Percent children - Country rankings
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Population ages 0-14, percent of total, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 24.95 percent. The highest value was in Afghanistan: 43.23 percent and the lowest value was in Hong Kong: 10.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 43.23 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 41.23 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 38.37 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 37.09 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 37.04 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 36.51 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 32.67 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 32.64 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 31.67 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 31.23 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 30.87 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Laos | 30.56 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Syria | 30.34 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 30.11 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 29.54 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 28.71 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 28.61 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 28.36 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Israel | 27.61 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 26.72 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Oman | 25.23 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| India | 25.06 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 24.93 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burma | 24.52 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24.1 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 23.61 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iran | 22.84 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.36 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 22.34 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 22.29 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 21.46 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 21.04 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 21.02 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 20.05 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 19.55 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 18.99 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 18.98 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 18.6 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
| China | 16.59 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 16.34 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 15.16 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 15.09 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Macao | 14.09 | 43 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 11.79 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Japan | 11.65 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 10.97 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 10.7 | 47 | 1960 - 2023 |
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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