Child Population by Country

Child population measures the share of a country's population that is aged 0 to 14 years, expressed as a percentage of the total population. It is one of the most widely used indicators of population structure and reflects the combined effects of fertility rates, mortality, and migration. A higher share typically indicates a younger population with more children relative to adults, which affects school systems, health services, and the size of future workforces. The dataset covers 214 countries and territories with values from 2020 to 2025.

Countries With the Highest Child Population Share in 2025

The Central African Republic recorded the highest share of population aged 0 to 14 in 2025 at 48.7 percent, meaning nearly half of its people are children. Somalia ranked second with 46.6 percent, followed by Niger (46.2 percent), Chad (46.0 percent), and the DR Congo (45.9 percent). Mali (45.8 percent), Mozambique (44.2 percent), Angola (44.1 percent), Burundi (44.0 percent), and Uganda (43.1 percent) complete the top ten.

Child Population by Country

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#	Country	Latest Data (%)	Year
1	Central African Republic CF	48.7%	2025
2	Somalia SO	46.6%	2025
3	Niger NE	46.2%	2025
4	Chad TD	46%	2025
5	DR Congo CD	45.9%	2025
6	Mali ML	45.8%	2025
7	Mozambique MZ	44.2%	2025
8	Angola AO	44.1%	2025
9	Burundi BI	44%	2025
10	Uganda UG	43.1%	2025
11	Afghanistan AF	42.6%	2025
12	Mauritania MR	42.4%	2025
13	Tanzania TZ	42.3%	2025
14	Benin BJ	41.3%	2025
15	Burkina Faso BF	41.2%	2025
16	Cameroon CM	41.1%	2025
17	Yemen YE	41%	2025
18	Zambia ZM	41%	2025
19	Guinea GN	40.5%	2025
20	Ivory Coast CI	40.5%	2025
21	Nigeria NG	40.5%	2025
22	Togo TG	40.4%	2025
23	Zimbabwe ZW	40.3%	2025
24	Sudan SD	40.2%	2025
25	Malawi MW	40.1%	2025
26	Congo CG	39.9%	2025
27	Gambia GM	39.7%	2025
28	Liberia LR	39.1%	2025
29	Madagascar MG	38.9%	2025
30	Ethiopia ET	38.8%	2025
31	Guinea-Bissau GW	38.3%	2025
32	Samoa WS	38.1%	2025
33	South Sudan SS	38%	2025
34	Vanuatu VU	38%	2025
35	Senegal SN	37.7%	2025
36	Sierra Leone SL	37.7%	2025
37	Eritrea ER	37.6%	2025
38	Palestine PS	37.6%	2025
39	Sao Tome and Principe ST	37.5%	2025
40	Nauru NR	37.2%	2025
41	Equatorial Guinea GQ	37.1%	2025
42	Rwanda RW	37%	2025
43	Comoros KM	36.9%	2025
44	Namibia NA	36.7%	2025
45	Solomon Islands SB	36.6%	2025
46	Kenya KE	36.3%	2025
47	Gabon GA	36.2%	2025
48	Pakistan PK	36.2%	2025
49	Iraq IQ	36%	2025
50	Tajikistan TJ	35.9%	2025
51	Ghana GH	35.4%	2025
52	Tonga TO	34.9%	2025
53	Kiribati KI	34.4%	2025
54	Lesotho LS	34.1%	2025
55	Marshall Islands MH	33.9%	2025
56	Papua New Guinea PG	33.1%	2025
57	Timor-Leste TL	33.1%	2025
58	Eswatini SZ	33%	2025
59	Tuvalu TV	33%	2025
60	Botswana BW	32%	2025
61	Kyrgyzstan KG	31.9%	2025
62	Egypt EG	31.6%	2025
63	Mongolia MN	31.6%	2025
64	Micronesia FM	31.5%	2025
65	Uzbekistan UZ	31.3%	2025
66	Turkmenistan TM	31.2%	2025
67	Guatemala GT	31%	2025
68	Haiti HT	30.8%	2025
69	Honduras HN	30.3%	2025
70	Jordan JO	30.2%	2025
71	Algeria DZ	29.9%	2025
72	Laos LA	29.8%	2025
73	Cambodia KH	29.5%	2025
74	Bolivia BO	29.4%	2025
75	Kazakhstan KZ	29.1%	2025
76	Guyana GY	28.9%	2025
77	Djibouti DJ	28.8%	2025
78	Paraguay PY	28.4%	2025
79	Syria SY	28.4%	2025
80	Nicaragua NI	28.3%	2025
81	Nepal NP	28.1%	2025
82	Bangladesh BD	27.6%	2025
83	Israel IL	27.2%	2025
84	Philippines PH	27.1%	2025
85	Fiji FJ	26.8%	2025
86	Libya LY	26.8%	2025
87	American Samoa AS	26.3%	2025
88	Belize BZ	26.3%	2025
89	Dominican Republic DO	26.2%	2025
90	Guam GU	25.9%	2025
