Countries by Youth Population (%)
Complete ranking of 215 countries • % • Updated 2026
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About Population Ages 0-14 Rankings
Central African Republic leads all 215 countries in Population Ages 0-14 with a value of 49%, while Hong Kong ranks last at 10.51%. This represents a 5-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Population Ages 0-14 Measures
Share of the population ages 0 to 14 from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Tracking Population Ages 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 10.51% (Hong Kong) to 49% (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 16.3% to 34.52%. The overall spread from 10.51% to 49% 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
Highest Population Ages 0-14
The 5 strongest Population Ages 0-14 reads.
Lowest Population Ages 0-14
The 5 lowest Population Ages 0-14 reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, 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
Country Ladder
1stCentral African RepublicAfrica49%2ndNigerAfrica46.6%3rdSomaliaAfrica46.59%4thMaliAfrica46.14%5thChadAfrica46.06%6thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica46.03%7thBurundiAfrica44.7%8thMozambiqueAfrica44.48%9thAngolaAfrica44.35%10thUgandaAfrica43.54%11thAfghanistanAsia42.89%12thMauritaniaAfrica42.71%13thTanzaniaAfrica42.54%14thBurkina FasoAfrica41.8%15thBeninAfrica41.55%16thZambiaAfrica41.46%17thCameroonAfrica41.44%18thYemenAsia41.13%19thNigeriaAfrica41.01%20thGuineaAfrica40.9%21stZimbabweAfrica40.87%22ndCôte d'IvoireAfrica40.87%23rdMalawiAfrica40.71%24thSudanAfrica40.47%25thCongoAfrica40.45%26thGambiaAfrica40.25%27thLiberiaAfrica39.53%28thTogoAfrica39.53%29thMadagascarAfrica39.26%30thEthiopiaAfrica39.06%31stSouth SudanAfrica38.92%32ndGuinea-BissauAfrica38.79%33rdSamoaOceania38.46%34thVanuatuOceania38.31%35thSenegalAfrica38.18%36thEritreaAfrica38.14%37thSierra LeoneAfrica38.09%38thPalestineAsia38.05%39thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica37.83%40thNauruOceania37.78%41stRwandaAfrica37.36%42ndEquatorial GuineaAfrica37.29%43rdComorosAfrica37.12%44thNamibiaAfrica36.98%45thSolomon IslandsOceania36.97%46thKenyaAfrica36.84%47thPakistanAsia36.68%48thIraqAsia36.58%49thGabonAfrica36.48%50thTajikistanAsia36.26%51stGhanaAfrica35.82%52ndTongaOceania35.4%53rdKiribatiOceania34.69%54thLesothoAfrica34.52%55thMarshall IslandsOceania34.47%56thTimor-LesteAsia33.66%57thPapua New GuineaOceania33.48%58thEswatiniAfrica33.35%59thTuvaluOceania32.95%60thKyrgyzstanAsia32.34%61stMongoliaAsia32.19%62ndBotswanaAfrica32.13%63rdEgyptAfrica31.99%64thMicronesiaOceania31.85%65thGuatemalaNorth America31.58%66thTurkmenistanAsia31.51%67thHaitiNorth America31.19%68thUzbekistanAsia31.1%69thJordanAsia30.67%70thHondurasNorth America30.62%71stAlgeriaAfrica30.33%72ndLaosAsia30.2%73rdCambodiaAsia29.79%74thBoliviaSouth America29.79%75thKazakhstanAsia29.37%76thDjiboutiAfrica29.17%77thSyriaAsia29.16%78thGuyanaNorth America29.16%79thNicaraguaNorth America28.76%80thParaguaySouth America28.59%81stNepalAsia28.43%82ndBangladeshAsia27.99%83rdPhilippinesAsia27.87%84thLibyaAfrica27.41%85thIsraelAsia27.41%86thFijiOceania27.09%87thAmerican SamoaOceania27.01%88thDominican RepublicNorth America26.58%89thBelizeNorth America26.58%90thLebanonAsia26.19%91stGuamOceania25.98%92ndSouth AfricaAfrica25.88%93rdSurinameNorth America25.64%94thMoroccoAfrica25.63%95thCabo VerdeAfrica25.55%96thVenezuelaNorth