48.7%
SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2025
Population ages 0-14 (% of total)
Compare 217 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.
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Iran, Islamic Rep.
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Korea, Rep.
Country comparison
Population ages 0-14 (% of total) by country in 2025
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| Rank | Country | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.7% |
| 2 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.5% |
| 3 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.2% |
| 4 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 46% |
| 5 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 46% |
| 6 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.8% |
| 7 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.2% |
| 8 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.1% |
| 9 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44% |
| 10 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.1% |
| 11 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.6% |
| 12 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.4% |
| 13 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.3% |
| 14 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.3% |
| 15 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.2% |
| 16 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.1% |
| 17 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41% |
| 18 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 41% |
| 19 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5% |
| 20 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5% |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5% |
| 22 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.4% |
| 23 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.3% |
| 24 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.2% |
| 25 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.1% |
| 26 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.9% |
| 27 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.7% |
| 28 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.1% |
| 29 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.9% |
| 30 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.8% |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.3% |
| 32 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 38.1% |
| 33 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 38% |
| 34 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 38% |
| 35 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.7% |
| 36 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.6% |
| 37 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.6% |
| 38 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.6% |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.5% |
| 40 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 37.1% |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.1% |
| 42 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37% |
| 43 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.9% |
| 44 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.6% |
| 45 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 36.6% |
| 46 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.3% |
| 47 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.2% |
| 48 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.2% |
| 49 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36% |
| 50 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 35.9% |
| 51 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.4% |
| 52 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 34.9% |
| 53 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 34.4% |
| 54 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.1% |
| 55 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 33.9% |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 33.1% |
| 57 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 33.1% |
| 58 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 33% |
| 59 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 33% |
| 60 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 32% |
| 61 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 31.9% |
| 62 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 31.6% |
| 63 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.6% |
| 64 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 31.5% |
| 65 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 31.3% |
| 66 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 31.2% |
| 67 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 31% |
| 68 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 30.8% |
| 69 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 30.3% |
| 70 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.2% |
| 71 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29.9% |
| 72 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 29.8% |
| 73 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 29.5% |
| 74 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 29.4% |
| 75 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 29.1% |
| 76 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 28.9% |
| 77 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.8% |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.4% |
| 79 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 28.4% |
| 80 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 28.3% |
| 81 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 28.1% |
| 82 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 27.6% |
| 83 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.2% |
| 84 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 27.1% |
| 85 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.9% |
| 86 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 26.8% |
| 87 | American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific | 26.4% |
| 88 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 26.3% |
| 89 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 26.2% |
| 90 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 25.9% |
| 91 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.7% |
| 92 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.6% |
| 93 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 25.3% |
| 94 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.2% |
| 95 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 24.9% |
| 96 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.7% |
| 97 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 24.5% |
| 98 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 24.4% |
| 99 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.3% |
| 100 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 24.3% |
| 101 | India IND · South Asia | 24.2% |
| 102 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 24.1% |
| 103 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 24.1% |
| 104 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 23.9% |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.6% |
| 106 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 23.6% |
| 107 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.6% |
| 108 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 22.9% |
| 109 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22% |
| 110 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 21.7% |
| 111 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 21.3% |
| 112 | Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific | 21.2% |
| 113 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 21.2% |
| 114 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 21.1% |
| 115 | St. Martin (French part) MAF · Latin America & Caribbean | 21.1% |
| 116 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 21% |
| 117 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 21% |
| 118 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 20.9% |
| 119 | Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia | 20.7% |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 20.6% |
| 121 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 20.5% |
| 122 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 20.4% |
| 123 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 20% |
| 124 | Kosovo XKX · Europe & Central Asia | 20% |
| 125 | Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia | 19.9% |
| 126 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.8% |
| 127 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 19.5% |
| 128 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 19.4% |
| 129 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 19% |
| 130 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 19% |
| 131 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 19% |
| 132 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 18.9% |
| 133 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 18.4% |
| 134 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.4% |
| 135 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3% |
| 136 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3% |
| 137 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3% |
| 138 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 18.1% |
| 139 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18% |
| 140 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 17.9% |
| 141 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.9% |
| 142 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 17.9% |
| 143 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 17.9% |
| 144 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 17.7% |
| 145 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.6% |
| 146 | Gibraltar GIB · Europe & Central Asia | 17.6% |
| 147 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.6% |
| 148 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 17.5% |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.5% |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.5% |
| 151 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.3% |
| 152 | United States USA · North America | 17.1% |
| 153 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% |
| 154 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 17% |
| 155 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 17% |
| 156 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 16.7% |
| 157 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 16.6% |
| 158 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 16.6% |
| 159 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 16.5% |
| 160 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 16.5% |
| 161 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 16.5% |
| 162 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 16.2% |
| 163 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 16.1% |
| 164 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 16.1% |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16% |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 16% |
| 167 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 15.9% |
| 168 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 15.9% |
| 169 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 15.8% |
| 170 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 15.7% |
| 171 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 15.6% |
| 172 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 15.6% |
| 173 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 15.6% |
| 174 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 15.4% |
| 175 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 15.3% |
| 176 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 15.2% |
| 177 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 15.1% |
| 178 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 15% |
| 179 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15% |
| 180 | Canada CAN · North America | 15% |
| 181 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 14.9% |
| 182 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 14.9% |
| 183 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM · Latin America & Caribbean | 14.8% |
| 184 | Curacao CUW · Latin America & Caribbean | 14.6% |
| 185 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.5% |
| 186 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 14.5% |
| 187 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 14.5% |
| 188 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 14.5% |
| 189 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 14.4% |
| 190 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 14.4% |
| 191 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 14.3% |
| 192 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 14.3% |
| 193 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 14.3% |
| 194 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 14.2% |
| 195 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 14.2% |
| 196 | British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean | 14.1% |
| 197 | Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia | 14% |
| 198 | Isle of Man IMN · Europe & Central Asia | 13.9% |
| 199 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 13.9% |
| 200 | Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia | 13.8% |
| 201 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 13.7% |
| 202 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 13.7% |
| 203 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 13.7% |
| 204 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 13.3% |
| 205 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.9% |
| 206 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 12.8% |
| 207 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 12.8% |
| 208 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 12.7% |
| 209 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 12.6% |
| 210 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 11.8% |
| 211 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 11.7% |
| 212 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 11.7% |
| 213 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 11.6% |
| 214 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.2% |
| 215 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 11.2% |
| 216 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 10.3% |
| 217 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 10.2% |
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2025
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