Population aged 0 to 14 in Puerto Rico (US)
11.2% of the population of Puerto Rico (US) was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Puerto Rico (US), 2025
11.2%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
214th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 11.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.4%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Puerto Rico (US) has the 214th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for Puerto Rico (US)
All statistics for Puerto Rico (US)
Population aged 65 and over
25.3%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
0.92 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
3,242,022 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
45.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.94 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.12%
2023 · UN Population Division