America25.53%97thPanamaNorth America24.89%98thEl SalvadorNorth America24.81%99thOmanAsia24.71%100thIndiaAsia24.62%101stIndonesiaAsia24.6%102ndMexicoNorth America24.51%103rdEcuadorSouth America24.46%104thMyanmarAsia24.3%105thTunisiaAfrica24.04%106thPeruSouth America23.97%107thSaudi ArabiaAsia23.82%108thVietnamAsia23.22%109thIranAsia22.44%110thSri LankaAsia22.03%111stNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania22%112ndAzerbaijanEurope21.81%113rdMalaysiaAsia21.79%114thArgentinaSouth America21.6%115thTurkeyEurope21.45%116thSaint MartinNorth America21.34%117thNew CaledoniaOceania21.31%118thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America21.29%119thBhutanAsia20.91%120thBruneiAsia20.83%121stGreenlandNorth America20.8%122ndGeorgiaEurope20.8%123rdColombiaNorth America20.27%124thFaroe IslandsEurope19.97%125thSeychellesAfrica19.95%126thMoldovaEurope19.79%127thBrazilSouth America19.67%128thMaldivesAsia19.59%129thGrenadaNorth America19.44%130thArmeniaEurope19.24%131stFrench PolynesiaOceania19.1%132ndNorth KoreaAsia18.95%133rdCosta RicaNorth America18.8%134thBahrainAsia18.72%135thJamaicaNorth America18.7%136thIrelandEurope18.56%137thUruguaySouth America18.29%138thPalauOceania18.24%139thKuwaitAsia18.22%140thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America18.19%141stMontenegroEurope18.13%142ndNew ZealandOceania18.12%143rdBahamasNorth America17.91%144thDominicaNorth America17.87%145thAustraliaOceania17.84%146thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America17.8%147thIcelandEurope17.76%148thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America17.76%149thGibraltarEurope17.65%150thSaint LuciaNorth America17.54%151stUnited StatesNorth America17.32%152ndRussiaEurope17.28%153rdBarbadosNorth America17.24%154thUnited KingdomEurope17.18%155thSwedenEurope16.99%156thChileSouth America16.97%157thArubaNorth America16.84%158thAlbaniaEurope16.84%159thNorth MacedoniaEurope16.82%160thFranceEurope16.51%161stU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America16.5%162ndBelarusEurope16.3%163rdNorwayEurope16.19%164thCayman IslandsNorth America16.19%165thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia16.11%166thCyprusEurope16.07%167thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America16.07%168thChinaAsia16.01%169thBelgiumEurope16%170thLuxembourgEurope15.78%171stSlovakiaEurope15.76%172ndRomaniaEurope15.72%173rdDenmarkEurope15.7%174thEstoniaEurope15.64%175thLatviaEurope15.41%176thCzechiaEurope15.4%177thCubaNorth America15.29%178thSint MaartenNorth America15.14%179thCanadaNorth America15.11%180thQatarAsia15.07%181stNetherlandsEurope15.03%182ndSwitzerlandEurope14.95%183rdCuraçaoNorth America14.93%184thMauritiusAfrica14.81%185thPolandEurope14.81%186thThailandAsia14.75%187thSloveniaEurope14.71%188thLithuaniaEurope14.71%189thFinlandEurope14.63%190thBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America14.49%191stBulgariaEurope14.47%192ndHungaryEurope14.4%193rdSerbiaEurope14.31%194thLiechtensteinEurope14.26%195thAustriaEurope14.23%196thIsle of ManEurope14.22%197thCroatiaEurope13.92%198thGermanyEurope13.91%199thMacaoAsia13.91%200thUkraineEurope13.89%201stBermudaNorth America13.61%202ndMonacoEurope13.47%203rdGreeceEurope13.22%204thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope13.04%205thMaltaEurope13.03%206thSpainEurope12.92%207thPortugalEurope12.8%208thSan MarinoEurope12.26%209thItalyEurope11.89%210thAndorraEurope11.89%211stSingaporeAsia11.69%212ndPuerto RicoNorth America11.63%213rdJapanAsia11.44%214thSouth KoreaAsia10.57%215thHong KongAsia10.51%