91	South Africa ZA	25.7%	2025
92	Lebanon LB	25.6%	2025
93	Suriname SR	25.3%	2025
94	Morocco MA	25.2%	2025
95	Venezuela VE	24.9%	2025
96	Cape Verde CV	24.7%	2025
97	Panama PA	24.5%	2025
98	El Salvador SV	24.4%	2025
99	Oman OM	24.3%	2025
100	India IN	24.2%	2025
101	Indonesia ID	24.2%	2025
102	Mexico MX	24.1%	2025
103	Myanmar MM	24.1%	2025
104	Ecuador EC	23.9%	2025
105	Peru PE	23.6%	2025
106	Saudi Arabia SA	23.6%	2025
107	Tunisia TN	23.6%	2025
108	Vietnam VN	22.9%	2025
109	Iran IR	22%	2025
110	Sri Lanka LK	21.7%	2025
111	Malaysia MY	21.3%	2025
112	Azerbaijan AZ	21.2%	2025
113	Northern Mariana Islands MP	21.2%	2025
114	New Caledonia NC	21.1%	2025
115	Saint Martin MF	21.1%	2025
116	Argentina AR	21%	2025
117	Türkiye TR	21%	2025
118	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	20.9%	2025
119	Greenland GL	20.7%	2025
120	Brunei BN	20.6%	2025
121	Georgia GE	20.5%	2025
122	Bhutan BT	20.4%	2025
123	Colombia CO	20%	2025
124	Kosovo XK	20%	2025
125	Faroe Islands FO	19.9%	2025
126	Seychelles SC	19.8%	2025
127	Moldova MD	19.5%	2025
128	Brazil BR	19.4%	2025
129	Armenia AM	19%	2025
130	Grenada GD	19%	2025
131	Maldives MV	19%	2025
132	North Korea KP	18.9%	2025
133	French Polynesia PF	18.5%	2025
134	Bahrain BH	18.4%	2025
135	Costa Rica CR	18.3%	2025
136	Jamaica JM	18.3%	2025
137	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	18.3%	2025
138	Ireland IE	18.1%	2025
139	Kuwait KW	18%	2025
140	Montenegro ME	17.9%	2025
141	New Zealand NZ	17.9%	2025
142	Palau PW	17.9%	2025
143	Uruguay UY	17.9%	2025
144	Australia AU	17.7%	2025
145	Dominica DM	17.6%	2025
146	Gibraltar GI	17.6%	2025
147	Antigua and Barbuda AG	17.5%	2025
148	Bahamas BS	17.5%	2025
149	Iceland IS	17.5%	2025
150	Trinidad and Tobago TT	17.5%	2025
151	Saint Lucia LC	17.2%	2025
152	Barbados BB	17.1%	2025
153	United States US	17.1%	2025
154	Russia RU	17%	2025
155	United Kingdom GB	17%	2025
156	Sweden SE	16.7%	2025
157	Albania AL	16.6%	2025
158	Aruba AW	16.5%	2025
159	Chile CL	16.5%	2025
160	North Macedonia MK	16.5%	2025
161	US Virgin Islands VI	16.5%	2025
162	France FR	16.2%	2025
163	Cayman Islands KY	16.1%	2025
164	Cyprus CY	16.1%	2025
165	Turks and Caicos Islands TC	16%	2025
166	United Arab Emirates AE	16%	2025
167	Belarus BY	15.9%	2025
168	Norway NO	15.9%	2025
169	Belgium BE	15.7%	2025
170	Luxembourg LU	15.7%	2025
171	Denmark DK	15.6%	2025
172	Romania RO	15.6%	2025
173	Slovakia SK	15.6%	2025
174	China CN	15.4%	2025
175	Estonia EE	15.3%	2025
176	Latvia LV	15.2%	2025
177	Czech Republic CZ	15.1%	2025
178	Canada CA	15%	2025
179	Cuba CU	15%	2025
180	Qatar QA	15%	2025
181	Netherlands NL	14.9%	2025
182	Switzerland CH	14.9%	2025
183	Lithuania LT	14.5%	2025
184	Mauritius MU	14.5%	2025
185	Poland PL	14.5%	2025
186	Slovenia SI	14.5%	2025
187	Bulgaria BG	14.4%	2025
188	Hungary HU	14.4%	2025
189	Thailand TH	14.4%	2025
190	Finland FI	14.3%	2025
191	Serbia RS	14.3%	2025
192	Liechtenstein LI	14.2%	2025
193	Austria AT	14.1%	2025
194	British Virgin Islands VG	14.1%	2025
195	Germany DE	13.9%	2025
196	Isle of Man IM	13.9%	2025
197	Monaco MC	13.8%	2025
198	Croatia HR	13.7%	2025
199	Macau MO	13.7%	2025
200	Ukraine UA	13.7%	2025
201	Bermuda BM	13.4%	2025
202	Greece GR	12.9%	2025
203	Malta MT	12.9%	2025
204	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	12.8%	2025
205	Portugal PT	12.7%	2025
206	Spain ES	12.6%	2025
207	San Marino SM	11.9%	2025
208	Italy IT	11.7%	2025
209	Singapore SG	11.7%	2025
210	Andorra AD	11.6%	2025
211	Japan JP	11.2%	2025
212	Puerto Rico PR	11.2%	2025
213	Hong Kong HK	10.3%	2025
214	South Korea KR	10.2%	2025

