Highest and lowest
In 2025, the share of population aged under 15 was highest in the Central African Republic, Somalia, and Niger, while the lowest values were recorded in Holy See, Korea, and Hong Kong (China). The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Young population
Share of total population aged under 15
RankEconomyYear
1Central African Republic48.72025
2Somalia46.62025
3Niger46.22025
4Chad46.02025
5Congo DR45.92025
6Mali45.82025
7Mozambique44.22025
8Angola44.12025
9Burundi44.02025
10Uganda43.12025
11Mayotte42.62025
12Afghanistan42.62025
13Mauritania42.42025
14Tanzania42.32025
15Benin41.32025
16Burkina Faso41.22025
17Cameroon41.12025
18Yemen41.02025
19Zambia41.02025
20Guinea40.52025
21Nigeria40.52025
22Côte d'Ivoire40.52025
23Zimbabwe40.32025
24Sudan40.22025
25Malawi40.12025
26Congo Republic39.92025
27Gambia39.72025
28Togo39.22025
29Liberia39.12025
30Madagascar38.92025
31Ethiopia38.82025
32Guinea-Bissau38.32025
33Samoa38.12025
34South Sudan38.02025
35Vanuatu38.02025
36Senegal37.72025
37Sierra Leone37.62025
38West Bank and Gaza37.62025
39Eritrea37.62025
40Sao Tome and Principe37.52025
41Nauru37.12025
42Equatorial Guinea37.12025
43Rwanda37.02025
44Comoros36.92025
45Namibia36.72025
46Solomon Islands36.62025
47Kenya36.32025
48Pakistan36.22025
49Gabon36.22025
50Iraq36.02025
51Tajikistan35.92025
52Ghana35.42025
53Tonga34.92025
54Kiribati34.42025
55Lesotho34.12025
56Marshall Islands33.92025
57Papua New Guinea33.12025
58Timor-Leste33.12025
59Tuvalu33.02025
60Eswatini33.02025
61Botswana32.02025
62Kyrgyzstan31.92025
63Mongolia31.62025
64Egypt31.62025
65Micronesia31.52025
66Uzbekistan31.32025
67Turkmenistan31.22025
68Guatemala31.02025
69French Guiana31.02025
70Haiti30.82025
71Honduras30.32025
72Jordan30.22025
73Algeria29.92025
74Lao PDR29.82025
75Cambodia29.52025
76Bolivia29.42025
77Kazakhstan29.12025
78Guyana28.92025
79Djibouti28.82025
80Syrian Arab Republic28.42025
81Paraguay28.42025
82Nicaragua28.32025
83Nepal28.12025
84Bangladesh27.62025
85Israel27.22025
86Philippines27.12025
87Libya26.82025
88Fiji26.82025
89American Samoa26.32025
90Belize26.32025
91Dominican Republic26.22025
92Guam25.92025
93South Africa25.72025
94Tokelau25.72025
95Lebanon25.62025
96Suriname25.32025
97Morocco25.22025
98Venezuela24.92025
99Cabo Verde24.72025
100Panama24.52025
101El Salvador24.42025
102Oman24.32025
103Indonesia24.22025
104India24.22025
105Mexico24.12025
106Myanmar24.12025
107Ecuador23.92025
108Saudi Arabia23.62025
109Peru23.62025
110Tunisia23.62025
111Cook Islands23.52025
112Western Sahara23.02025
113Viet Nam22.92025
114Niue22.22025
115Iran22.02025
116Sri Lanka21.72025
117Malaysia21.32025
118Northern Mariana Islands21.22025
119Azerbaijan21.22025
120New Caledonia21.12025
121Saint Martin21.12025
122Türkiye21.02025
123Argentina21.02025
124Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20.92025
125Greenland20.72025
126Brunei Darussalam20.62025
127Réunion20.52025
128Georgia20.52025
129Bhutan20.42025
130Colombia20.02025
131Faroe Islands19.92025
132Seychelles19.82025
133Moldova19.52025
134Brazil19.42025
135Wallis and Futuna19.42025
136Maldives19.02025
137Grenada19.02025
138Armenia19.02025
139North Korea18.92025
140French Polynesia18.52025
141Bahrain18.42025
142Saint Kitts and Nevis18.32025
143Costa Rica18.32025
144Jamaica18.32025
145Saint Barthélemy18.22025
146Ireland18.12025
147Kuwait18.02025
148Palau17.92025
149Uruguay17.92025
150Montenegro17.92025
151New Zealand17.92025
152Australia17.72025
153Dominica17.62025
154Gibraltar17.62025
155Bahamas17.52025
156Iceland17.52025
157Trinidad and Tobago17.52025
158Antigua and Barbuda17.52025
159Saint Lucia17.22025
160United States17.12025
161Barbados17.12025
162Russia17.02025
163United Kingdom17.02025
164Sweden16.72025
165Albania16.62025
166Chile16.52025
167North Macedonia16.52025
168Aruba16.52025
169Virgin Islands (U.S.)16.52025
170France16.22025
171Falkland Islands (Malvinas)16.12025
172Cyprus16.12025
173Guadeloupe16.12025
174Cayman Islands16.12025
175United Arab Emirates16.02025
176Turks and Caicos Islands16.02025
177Norway15.92025
178Belarus15.92025
179Montserrat15.82025
180Luxembourg15.72025
181Belgium15.72025
182Anguilla15.72025
183Bonaire - Saba - Saint Eustatius15.72025
184Slovak Republic15.62025
185Denmark15.62025
186Romania15.62025
187China15.42025
188Estonia15.32025
189Latvia15.22025
190Czechia15.12025
191Cuba15.02025
192Qatar15.02025
193Canada15.02025
194Netherlands14.92025
195Switzerland14.92025
196Sint Maarten14.82025
197Martinique14.72025
198Curaçao14.62025
199Mauritius14.52025
200Lithuania14.52025
201Slovenia14.52025
202Poland14.52025
203Thailand14.42025
204Bulgaria14.42025
205Hungary14.42025
206Finland14.32025
207Serbia14.32025
208Liechtenstein14.22025
209Jersey14.22025
210Austria14.12025
211British Virgin Islands14.12025
212Isle of Man13.92025
213Germany13.92025
214Bailiwick of Guernsey13.82025
215Monaco13.82025
216Macau (China)13.72025
217Croatia13.72025
218Ukraine13.72025
219Saint Helena13.42025
220Bermuda13.42025
221Saint Pierre and Miquelon13.02025
222Malta12.92025
223Greece12.92025
224Bosnia and Herzegovina12.82025
225Portugal12.72025
226Spain12.62025
227San Marino11.92025
228Singapore11.72025
229Italy11.72025
230Andorra11.62025
231Chinese Taipei11.52025
232Puerto Rico11.22025
233Japan11.22025
234Hong Kong (China)10.32025
235Korea10.22025
236Holy See6.32025
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects database.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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