Countries by Youth Population (%)

Complete ranking of 215 countries • % • Updated 2026

Central African Republic leads all 215 countries in Population 0 14 % with a value of 49.003, while Hong Kong ranks last at 10.508. This represents a 5-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Population 0 14 % Measures

Population 0 14 % is a demographic indicator published by the World Bank that captures important population characteristics. Demographic metrics like this one inform government planning, healthcare provisioning, urban development, and migration policy. They are among the most frequently searched country statistics globally.

Why This Ranking Matters

Tracking Population 0 14 % across countries reveals global population trends, from aging societies in Europe and East Asia to young, rapidly growing populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. These patterns shape labor markets, education systems, pension sustainability, and geopolitical influence for decades to come.

Global Range

Values range from 10.508 (Hong Kong) to 49.003 (Central African Republic) — a 5-fold difference across 215 countries.

Regional Patterns

African countries dominate this ranking, holding 18 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 16.297 to 34.519. The overall spread from 10.508 to 49.003 reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Central African Republic and Niger are separated by only 5%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Africa

Central African Republic

49.003

Asia

Afghanistan

42.888

Oceania

Samoa

38.464

North America

Guatemala

31.577

South America

Bolivia

29.787

Europe

Azerbaijan

21.812

Highest Ranked

The top five countries for Population 0 14 % are Central African Republic (49.003), Niger (46.601), Somalia (46.593), Mali (46.142), and Chad (46.065). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.

Lowest Ranked

At the other end of the spectrum, Hong Kong (10.508), South Korea (10.568), Japan (11.436), Puerto Rico (11.629), and Singapore (11.686) have the lowest values globally.

Data Source & Methodology

Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 215 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1st