All ten countries with the highest shares are in Africa. Among the 214 countries with 2025 data, 70 record a child population share of 30 percent or more, and 51 record a share of 35 percent or more. Sub-Saharan Africa is by far the youngest region, with Nigeria (40.5 percent), Ethiopia (38.8 percent), Kenya (36.3 percent), and Ghana (35.4 percent) all above 35 percent among major economies.

Among the world's major economies, Japan has the lowest child population share with 11.2 percent, one of the lowest in the dataset, followed by Italy (11.7 percent), Germany (13.9 percent), and France (16.2 percent). The United States records 17.1 percent, China 15.4 percent, and India 24.2 percent, while Pakistan records 36.2 percent and Nigeria 40.5 percent.

Child Population Around the World

In Africa, the Central African Republic (48.7 percent), Somalia (46.6 percent), Niger (46.2 percent), and Chad (46.0 percent) record the highest child population shares in the world, and the region as a whole has the youngest population structure of any region. In Asia, Afghanistan (42.6 percent), Pakistan (36.2 percent), and Uzbekistan (31.3 percent) record the highest shares, while Japan (11.2 percent), South Korea (10.2 percent), and Singapore (11.7 percent) record the lowest, making East Asia the most rapidly aging region.

In Europe, Italy (11.7 percent), Portugal (12.7 percent), Spain (12.6 percent), and Greece (12.9 percent) record the lowest shares, while Ireland (18.1 percent) and Russia (17.0 percent) are among the highest among European countries with data. In the Americas, Puerto Rico (11.2 percent) records the lowest share, followed by Canada (15.0 percent) and the United States (17.1 percent), while Guatemala (31.0 percent) and Haiti (30.8 percent) record the highest shares in the region.

In the Middle East, Iraq (36.0 percent), Yemen (41.0 percent), and Palestine (37.6 percent) record the highest child population shares, while Qatar (15.0 percent) records the lowest in the region. Israel (27.2 percent) also has a relatively high child population share among developed countries.

