Percent children - Country rankings

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Population ages 0-14, percent of total, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 53 countries was 38.03 percent. The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 49.17 percent and the lowest value was in Mauritius: 15.12 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
C.A. Republic 49.17 1 1960 - 2023
Niger 46.97 2 1960 - 2023
Chad 46.74 3 1960 - 2023
Somalia 46.68 4 1960 - 2023
Mali 46.46 5 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 46.09 6 1960 - 2023
Burundi 45.36 7 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 44.75 8 1960 - 2023
Angola 44.57 9 1960 - 2023
Uganda 43.94 10 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 43.04 11 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 42.72 12 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 42.4 13 1960 - 2023
Zambia 41.96 14 1960 - 2023
Benin 41.84 15 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 41.76 16 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 41.49 17 1960 - 2023
Malawi 41.32 18 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 41.32 19 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 41.28 20 1960 - 2023
Guinea 41.24 21 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 40.88 22 1960 - 2023
Gambia 40.73 23 1960 - 2023
Sudan 40.65 24 1960 - 2023
Liberia 40 25 1960 - 2023
Togo 39.88 26 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 39.57 27 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 39.37 28 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 39.24 29 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 38.68 30 1960 - 2023
Senegal 38.63 31 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 38.53 32 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 38.28 33 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 37.73 34 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 37.48 35 1960 - 2023
Kenya 37.45 36 1960 - 2023
Comoros 37.4 37 1960 - 2023
Namibia 37.29 38 1960 - 2023
Gabon 36.66 39 1960 - 2023
Ghana 36.18 40 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 34.92 41 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 33.67 42 1960 - 2023
Egypt 32.44 43 1960 - 2023
Botswana 32.28 44 1960 - 2023
Algeria 30.64 45 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 29.57 46 1960 - 2023
Libya 27.96 47 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 26.37 48 1960 - 2023
South Africa 26.08 49 1960 - 2023
Morocco 26.04 50 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 24.43 51 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 20.14 52 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 15.12 53 1960 - 2023


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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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1. C.A. Republic
2. Niger
3. Chad
4. Somalia
5. Mali
6. DR Congo
7. Burundi
8. Mozambique
9. Angola
10. Uganda
11. Mauritania
12. Tanzania
13. Burkina Faso
14. Zambia
15. Benin
16. Cameroon
17. Nigeria
18. Malawi
19. Zimbabwe
20. Ivory Coast
21. Guinea
22. R. of Congo
23. Gambia
24. Sudan
25. Liberia
26. Togo
27. Madagascar
28. Ethiopia
29. G.-Bissau
30. Eritrea
31. Senegal
32. Sierra Leone
33. S.T.&Principe
34. Rwanda
35. Eq. Guinea
36. Kenya
37. Comoros
38. Namibia
39. Gabon
40. Ghana
41. Lesotho
42. Swaziland
43. Egypt
44. Botswana
45. Algeria
46. Djibouti
47. Libya
48. Cape Verde
49. South Africa
50. Morocco
51. Tunisia
52. Seychelles
53. Mauritius
49.17
46.97
46.74
46.68
46.46
46.09
45.36
44.75
44.57
43.94
43.04
42.72
42.40
41.96
41.84
41.76
41.49
41.32
41.32
41.28
41.24
40.88
40.73
40.65
40.00
39.88
39.57
39.37
39.24
38.68
38.63
38.53
38.28
37.73
37.48
37.45
37.40
37.29
36.66
36.18
34.92
33.67
32.44
32.28
30.64
29.57
27.96
26.37
26.08
26.04
24.43
20.14
15.12
0
12.3
24.6
36.9
49.17


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