Central African Republic49.0%

Congo, Democratic Republic46.0%

Full Rankings

Youth Population (%) ranking for 215 countries
				Percentile
1st	Central African Republic	49.0%	Africa	100%
2nd	Niger	46.6%	Africa	100%
3rd	Somalia	46.6%	Africa	99%
4th	Mali	46.1%	Africa	99%
5th	Chad	46.1%	Africa	98%
6th	Congo, Democratic Republic	46.0%	Africa	98%
7th	Burundi	44.7%	Africa	97%
8th	Mozambique	44.5%	Africa	97%
9th	Angola	44.4%	Africa	96%
10th	Uganda	43.5%	Africa	96%
11th	Afghanistan	42.9%	Asia	95%
12th	Mauritania	42.7%	Africa	95%
13th	Tanzania	42.5%	Africa	94%
14th	Burkina Faso	41.8%	Africa	94%
15th	Benin	41.6%	Africa	93%
16th	Zambia	41.5%	Africa	93%
17th	Cameroon	41.4%	Africa	93%
18th	Yemen	41.1%	Asia	92%
19th	Nigeria	41.0%	Africa	92%
20th	Guinea	40.9%	Africa	91%
21st	Zimbabwe	40.9%	Africa	91%
22nd	Côte d'Ivoire	40.9%	Africa	90%
23rd	Malawi	40.7%	Africa	90%
24th	Sudan	40.5%	Africa	89%
25th	Congo	40.4%	Africa	89%
26th	Gambia	40.2%	Africa	88%
27th	Liberia	39.5%	Africa	88%
28th	Togo	39.5%	Africa	87%
29th	Madagascar	39.3%	Africa	87%
30th	Ethiopia	39.1%	Africa	87%
31st	South Sudan	38.9%	Africa	86%
32nd	Guinea-Bissau	38.8%	Africa	86%
33rd	Samoa	38.5%	Oceania	85%
34th	Vanuatu	38.3%	Oceania	85%
35th	Senegal	38.2%	Africa	84%
36th	Eritrea	38.1%	Africa	84%
37th	Sierra Leone	38.1%	Africa	83%
38th	Palestine	38.0%	Asia	83%
39th	Sao Tome and Principe	37.8%	Africa	82%
40th	Nauru	37.8%	Oceania	82%
41st	Rwanda	37.4%	Africa	81%
42nd	Equatorial Guinea	37.3%	Africa	81%
43rd	Comoros	37.1%	Africa	80%
44th	Namibia	37.0%	Africa	80%
45th	Solomon Islands	37.0%	Oceania	80%
46th	Kenya	36.8%	Africa	79%
47th	Pakistan	36.7%	Asia	79%
48th	Iraq	36.6%	Asia	78%
49th	Gabon	36.5%	Africa	78%
50th	Tajikistan	36.3%	Asia	77%
51st	Ghana	35.8%	Africa	77%
52nd	Tonga	35.4%	Oceania	76%
53rd	Kiribati	34.7%	Oceania	76%
54th	Lesotho	34.5%	Africa	75%
55th	Marshall Islands	34.5%	Oceania	75%
56th	Timor-Leste	33.7%	Asia	74%
57th	Papua New Guinea	33.5%	Oceania	74%
58th	Eswatini	33.4%	Africa	73%
59th	Tuvalu	32.9%	Oceania	73%
60th	Kyrgyzstan	32.3%	Asia	73%
61st	Mongolia	32.2%	Asia	72%
62nd	Botswana	32.1%	Africa	72%
63rd	Egypt	32.0%	Africa	71%
64th	Micronesia	31.8%	Oceania	71%
65th	Guatemala	31.6%	North America	70%
66th	Turkmenistan	31.5%	Asia	70%
67th	Haiti	31.2%	North America	69%
68th	Uzbekistan	31.1%	Asia	69%
69th	Jordan	30.7%	Asia	68%
70th	Honduras	30.6%	North America	68%
71st	Algeria	30.3%	Africa	67%
72nd	Laos	30.2%	Asia	67%
73rd	Cambodia	29.8%	Asia	67%
74th	Bolivia	29.8%	South America	66%
75th	Kazakhstan	29.4%	Asia	66%
76th	Djibouti	29.2%	Africa	65%
77th	Syria	29.2%	Asia	65%
78th	Guyana	29.2%	North America	64%
79th	Nicaragua	28.8%	North America	64%
80th	Paraguay	28.6%	South America	63%
81st	Nepal	28.4%	Asia	63%
82nd	Bangladesh	28.0%	Asia	62%
83rd	Philippines	27.9%	Asia	62%
84th	Libya	27.4%	Africa	61%
85th	Israel	27.4%	Asia	61%
86th	Fiji	27.1%	Oceania	60%
87th	American Samoa	27.0%	Oceania	60%
88th	Dominican Republic	26.6%	North America	60%
89th	Belize	26.6%	North America	59%
90th	Lebanon	26.2%	Asia	59%
91st	Guam	26.0%	Oceania	58%
92nd	South Africa	25.9%	Africa	58%
93rd	Suriname	25.6%	North America	57%
94th	Morocco	25.6%	Africa	57%
95th	Cabo Verde	25.5%	Africa	56%
96th	Venezuela	25.5%	North America	56%
97th	Panama	24.9%	North America	55%
98th	El Salvador	24.8%	North America	55%
99th	Oman	24.7%	Asia	54%
100th	India	24.6%	Asia	54%
101st	Indonesia	24.6%	Asia	53%
102nd	Mexico	24.5%	North America	53%
103rd	Ecuador	24.5%	South America	53%
104th	Myanmar	24.3%	Asia	52%
105th	Tunisia	24.0%	Africa	52%
106th	Peru	24.0%	South America	51%
107th	Saudi Arabia	23.8%	Asia	51%
108th	Vietnam	23.2%	Asia	50%
109th	Iran	22.4%	Asia	50%
110th	Sri Lanka	22.0%	Asia	49%
111st	Northern Mariana Islands	22.0%	Oceania	49%