Largest Changes in Child Population Share, 2020–2025

Child population shares fell in the overwhelming majority of countries between 2020 and 2025: 203 of the 214 countries in the dataset recorded a decline, while only 7 recorded an increase. Syria recorded the largest decline, falling from 34.6 percent to 28.4 percent, a decrease of 6.2 percentage points, followed by South Sudan (42.4 to 38.0 percent, minus 4.4 points) and Cape Verde (28.4 to 24.7 percent, minus 3.7 points). The Philippines (30.7 to 27.1 percent, minus 3.6 points) and Bhutan (23.4 to 20.4 percent, minus 3.0 points) also recorded declines of 3 percentage points or more.

Increases were rare and modest, with Saint Martin (19.4 to 21.1 percent, plus 1.7 points), Uzbekistan (29.7 to 31.3 percent, plus 1.6 points), and Tuvalu (31.7 to 33.0 percent, plus 1.3 points) recording the largest. On average, countries recorded a decline of around 1.5 percentage points over the period, reflecting declining fertility rates across most of the world.

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#	Country	2020 (%)	2021 (%)	2022 (%)	2023 (%)	2024 (%)	2025 (%)
1	Central African Republic	48.9%	49%	49.2%	49.2%	49%	48.7%
2	Chad	48%	47.7%	47.4%	46.7%	46.1%	46%
3	Niger	48%	47.7%	47.3%	47%	46.6%	46.2%
4	Mali	47.3%	47%	46.8%	46.5%	46.1%	45.8%
5	Burundi	47%	46.5%	46%	45.4%	44.7%	44%
6	Somalia	47%	47%	46.8%	46.7%	46.6%	46.6%
7	DR Congo	46.1%	46.1%	46.1%	46.1%	46%	45.9%
8	Mozambique	45.2%	45.1%	45%	44.8%	44.5%	44.2%
9	Uganda	45.2%	44.7%	44.3%	43.9%	43.5%	43.1%
10	Angola	45%	44.9%	44.8%	44.6%	44.4%	44.1%
11	Afghanistan	44.2%	43.9%	43.6%	43.2%	42.9%	42.6%
12	Burkina Faso	44%	43.5%	43%	42.4%	41.8%	41.2%
13	Mauritania	43.8%	43.6%	43.4%	43%	42.7%	42.4%
14	Tanzania	43.4%	43.1%	42.9%	42.7%	42.5%	42.3%
15	Zambia	43.3%	42.9%	42.4%	42%	41.5%	41%
16	Malawi	43.1%	42.5%	41.9%	41.3%	40.7%	40.1%
17	Nigeria	42.8%	42.4%	42%	41.5%	41%	40.5%
18	Benin	42.7%	42.4%	42.1%	41.8%	41.6%	41.3%
19	Cameroon	42.5%	42.3%	42.1%	41.8%	41.4%	41.1%
20	South Sudan	42.4%	41.6%	40.9%	39.9%	38.9%	38%
21	Ivory Coast	42.2%	42%	41.7%	41.3%	40.9%	40.5%
22	Zimbabwe	42.2%	41.9%	41.6%	41.3%	40.9%	40.3%
23	Guinea	42.1%	41.9%	41.6%	41.2%	40.9%	40.5%
24	Gambia	42%	41.6%	41.2%	40.7%	40.2%	39.7%
25	Congo	41.8%	41.5%	41.3%	40.9%	40.4%	39.9%
26	Liberia	41.4%	41%	40.5%	40%	39.5%	39.1%
27	Sudan	41.4%	41.2%	40.9%	40.6%	40.5%	40.2%
28	Yemen	41.4%	41.4%	41.3%	41.2%	41.1%	41%