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Central African Republic | 49% | Africa | 100% |
| 2nd | Niger | 46.6% | Africa | 100% |
| 3rd | Somalia | 46.59% | Africa | 99% |
| 4th | Mali | 46.14% | Africa | 99% |
| 5th | Chad | 46.06% | Africa | 98% |
| 6th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 46.03% | Africa | 98% |
| 7th | Burundi | 44.7% | Africa | 97% |
| 8th | Mozambique | 44.48% | Africa | 97% |
| 9th | Angola | 44.35% | Africa | 96% |
| 10th | Uganda | 43.54% | Africa | 96% |
| 11th | Afghanistan | 42.89% | Asia | 95% |
| 12th | Mauritania | 42.71% | Africa | 95% |
| 13th | Tanzania | 42.54% | Africa | 94% |
| 14th | Burkina Faso | 41.8% | Africa | 94% |
| 15th | Benin | 41.55% | Africa | 93% |
| 16th | Zambia | 41.46% | Africa | 93% |
| 17th | Cameroon | 41.44% | Africa | 93% |
| 18th | Yemen | 41.13% | Asia | 92% |
| 19th | Nigeria | 41.01% | Africa | 92% |
| 20th | Guinea | 40.9% | Africa | 91% |
| 21st | Zimbabwe | 40.87% | Africa | 91% |
| 22nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.87% | Africa | 90% |
| 23rd | Malawi | 40.71% | Africa | 90% |
| 24th | Sudan | 40.47% | Africa | 89% |
| 25th | Congo | 40.45% | Africa | 89% |
| 26th | Gambia | 40.25% | Africa | 88% |
| 27th | Liberia | 39.53% | Africa | 88% |
| 28th | Togo | 39.53% | Africa | 87% |
| 29th | Madagascar | 39.26% | Africa | 87% |
| 30th | Ethiopia | 39.06% | Africa | 87% |
| 31st | South Sudan | 38.92% | Africa | 86% |
| 32nd | Guinea-Bissau | 38.79% | Africa | 86% |
| 33rd | Samoa | 38.46% | Oceania | 85% |
| 34th | Vanuatu | 38.31% | Oceania | 85% |
| 35th | Senegal | 38.18% | Africa | 84% |
| 36th | Eritrea | 38.14% | Africa | 84% |
| 37th | Sierra Leone | 38.09% | Africa | 83% |
| 38th | Palestine | 38.05% | Asia | 83% |
| 39th | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.83% | Africa | 82% |
| 40th | Nauru | 37.78% | Oceania | 82% |
| 41st | Rwanda | 37.36% | Africa | 81% |
| 42nd | Equatorial Guinea | 37.29% | Africa | 81% |
| 43rd | Comoros | 37.12% | Africa | 80% |
| 44th | Namibia | 36.98% | Africa | 80% |
| 45th | Solomon Islands | 36.97% | Oceania | 80% |
| 46th | Kenya | 36.84% | Africa | 79% |
| 47th | Pakistan | 36.68% | Asia | 79% |
| 48th | Iraq | 36.58% | Asia | 78% |
| 49th | Gabon | 36.48% | Africa | 78% |
| 50th | Tajikistan | 36.26% | Asia | 77% |
| 51st | Ghana | 35.82% | Africa | 77% |
| 52nd | Tonga | 35.4% | Oceania | 76% |
| 53rd | Kiribati | 34.69% | Oceania | 76% |
| 54th | Lesotho | 34.52% | Africa | 75% |
| 55th | Marshall Islands | 34.47% | Oceania | 75% |
| 56th | Timor-Leste | 33.66% | Asia | 74% |
| 57th | Papua New Guinea | 33.48% | Oceania | 74% |
| 58th | Eswatini | 33.35% | Africa | 73% |
| 59th | Tuvalu | 32.95% | Oceania | 73% |
| 60th | Kyrgyzstan | 32.34% | Asia | 73% |
| 61st | Mongolia | 32.19% | Asia | 72% |
| 62nd | Botswana | 32.13% | Africa | 72% |
| 63rd | Egypt | 31.99% | Africa | 71% |
| 64th | Micronesia | 31.85% | Oceania | 71% |
| 65th | Guatemala | 31.58% | North America | 70% |
| 66th | Turkmenistan | 31.51% | Asia | 70% |
| 67th | Haiti | 31.19% | North America | 69% |
| 68th | Uzbekistan | 31.1% | Asia | 69% |
| 69th | Jordan | 30.67% | Asia | 68% |
| 70th | Honduras | 30.62% | North America | 68% |
| 71st | Algeria | 30.33% | Africa | 67% |
| 72nd | Laos | 30.2% | Asia | 67% |
