What share of Indians are children?
Share of India's population aged 0-14.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
24.6%
latest value, 2024
40.6%
first value, 1960
65
annual observations in this artifact
annual
source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
A falling child share changes the pressure on schools, families, and future labour markets.
A falling child share changes the pressure on schools, families, and future labour markets.
Share of India's population aged 0-14.
Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.
Keep pulling the thread
How many people live in India? -> Is India's population growth slowing? -> How fast is India's fertility falling? ->Methodology
MeasurePopulation ages 0-14
GeographyIndia
Unit% of population
TransformValues displayed as percent of total population.
CaveatThis does not show the absolute number of children.