29	Togo	40.7%	41.2%	41.3%	41.1%	40.8%	40.4%
30	Ethiopia	40.5%	40.1%	39.7%	39.4%	39.1%	38.8%
31	Guinea-Bissau	40.5%	40.1%	39.7%	39.2%	38.8%	38.3%
32	Eritrea	40.4%	39.8%	39.2%	38.7%	38.1%	37.6%
33	Madagascar	40.4%	40.1%	39.9%	39.6%	39.3%	38.9%
34	Senegal	40.3%	39.8%	39.2%	38.6%	38.2%	37.7%
35	Sao Tome and Principe	39.9%	39.4%	38.8%	38.3%	37.8%	37.5%
36	Sierra Leone	39.8%	39.4%	39%	38.5%	38.1%	37.7%
37	Kenya	39.3%	38.7%	38.1%	37.4%	36.8%	36.3%
38	Palestine	39.3%	39%	38.7%	38.4%	38%	37.6%
39	Rwanda	39.2%	38.6%	38.2%	37.7%	37.4%	37%
40	Vanuatu	39%	39%	38.8%	38.6%	38.3%	38%
41	Samoa	38.6%	38.7%	38.8%	38.7%	38.5%	38.1%
42	Iraq	38.5%	38.1%	37.6%	37.1%	36.6%	36%
43	Solomon Islands	38.4%	38.1%	37.7%	37.4%	37%	36.6%
44	Comoros	38.3%	38%	37.7%	37.4%	37.1%	36.9%
45	Nauru	38%	38.3%	38.3%	38.2%	37.8%	37.2%
46	Equatorial Guinea	37.9%	37.8%	37.7%	37.5%	37.3%	37.1%
47	Pakistan	37.9%	37.6%	37.3%	37%	36.7%	36.2%
48	Ghana	37.2%	36.9%	36.5%	36.2%	35.8%	35.4%
49	Namibia	37.1%	37.4%	37.5%	37.3%	37%	36.7%
50	Gabon	36.8%	36.8%	36.8%	36.7%	36.5%	36.2%
51	Tajikistan	36.4%	36.6%	36.6%	36.5%	36.3%	35.9%
52	Timor-Leste	36%	35.4%	34.8%	34.2%	33.7%	33.1%
53	Lesotho	35.8%	35.6%	35.3%	34.9%	34.5%	34.1%
54	Tonga	35.8%	35.7%	35.6%	35.6%	35.4%	34.9%
55	Kiribati	35.2%	35.2%	35.1%	34.9%	34.7%	34.4%
56	Eswatini	34.7%	34.3%	34%	33.7%	33.4%	33%
57	Papua New Guinea	34.7%	34.4%	34.1%	33.8%	33.5%	33.1%
58	Syria	34.6%	33.4%	31.9%	30.3%	29.2%	28.4%
59	Marshall Islands	34.5%	34.4%	34.6%	34.7%	34.5%	33.9%
60	Guatemala	33.8%	33.3%	32.7%	32.1%	31.6%	31%
61	Egypt	33.5%	33.2%	32.9%	32.4%	32%	31.6%
62	Botswana	32.9%	32.6%	32.4%	32.3%	32.1%	32%
63	Kyrgyzstan	32.9%	33%	32.9%	32.7%	32.3%	31.9%
64	Jordan	32.8%	32.4%	31.9%	31.2%	30.7%	30.2%
65	Micronesia	32.8%	32.5%	32.3%	32.1%	31.8%	31.5%
66	Mongolia	32.8%	32.9%	32.9%	32.6%	32.2%	31.6%
67	Haiti	32.6%	32.3%	31.9%	31.6%	31.2%	30.8%
68	Honduras	32.2%	31.8%	31.4%	31%	30.6%	30.3%
69	Tuvalu	31.7%	31.6%	32%	32.6%	32.9%	33%
70	Laos	31.6%	31.3%	30.9%	30.6%	30.2%	29.8%
71	Turkmenistan	31.2%	31.5%	31.7%	31.7%	31.5%	31.2%
72	Cambodia	31.1%	30.8%	30.5%	30.1%	29.8%	29.5%
73	Bolivia	31%	30.8%	30.5%	30.1%	29.8%	29.4%
74	Djibouti	31%	30.5%	30%	29.6%	29.2%	28.8%
75	Algeria	30.8%	30.9%	30.8%	30.6%	30.3%	29.9%
76	Philippines	30.7%	30%	29.3%	28.6%	27.9%	27.1%
77	Nicaragua	30.4%	30.1%	29.6%	29.2%	28.8%	28.3%
78	Nepal	30.1%	29.4%	28.9%	28.7%	28.4%	28.1%
79	American Samoa	29.7%	28.8%	28.1%	27.5%	27%	26.3%
