Kyrgyzstan vs Liberia: Number of children under 15, by world region

Kyrgyzstan
2.31 million people
in 2023
Liberia
2.20 million people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
95th
Liberia rank
97th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Liberia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.31 million people against 2.20 million people in Liberia, a difference of 114,000 people.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 95th and Liberia ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 634,319 people 417,414 people 216,905 people Kyrgyzstan
1960s 1.04 million people 535,827 people 504,835 people Kyrgyzstan
1970s 1.32 million people 720,091 people 603,389 people Kyrgyzstan
1980s 1.53 million people 978,108 people 552,221 people Kyrgyzstan
1990s 1.76 million people 997,738 people 761,116 people Kyrgyzstan
2000s 1.70 million people 1.44 million people 253,096 people Kyrgyzstan
2010s 1.88 million people 1.94 million people 63,677 people Liberia
2020s 2.26 million people 2.16 million people 96,515 people Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Kyrgyzstan or Liberia?
Kyrgyzstan, at 2.31 million people against 2.20 million people in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Kyrgyzstan and Liberia?
114,000 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Liberia rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 95th and Liberia ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children under 15, by world region
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.