| 73rd | Cambodia | 29.79% | Asia | 67% |
| 74th | Bolivia | 29.79% | South America | 66% |
| 75th | Kazakhstan | 29.37% | Asia | 66% |
| 76th | Djibouti | 29.17% | Africa | 65% |
| 77th | Syria | 29.16% | Asia | 65% |
| 78th | Guyana | 29.16% | North America | 64% |
| 79th | Nicaragua | 28.76% | North America | 64% |
| 80th | Paraguay | 28.59% | South America | 63% |
| 81st | Nepal | 28.43% | Asia | 63% |
| 82nd | Bangladesh | 27.99% | Asia | 62% |
| 83rd | Philippines | 27.87% | Asia | 62% |
| 84th | Libya | 27.41% | Africa | 61% |
| 85th | Israel | 27.41% | Asia | 61% |
| 86th | Fiji | 27.09% | Oceania | 60% |
| 87th | American Samoa | 27.01% | Oceania | 60% |
| 88th | Dominican Republic | 26.58% | North America | 60% |
| 89th | Belize | 26.58% | North America | 59% |
| 90th | Lebanon | 26.19% | Asia | 59% |
| 91st | Guam | 25.98% | Oceania | 58% |
| 92nd | South Africa | 25.88% | Africa | 58% |
| 93rd | Suriname | 25.64% | North America | 57% |
| 94th | Morocco | 25.63% | Africa | 57% |
| 95th | Cabo Verde | 25.55% | Africa | 56% |
| 96th | Venezuela | 25.53% | North America | 56% |
| 97th | Panama | 24.89% | North America | 55% |
| 98th | El Salvador | 24.81% | North America | 55% |
| 99th | Oman | 24.71% | Asia | 54% |
| 100th | India | 24.62% | Asia | 54% |
| 101st | Indonesia | 24.6% | Asia | 53% |
| 102nd | Mexico | 24.51% | North America | 53% |
| 103rd | Ecuador | 24.46% | South America | 53% |
| 104th | Myanmar | 24.3% | Asia | 52% |
| 105th | Tunisia | 24.04% | Africa | 52% |
| 106th | Peru | 23.97% | South America | 51% |
| 107th | Saudi Arabia | 23.82% | Asia | 51% |
| 108th | Vietnam | 23.22% | Asia | 50% |
| 109th | Iran | 22.44% | Asia | 50% |
| 110th | Sri Lanka | 22.03% | Asia | 49% |
| 111st | Northern Mariana Islands | 22% | Oceania | 49% |
| 112nd | Azerbaijan | 21.81% | Europe | 48% |
| 113rd | Malaysia | 21.79% | Asia | 48% |
| 114th | Argentina | 21.6% | South America | 47% |
| 115th | Turkey | 21.45% | Europe | 47% |
| 116th | Saint Martin | 21.34% | North America | 47% |
| 117th | New Caledonia | 21.31% | Oceania | 46% |
| 118th | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.29% | North America | 46% |
| 119th | Bhutan | 20.91% | Asia | 45% |
| 120th | Brunei | 20.83% | Asia | 45% |
| 121st | Greenland | 20.8% | North America | 44% |
| 122nd | Georgia | 20.8% | Europe | 44% |
| 123rd | Colombia | 20.27% | North America | 43% |
| 124th | Faroe Islands | 19.97% | Europe | 43% |
| 125th | Seychelles | 19.95% | Africa | 42% |
| 126th | Moldova | 19.79% | Europe | 42% |
| 127th | Brazil | 19.67% | South America | 41% |
| 128th | Maldives | 19.59% | Asia | 41% |
| 129th | Grenada | 19.44% | North America | 40% |
| 130th | Armenia | 19.24% | Europe | 40% |
| 131st | French Polynesia | 19.1% | Oceania | 40% |
| 132nd | North Korea | 18.95% | Asia | 39% |
| 133rd | Costa Rica | 18.8% | North America | 39% |
| 134th | Bahrain | 18.72% | Asia | 38% |
| 135th | Jamaica | 18.7% | North America | 38% |
| 136th | Ireland | 18.56% | Europe | 37% |
| 137th | Uruguay | 18.29% | South America | 37% |
| 138th | Palau | 18.24% | Oceania | 36% |
| 139th | Kuwait | 18.22% | Asia | 36% |
| 140th | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.19% | North America | 35% |
| 141st | Montenegro | 18.13% | Europe | 35% |
| 142nd | New Zealand | 18.12% | Oceania | 34% |
| 143rd | Bahamas | 17.91% | North America | 34% |
| 144th | Dominica | 17.87% | North America | 33% |
