Countries in North America Ranked by Population ages 0-14 share (2025)
Population ages 0-14 share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Guatemala ranks #1 with 31% of population. Haiti is second with 30.8% of population, 0.78% behind. The top five are Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Belize. The median across all 34 is 17.6% of population; Puerto Rico (US) is last at 11.2% of population. Guatemala's figure has fallen 29% since 2001 (43.6% of population to 31% of population in 2025).
- #1
- Guatemala · 31% of population
- Median
- 17.6% of population
- Coverage
- 34 countries in North America
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Population ages 0-14 share (% of population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 31 |
| 2 | Haiti | 30.8 |
| 3 | Honduras | 30.3 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 28.3 |
| 5 | Belize | 26.3 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 26.2 |
| 7 | Panama | 24.5 |
| 8 | El Salvador | 24.4 |
| 9 | Mexico | 24.1 |
| 10 | St. Martin (French part) | 21.1 |
| 11 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.9 |
| 12 | Greenland | 20.7 |
| 13 | Grenada | 19 |
| 14 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 18.3 |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 18.3 |
| 16 | Jamaica | 18.3 |
| 17 | Dominica | 17.6 |
| 18 | Bahamas, The | 17.5 |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.5 |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.5 |
| 21 | St. Lucia | 17.2 |
| 22 | United States | 17.1 |
| 23 | Barbados | 17.1 |
| 24 | Aruba | 16.5 |
| 25 | Virgin Islands (US) | 16.5 |
| 26 | Cayman Islands | 16.1 |
| 27 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16 |
| 28 | Cuba | 15 |
| 29 | Canada | 15 |
| 30 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14.8 |
| 31 | Curaçao | 14.6 |
| 32 | British Virgin Islands | 14.1 |
| 33 | Bermuda | 13.4 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.2 |
About the top 10
#1 Guatemala
Guatemala ranks #1 on this list with 31% of population.
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 18.69 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$123.31 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,598 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 56.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in prevalence of stunting (under-5) · #9 in remittances received · #12 in gini index.
#2 Haiti
Haiti ranks #2 on this list with 30.8% of population.
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 11.91 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.08 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,694 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 65.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 55.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in prevalence of undernourishment · #4 in time to start a business (days) · #7 in homicide rate.
#3 Honduras
Honduras ranks #3 on this list with 30.3% of population.
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 11.01 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$39.6 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,598 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 59.3% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tegucigalpa.
Also ranks #6 in deposit interest rate · #10 in gini index · #11 in homicide rate.
#4 Nicaragua
Nicaragua ranks #4 on this list with 28.3% of population.
- Capital
- Managua
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 7.01 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,173 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 75.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 59.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in women in parliament share · #3 in women in ministerial positions share · #28 in homicide rate.
#5 Belize
Belize ranks #5 on this list with 26.3% of population.
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 422,920 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.33 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,866 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 41.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in secure internet servers per million · #12 in homicide rate · #14 in time to start a business (days).
#6 Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic ranks #6 on this list with 26.2% of population.
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 11.52 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$127.41 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$11,059 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 72.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Santo Domingo.
Also ranks #4 in crop production index · #14 in deposit interest rate · #19 in remittances received.
#7 Panama
Panama ranks #7 on this list with 24.5% of population.
- Capital
- Panama City
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 4.57 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$90.46 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$19,790 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 79.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 66.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Panama City.
Also ranks #7 in gini index · #8 in income share of richest 10% · #15 in gross capital formation rate.
#8 El Salvador
El Salvador ranks #8 on this list with 24.4% of population.
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 6.37 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$36.71 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,767 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 75.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in debt service share of exports · #6 in government debt share of gdp · #14 in mobile subscriptions per 100.
#9 Mexico
Mexico ranks #9 on this list with 24.1% of population.
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 131.95 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.83 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,889 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 75.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 80% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Greater Mexico City, Mexico City, Tijuana.
Also ranks #2 in remittances received · #3 in tourism arrivals · #4 in external debt stocks.
#10 St. Martin (French part)
St. Martin (French part) ranks #10 on this list with 21.1% of population.
- Capital
- Marigot
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 24,941 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$649.21 million (2021)
- GDP per person
- US$21,668 (2021)
- Life expectancy
- 80.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 100% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in protected marine area share · #4 in female population share · #8 in urban population share.
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Source and method
Population ages 0-14 share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Population ages 0-14 (% of total population): United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.