80	Uzbekistan	29.7%	30.2%	30.6%	30.9%	31.1%	31.3%
81	Guyana	29.5%	29.4%	29.4%	29.3%	29.2%	28.9%
82	Libya	29.5%	29%	28.5%	28%	27.4%	26.8%
83	Bangladesh	29.3%	29.1%	28.8%	28.4%	28%	27.6%
84	Kazakhstan	29.2%	29.5%	29.6%	29.5%	29.4%	29.1%
85	Paraguay	29.1%	29%	28.9%	28.8%	28.6%	28.4%
86	Belize	28.9%	28.3%	27.6%	27%	26.6%	26.3%
87	Cape Verde	28.4%	28%	27.2%	26.4%	25.5%	24.7%
88	Fiji	28.3%	28%	27.7%	27.4%	27.1%	26.8%
89	Israel	28%	27.9%	27.8%	27.6%	27.4%	27.2%
90	Lebanon	27.9%	27.6%	27.2%	26.7%	26.2%	25.6%
91	Venezuela	27.8%	27.4%	26.8%	26.2%	25.5%	24.9%
92	Dominican Republic	27.7%	27.4%	27.2%	26.9%	26.6%	26.2%
93	Morocco	27%	26.7%	26.4%	26%	25.6%	25.2%
94	South Africa	27%	26.6%	26.3%	26.1%	25.9%	25.7%
95	Suriname	26.8%	26.5%	26.3%	25.9%	25.6%	25.3%
96	Ecuador	26.4%	26%	25.5%	25%	24.5%	23.9%
97	Panama	26.4%	26%	25.7%	25.3%	24.9%	24.5%
98	El Salvador	26.3%	26%	25.6%	25.2%	24.8%	24.4%
99	India	26.3%	25.9%	25.5%	25.1%	24.6%	24.2%
100	Mexico	26%	25.7%	25.3%	24.9%	24.5%	24.1%
101	Guam	25.8%	25.9%	26%	26%	26%	25.9%
102	Indonesia	25.8%	25.6%	25.3%	24.9%	24.6%	24.2%
103	Oman	25.6%	26.7%	26.2%	25.2%	24.7%	24.3%
104	Peru	25.5%	25.1%	24.8%	24.4%	24%	23.6%
105	Saudi Arabia	25.5%	25.2%	24.6%	24.1%	23.8%	23.6%
106	Myanmar	25.1%	24.9%	24.7%	24.5%	24.3%	24.1%
107	Tunisia	25.1%	25%	24.7%	24.4%	24%	23.6%
108	Vietnam	24.4%	24.2%	23.9%	23.6%	23.2%	22.9%
109	Malaysia	24%	23.4%	22.8%	22.3%	21.8%	21.3%
110	Iran	23.8%	23.6%	23.2%	22.8%	22.4%	22%
111	Argentina	23.7%	23.2%	22.8%	22.2%	21.6%	21%
112	Northern Mariana Islands	23.5%	23.2%	22.9%	22.6%	22%	21.2%
113	Azerbaijan	23.4%	23.1%	22.8%	22.3%	21.8%	21.2%
114	Bhutan	23.4%	22.7%	22%	21.5%	20.9%	20.4%
115	Sri Lanka	23.3%	23%	22.7%	22.4%	22%	21.7%
116	Türkiye	22.8%	22.5%	22.2%	21.8%	21.4%	21%
117	Kosovo	22.6%	22.1%	21.7%	21.3%	20.7%	20%
118	New Caledonia	22.3%	22%	21.8%	21.5%	21.3%	21.1%
119	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	22.2%	22.1%	21.9%	21.6%	21.3%	20.9%
120	Colombia	21.7%	21.3%	21%	20.6%	20.3%	20%
121	Brunei	21.6%	21.3%	21.2%	21%	20.8%	20.6%
122	French Polynesia	21.3%	20.9%	20.3%	19.7%	19.1%	18.5%
123	Maldives	21.2%	20.8%	20.4%	20%	19.6%	19%
124	Georgia	21%	21.2%	21.2%	21%	20.8%	20.5%
125	Greenland	20.9%	20.8%	20.8%	20.8%	20.8%	20.7%
126	Grenada	20.9%	20.6%	20.2%	19.8%	19.4%	19%
127	Brazil	20.8%	20.5%	20.2%	19.9%	19.7%	19.4%
128	Faroe Islands	20.8%	20.6%	20.4%	20.2%	20%	19.9%
129	Costa Rica	20.7%	20.3%	19.8%	19.3%	18.8%	18.3%
130	Jamaica	20.6%	20%	19.6%	19.1%	18.7%	18.3%
131	Kuwait	20.6%	20.1%	19.2%	18.6%	18.2%	18%
132	Seychelles	20.6%	20.4%	20.3%	20.1%	20%	19.8%
133	Armenia	20.2%	20%	19.9%	19.5%	19.2%	19%
134	Ireland	20.1%	19.8%	19.5%	19%	18.6%	18.1%
135	Moldova	20%	20.1%	20.1%	20%	19.8%	19.5%
136	Bahrain	19.9%	19.3%	19.1%	19%	18.7%	18.4%
137	Uruguay	19.8%	19.4%	19.1%	18.7%	18.3%	17.9%
138	Bahamas	19.5%	19.1%	18.8%	18.3%	17.9%	17.5%
139	Saint Martin	19.4%	21.1%	21%	21.1%	21.3%	21.1%
140	Palau	19.2%	19.1%	18.8%	18.5%	18.2%	17.9%
141	Antigua and Barbuda	19.1%	18.8%	18.6%	18.2%	17.8%	17.5%
142	North Korea	19.1%	19.1%	19%	19%	18.9%	18.9%
143	Saint Kitts and Nevis	19.1%	18.8%	18.6%	18.3%	18.2%	18.3%
144	New Zealand	19%	18.9%	18.6%	18.4%	18.1%	17.9%
145	Dominica	18.8%	18.5%	18.3%	18.1%	17.9%	17.6%
146	Iceland	18.7%	18.6%	18.4%	18.1%	17.8%	17.5%
147	Saint Lucia	18.7%	18.5%	18.2%	17.9%	17.5%	17.2%
148	Trinidad and Tobago	18.7%	18.5%	18.3%	18%	17.8%	17.5%
149	Australia	18.6%	18.4%	18.2%	18%	17.8%	17.7%
150	Chile	18.4%	18.1%	17.8%	17.4%	17%	16.5%
151	Montenegro	18.4%	18.5%	18.5%	18.3%	18.1%	17.9%
152	United States	18.4%	18.1%	17.9%	17.6%	17.3%	17.1%
153	Aruba	18.3%	17.9%	17.5%	17.2%	16.8%	16.5%
154	Barbados	18.1%	17.9%	17.7%	17.5%	17.2%	17.1%
155	Gibraltar	18.1%	18.1%	18%	17.8%	17.6%	17.6%
156	China	18%	17.6%	17.1%	16.6%	16%	15.4%
157	United Kingdom	18%	17.8%	17.6%	17.4%	17.2%	17%
158	Russia	17.7%	17.7%	17.7%	17.5%	17.3%	17%
159	Sweden	17.7%	17.7%	17.5%	17.2%	17%	16.7%
160	Albania	17.5%	17.4%	17.2%	17%	16.8%	16.6%
161	France	17.4%	17.2%	17%	16.8%	16.5%	16.2%
162	North Macedonia	17.2%	17.2%	17.2%	17.1%	16.8%	16.5%
163	Norway	17.2%	17%	16.8%	16.5%	16.2%	15.9%
164	Belarus	17%	17.1%	17%	16.7%	16.3%	15.9%
165	British Virgin Islands	17%	16.5%	15.9%	15.1%	14.5%	14.1%
166	Belgium	16.8%	16.7%	16.5%	16.3%	16%	15.7%
167	Turks and Caicos Islands	16.7%	16.5%	16.4%	16.2%	16.1%	16%
168	United Arab Emirates	16.6%	16.5%	16.5%	16.3%	16.1%	16%
169	Cayman Islands	16.5%	16.3%	16.4%	16.3%	16.2%	16.1%
170	US Virgin Islands	16.5%	16.5%	16.5%	16.5%	16.5%	16.5%
171	Estonia	16.4%	16.4%	16.2%	16%	15.6%	15.3%
172	Mauritius	16.4%	15.9%	15.5%	15.1%	14.8%	14.5%
173	Denmark	16.3%	16.2%	16%	15.9%	15.7%	15.6%
174	Thailand	16.2%	15.8%	15.4%	15.1%	14.7%	14.4%
175	Romania	16.1%	16.1%	16%	15.9%	15.7%	15.6%
176	Czech Republic	16%	16.1%	15.9%	15.7%	15.4%	15.1%
177	Latvia	16%	16%	15.9%	15.7%	15.4%	15.2%
