Percent children - Country rankings
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Population ages 0-14, percent of total, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 196 countries was 25.79 percent. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 49 percent and the lowest value was in Hong Kong: 10.51 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: United Nations Population Division
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| Countries | Percent children, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.A. Republic | 49 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 46.6 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 46.59 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 46.14 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 46.06 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 46.03 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 44.7 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 44.48 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 44.35 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 43.54 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 42.89 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 42.71 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 42.54 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 41.8 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 41.55 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 41.46 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 41.44 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 41.13 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 41.01 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 40.9 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 40.87 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 40.87 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 40.71 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 40.47 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 40.45 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 40.25 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 39.53 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 39.53 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 39.26 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 39.06 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 38.79 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 38.46 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 38.31 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 38.18 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 38.14 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 38.09 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 38.05 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 37.83 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 37.36 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 37.29 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 37.12 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 36.98 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 36.97 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 36.84 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 36.68 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 36.58 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 36.48 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 36.26 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 35.82 | 49 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 35.4 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 34.69 | 51 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 34.52 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 33.48 | 53 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 33.35 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tuvalu | 32.95 | 55 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 32.34 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 32.19 | 57 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 32.13 | 58 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 31.99 | 59 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 31.85 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 31.58 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 31.51 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 31.19 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 31.1 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 30.67 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 30.62 | 66 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 30.33 | 67 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 30.2 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 29.79 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 29.79 | 70 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 29.37 | 71 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 29.17 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 29.16 | 73 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 29.16 | 74 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 28.76 | 75 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 28.59 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 28.43 | 77 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 27.99 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 27.87 | 79 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 27.41 | 80 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 27.41 | 81 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 27.09 | 82 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belize | 26.58 | 83 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 26.58 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 26.19 | 85 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 25.88 | 86 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 25.64 | 87 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 25.63 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 25.55 | 89 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 25.53 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 24.89 | 91 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 24.81 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | 24.71 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| India | 24.62 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 24.6 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 24.51 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 24.46 | 97 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 24.3 | 98 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 24.04 | 99 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Peru | 23.97 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 23.82 | 101 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 23.22 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | 22.44 | 103 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.03 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 21.81 | 105 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 21.79 | 106 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 21.6 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 21.45 | 108 | 1960 - 2024 |
| N. Caledonia | 21.31 | 109 | 1960 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 21.29 | 110 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 20.91 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 20.83 | 112 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 20.8 | 113 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 20.27 | 114 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Faroe Isl. | 19.97 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 19.95 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 19.79 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 19.67 | 118 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 19.59 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 19.44 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 19.24 | 121 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 18.95 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 18.8 | 123 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 18.72 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 18.7 | 125 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 18.56 | 126 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 18.29 | 127 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Palau | 18.24 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 18.22 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 18.13 | 130 | 1960 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 18.12 | 131 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 17.91 | 132 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 17.87 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 17.84 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 17.8 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 17.76 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 17.76 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 17.65 | 138 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 17.54 | 139 | 1960 - 2024 |
| USA | 17.32 | 140 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Russia | 17.28 | 141 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 17.24 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UK | 17.19 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 16.99 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chile | 16.97 | 145 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Albania | 16.84 | 146 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 16.84 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 16.82 | 148 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 16.51 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 16.3 | 150 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 16.19 | 151 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 16.11 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 16.07 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 16.01 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 16 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 15.78 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 15.76 | 157 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 15.72 | 158 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 15.7 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 15.64 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 15.41 | 161 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 15.4 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 15.11 | 163 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 15.07 | 164 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 15.03 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 14.95 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 14.81 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 14.81 | 168 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 14.75 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 14.71 | 170 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 14.71 | 171 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 14.63 | 172 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 14.47 | 173 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 14.4 | 174 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 14.31 | 175 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liechtenstein | 14.26 | 176 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Austria | 14.23 | 177 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 13.92 | 178 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 13.91 | 179 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Macao | 13.91 | 180 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 13.89 | 181 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 13.61 | 182 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Monaco | 13.47 | 183 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Greece | 13.22 | 184 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 13.04 | 185 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malta | 13.03 | 186 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 12.92 | 187 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 12.8 | 188 | 1960 - 2024 |
| San Marino | 12.26 | 189 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Andorra | 11.89 | 190 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 11.89 | 191 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 11.69 | 192 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 11.63 | 193 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 11.44 | 194 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 10.57 | 195 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 10.51 | 196 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: Total population below the age of 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
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46.60
46.59
46.14
46.06
46.03
44.70
44.48
44.35
43.54
42.89
42.71
42.54
41.80
41.55
41.46
41.44
41.13
41.01
40.90
40.87
40.87
40.71
40.47
40.45
40.25
39.53
39.53
39.26
39.06
38.79
38.46
38.31
38.18
38.14
38.09
38.05
37.83
37.36
37.29
37.12
36.98
36.97
36.84
36.68
36.58
36.48
36.26
35.82
35.40
34.69
34.52
33.48
33.35
32.95
32.34
32.19
32.13
31.99
31.85
31.58
31.51
31.19
31.10
30.67
30.62
30.33
30.20
29.79
29.79
29.37
29.17
29.16
29.16
28.76
28.59
28.43
27.99
27.87
27.41
27.41
27.09
26.58
26.58
26.19
25.88
25.64
25.63
25.55
25.53
24.89
24.81
24.71
24.62
24.60
24.51
24.46
24.30
24.04
23.97
23.82
23.22
22.44
22.03
21.81
21.79
21.60
21.45
21.31
21.29
20.91
20.83
20.80
20.27
19.97
19.95
19.79
19.67
19.59
19.44
19.24
18.95
18.80
18.72
18.70
18.56
18.29
18.24
18.22
18.13
18.12
17.91
17.87
17.84
17.80
17.76
17.76
17.65
17.54
17.32
17.28
17.24
17.19
16.99
16.97
16.84
16.84
16.82
16.51
16.30
16.19
16.11
16.07
16.01
16.00
15.78
15.76
15.72
15.70
15.64
15.41
15.40
15.11
15.07
15.03
14.95
14.81
14.81
14.75
14.71
14.71
14.63
14.47
14.40
14.31
14.26
14.23
13.92
13.91
13.91
13.89
13.61
13.47
13.22
13.04
13.03
12.92
12.80
12.26
11.89
11.89
11.69
11.63
11.44
10.57
10.51
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24.5
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Percent children in Europe Percent children in Asia Percent children in Africa Percent children in North America Percent children in South America Percent children in Australia/Oceania Percent children in the European union Percent children in Sub Sahara Africa Percent children in MENA Percent children in South East Asia Percent children in Latin America