| 145th | Australia | 17.84% | Oceania | 33% |
| 146th | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.8% | North America | 33% |
| 147th | Iceland | 17.76% | Europe | 32% |
| 148th | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.76% | North America | 32% |
| 149th | Gibraltar | 17.65% | Europe | 31% |
| 150th | Saint Lucia | 17.54% | North America | 31% |
| 151st | United States | 17.32% | North America | 30% |
| 152nd | Russia | 17.28% | Europe | 30% |
| 153rd | Barbados | 17.24% | North America | 29% |
| 154th | United Kingdom | 17.18% | Europe | 29% |
| 155th | Sweden | 16.99% | Europe | 28% |
| 156th | Chile | 16.97% | South America | 28% |
| 157th | Aruba | 16.84% | North America | 27% |
| 158th | Albania | 16.84% | Europe | 27% |
| 159th | North Macedonia | 16.82% | Europe | 27% |
| 160th | France | 16.51% | Europe | 26% |
| 161st | U.S. Virgin Islands | 16.5% | North America | 26% |
| 162nd | Belarus | 16.3% | Europe | 25% |
| 163rd | Norway | 16.19% | Europe | 25% |
| 164th | Cayman Islands | 16.19% | North America | 24% |
| 165th | United Arab Emirates | 16.11% | Asia | 24% |
| 166th | Cyprus | 16.07% | Europe | 23% |
| 167th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.07% | North America | 23% |
| 168th | China | 16.01% | Asia | 22% |
| 169th | Belgium | 16% | Europe | 22% |
| 170th | Luxembourg | 15.78% | Europe | 21% |
| 171st | Slovakia | 15.76% | Europe | 21% |
| 172nd | Romania | 15.72% | Europe | 20% |
| 173rd | Denmark | 15.7% | Europe | 20% |
| 174th | Estonia | 15.64% | Europe | 20% |
| 175th | Latvia | 15.41% | Europe | 19% |
| 176th | Czechia | 15.4% | Europe | 19% |
| 177th | Cuba | 15.29% | North America | 18% |
| 178th | Sint Maarten | 15.14% | North America | 18% |
| 179th | Canada | 15.11% | North America | 17% |
| 180th | Qatar | 15.07% | Asia | 17% |
| 181st | Netherlands | 15.03% | Europe | 16% |
| 182nd | Switzerland | 14.95% | Europe | 16% |
| 183rd | Curaçao | 14.93% | North America | 15% |
| 184th | Mauritius | 14.81% | Africa | 15% |
| 185th | Poland | 14.81% | Europe | 14% |
| 186th | Thailand | 14.75% | Asia | 14% |
| 187th | Slovenia | 14.71% | Europe | 13% |
| 188th | Lithuania | 14.71% | Europe | 13% |
| 189th | Finland | 14.63% | Europe | 13% |
| 190th | British Virgin Islands | 14.49% | North America | 12% |
| 191st | Bulgaria | 14.47% | Europe | 12% |
| 192nd | Hungary | 14.4% | Europe | 11% |
| 193rd | Serbia | 14.31% | Europe | 11% |
| 194th | Liechtenstein | 14.26% | Europe | 10% |
| 195th | Austria | 14.23% | Europe | 10% |
| 196th | Isle of Man | 14.22% | Europe | 9% |
| 197th | Croatia | 13.92% | Europe | 9% |
| 198th | Germany | 13.91% | Europe | 8% |
| 199th | Macao | 13.91% | Asia | 8% |
| 200th | Ukraine | 13.89% | Europe | 7% |
| 201st | Bermuda | 13.61% | North America | 7% |
| 202nd | Monaco | 13.47% | Europe | 7% |
| 203rd | Greece | 13.22% | Europe | 6% |
| 204th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.04% | Europe | 6% |
| 205th | Malta | 13.03% | Europe | 5% |
| 206th | Spain | 12.92% | Europe | 5% |
| 207th | Portugal | 12.8% | Europe | 4% |
| 208th | San Marino | 12.26% | Europe | 4% |
| 209th | Italy | 11.89% | Europe | 3% |
| 210th | Andorra | 11.89% | Europe | 3% |
| 211st | Singapore | 11.69% | Asia | 2% |
| 212nd | Puerto Rico | 11.63% | North America | 2% |
| 213rd | Japan | 11.44% | Asia | 1% |
| 214th | South Korea | 10.57% | Asia | 1% |
| 215th | Hong Kong | 10.51% | Asia | 0% |