 40.5% −0.3 pp 31.5%
1996 40.8% −0.2 pp 31.8%
1995 41.1% −0.2 pp 32.1%
1994 41.2% −0.2 pp 32.3%
1993 41.4% −0.2 pp 32.5%
1992 41.6% −0.1 pp 32.7%
1991 41.8% −0.1 pp 32.9%
1990 41.8% −0.1 pp 33.0%
1989 41.9% −0.1 pp 33.2%
1988 42.0% −0.1 pp 33.3%
1987 42.2% −0.2 pp 33.6%
1986 42.3% −0.2 pp 33.8%
1985 42.5% −0.2 pp 34.0%
1984 42.8% −0.3 pp 34.3%
1983 43.1% −0.4 pp 34.6%
1982 43.5% −0.4 pp 34.9%
1981 43.9% −0.4 pp 35.2%
1980 44.3% −0.4 pp 35.5%
1979 44.8% −0.5 pp 35.8%
1978 45.2% −0.5 pp 36.3%
1977 45.8% −0.6 pp 36.7%
1976 46.4% −0.6 pp 36.9%
1975 46.9% −0.4 pp 37.1%
1974 47.4% −0.3 pp 37.2%
1973 47.7% −0.3 pp 37.3%
1972 48.0% −0.2 pp 37.5%
1971 48.2% −0.2 pp 37.6%
1970 48.4% −0.2 pp 37.7%
1969 48.6% −0.2 pp 37.8%
1968 48.8% −0.2 pp 37.9%
1967 49.0% −0.1 pp 38.0%
1966 49.1% −0.1 pp 38.0%
1965 49.2% −0.1 pp 38.0%
1964 49.2% +0.0 pp 38.0%
1963 49.2% +0.2 pp 37.8%
1962 49.1% +0.3 pp 37.6%
1961 48.8% +0.4 pp 37.5%
1960 48.4% 37.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryChildren under 15
1 Congo - Kinshasa 45.8%
2 Liberia 42.1%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 42.1%
4 Yemen 41.6%
5 Sierra Leone 41.0%
6 Gabon 36.6%
7 Egypt 34.1%
8 Honduras 33.7%
9 Philippines 32.3%
10 Bangladesh 30.1%
11 Algeria 29.9%
12 Ecuador 28.0%
13 India 27.8%
14 Mexico 27.2%
15 Lebanon 26.9%
16 Indonesia 26.6%
17 Saudi Arabia 25.2%
18 Argentina 24.6%
19 Türkiye 23.3%
20 Colombia 23.3%
21 Brazil 21.7%
22 Chile 19.3%
23 United States 18.9%
24 China 18.4%
25 United Kingdom 18.0%
26 France 17.9%
27 Norway 17.8%
28 Russia 17.5%
29 Netherlands 16.2%
30 Finland 16.2%
31 Canada 16.2%
32 Romania 15.8%
33 Czechia 15.6%
34 Poland 15.2%
35 Lithuania 14.9%
36 Spain 14.8%
37 Greece 14.4%
38 Bulgaria 14.2%
39 Germany 13.5%
40 Italy 13.4%
41 South Korea 13.0%
42 Hong Kong SAR China 11.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

The share of residents who are children.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.