178	Luxembourg	16%	15.9%	15.9%	15.8%	15.8%	15.7%
179	Canada	15.9%	15.7%	15.5%	15.3%	15.1%	15%
180	Cyprus	15.9%	16%	16%	16.1%	16.1%	16.1%
181	Slovakia	15.9%	15.9%	16%	15.9%	15.8%	15.6%
182	Cuba	15.8%	15.8%	15.7%	15.5%	15.3%	15%
183	Finland	15.7%	15.5%	15.2%	14.9%	14.6%	14.3%
184	Netherlands	15.6%	15.5%	15.4%	15.2%	15%	14.9%
185	Poland	15.5%	15.5%	15.3%	15.1%	14.8%	14.5%
186	Qatar	15.4%	15.5%	15.2%	15.2%	15.1%	15%
187	Ukraine	15.3%	15.1%	14.8%	14.3%	13.9%	13.7%
188	Isle of Man	15.1%	15%	14.8%	14.5%	14.2%	13.9%
189	Lithuania	15.1%	15.1%	15%	14.9%	14.7%	14.5%
190	Slovenia	15.1%	15.2%	15.1%	14.9%	14.7%	14.5%
191	Switzerland	15.1%	15.1%	15.1%	15%	15%	14.9%
192	Hungary	14.6%	14.6%	14.6%	14.5%	14.4%	14.4%
193	Liechtenstein	14.6%	14.5%	14.4%	14.3%	14.3%	14.2%
194	Bermuda	14.5%	14.3%	14.1%	13.9%	13.6%	13.4%
195	Croatia	14.5%	14.4%	14.3%	14.1%	13.9%	13.7%
196	Austria	14.4%	14.4%	14.3%	14.3%	14.2%	14.1%
197	Bulgaria	14.4%	14.5%	14.5%	14.5%	14.5%	14.4%
198	Macau	14.4%	14.4%	14.3%	14.1%	13.9%	13.7%
199	Serbia	14.3%	14.3%	14.4%	14.4%	14.3%	14.3%
200	Greece	14.2%	14%	13.8%	13.6%	13.2%	12.9%
201	Spain	14.2%	13.9%	13.6%	13.3%	12.9%	12.6%
202	Germany	13.8%	13.9%	13.9%	13.9%	13.9%	13.9%
203	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13.6%	13.5%	13.4%	13.2%	13%	12.8%
204	Andorra	13.4%	13%	12.7%	12.2%	11.9%	11.6%
205	Puerto Rico	13.4%	12.8%	12.4%	12%	11.6%	11.2%
206	San Marino	13.4%	13.2%	13%	12.7%	12.3%	11.9%
207	Malta	13.3%	13.2%	13.2%	13.2%	13%	12.9%
208	Portugal	13.3%	13.1%	13%	12.9%	12.8%	12.7%
209	Italy	12.8%	12.6%	12.4%	12.1%	11.9%	11.7%
210	Monaco	12.8%	12.8%	12.9%	13.2%	13.5%	13.8%
211	Japan	12.2%	12%	11.9%	11.6%	11.4%	11.2%
212	Singapore	12.2%	12.2%	12%	11.8%	11.7%	11.7%
213	South Korea	12.1%	11.8%	11.4%	11%	10.6%	10.2%
214	Hong Kong	11.3%	11.1%	10.9%	10.7%	10.5%	10.3%

Methodology

The statistics are based on the World Bank World Development Indicators dataset, indicator SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS (Population ages 0-14, percent of total population). The main comparison uses 2025 data where available, covering 214 of the 214 countries and territories in our dataset. For countries without a 2025 observation, the latest available year is noted where relevant, but earlier years are not substituted for missing 2025 values in the ranking. Values are expressed as a percentage of total population. Missing observations are treated as missing, not as zero.