112nd	Azerbaijan	21.8%	Europe	48%
113rd	Malaysia	21.8%	Asia	48%
114th	Argentina	21.6%	South America	47%
115th	Turkey	21.4%	Europe	47%
116th	Saint Martin	21.3%	North America	47%
117th	New Caledonia	21.3%	Oceania	46%
118th	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	21.3%	North America	46%
119th	Bhutan	20.9%	Asia	45%
120th	Brunei	20.8%	Asia	45%
121st	Greenland	20.8%	North America	44%
122nd	Georgia	20.8%	Europe	44%
123rd	Colombia	20.3%	North America	43%
124th	Faroe Islands	20.0%	Europe	43%
125th	Seychelles	20.0%	Africa	42%
126th	Moldova	19.8%	Europe	42%
127th	Brazil	19.7%	South America	41%
128th	Maldives	19.6%	Asia	41%
129th	Grenada	19.4%	North America	40%
130th	Armenia	19.2%	Europe	40%
131st	French Polynesia	19.1%	Oceania	40%
132nd	North Korea	18.9%	Asia	39%
133rd	Costa Rica	18.8%	North America	39%
134th	Bahrain	18.7%	Asia	38%
135th	Jamaica	18.7%	North America	38%
136th	Ireland	18.6%	Europe	37%
137th	Uruguay	18.3%	South America	37%
138th	Palau	18.2%	Oceania	36%
139th	Kuwait	18.2%	Asia	36%
140th	Saint Kitts and Nevis	18.2%	North America	35%
141st	Montenegro	18.1%	Europe	35%
142nd	New Zealand	18.1%	Oceania	34%
143rd	Bahamas	17.9%	North America	34%
144th	Dominica	17.9%	North America	33%
145th	Australia	17.8%	Oceania	33%
146th	Antigua and Barbuda	17.8%	North America	33%
147th	Iceland	17.8%	Europe	32%
148th	Trinidad and Tobago	17.8%	North America	32%
149th	Gibraltar	17.6%	Europe	31%
150th	Saint Lucia	17.5%	North America	31%
151st	United States	17.3%	North America	30%
152nd	Russia	17.3%	Europe	30%
153rd	Barbados	17.2%	North America	29%
154th	United Kingdom	17.2%	Europe	29%
155th	Sweden	17.0%	Europe	28%
156th	Chile	17.0%	South America	28%
157th	Aruba	16.8%	North America	27%
158th	Albania	16.8%	Europe	27%
159th	North Macedonia	16.8%	Europe	27%
160th	France	16.5%	Europe	26%
161st	U.S. Virgin Islands	16.5%	North America	26%
162nd	Belarus	16.3%	Europe	25%
163rd	Norway	16.2%	Europe	25%
164th	Cayman Islands	16.2%	North America	24%
165th	United Arab Emirates	16.1%	Asia	24%
166th	Cyprus	16.1%	Europe	23%
167th	Turks and Caicos Islands	16.1%	North America	23%
168th	China	16.0%	Asia	22%
169th	Belgium	16.0%	Europe	22%
170th	Luxembourg	15.8%	Europe	21%
171st	Slovakia	15.8%	Europe	21%
172nd	Romania	15.7%	Europe	20%
173rd	Denmark	15.7%	Europe	20%
174th	Estonia	15.6%	Europe	20%
175th	Latvia	15.4%	Europe	19%
176th	Czechia	15.4%	Europe	19%
177th	Cuba	15.3%	North America	18%
178th	Sint Maarten	15.1%	North America	18%
179th	Canada	15.1%	North America	17%
180th	Qatar	15.1%	Asia	17%
181st	Netherlands	15.0%	Europe	16%
182nd	Switzerland	15.0%	Europe	16%
183rd	Curaçao	14.9%	North America	15%
184th	Mauritius	14.8%	Africa	15%
185th	Poland	14.8%	Europe	14%
186th	Thailand	14.7%	Asia	14%
187th	Slovenia	14.7%	Europe	13%
188th	Lithuania	14.7%	Europe	13%
189th	Finland	14.6%	Europe	13%
190th	British Virgin Islands	14.5%	North America	12%
191st	Bulgaria	14.5%	Europe	12%
192nd	Hungary	14.4%	Europe	11%
193rd	Serbia	14.3%	Europe	11%
194th	Liechtenstein	14.3%	Europe	10%
195th	Austria	14.2%	Europe	10%
196th	Isle of Man	14.2%	Europe	9%
197th	Croatia	13.9%	Europe	9%
198th	Germany	13.9%	Europe	8%
199th	Macao	13.9%	Asia	8%
200th	Ukraine	13.9%	Europe	7%
201st	Bermuda	13.6%	North America	7%
202nd	Monaco	13.5%	Europe	7%
203rd	Greece	13.2%	Europe	6%
204th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13.0%	Europe	6%
205th	Malta	13.0%	Europe	5%
206th	Spain	12.9%	Europe	5%
207th	Portugal	12.8%	Europe	4%
208th	San Marino	12.3%	Europe	4%
209th	Italy	11.9%	Europe	3%
210th	Andorra	11.9%	Europe	3%
211st	Singapore	11.7%	Asia	2%
212nd	Puerto Rico	11.6%	North America	2%
213rd	Japan	11.4%	Asia	1%
214th	South Korea	10.6%	Asia	1%
215th	Hong Kong	10.5%	Asia	0%