Population aged 0 to 14 in Switzerland

14.9% of the population of Switzerland was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2016.

Measure: Share of population aged 0 to 14 Unit: % of total population Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Switzerland, 2025 14.9% % of total population
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 15.0%
World, 2025 24.4% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 15.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2025 182nd of 217 See the full ranking

Population aged 0 to 14 in Switzerland 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.

Share of population aged 0 to 14 (% of total population), 2001 to 2025
Period SwitzerlandWorld
2025 14.9% 24.4%
2024 15.0% 24.7%
2023 15.0% 25.0%
2022 15.1% 25.3%
2021 15.1% 25.6%
2020 15.1% 25.8%
2019 15.0% 26.0%
2018 15.0% 26.2%
2017 14.9% 26.4%
2016 14.9% 26.5%
2015 14.9% 26.6%
2014 14.9% 26.8%
2013 14.9% 26.9%
2012 15.0% 27.0%
2011 15.1% 27.1%
2010 15.2% 27.3%
2009 15.3% 27.5%
2008 15.4% 27.6%
2007 15.6% 27.9%
2006 15.9% 28.1%
2005 16.1% 28.5%
2004 16.4% 28.8%
2003 16.6% 29.2%
2002 16.8% 29.6%
2001 17.1% 30.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 15.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Switzerland has the 182nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Switzerland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects