Adolescent population as proportion of total population (%) by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
14.28
Sudan
Lowest
8.74
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Median
10.86
Years covered
151
1950β2100
Data points
3,473
What the numbers show
Adolescent population as proportion of total population (%) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 14.28 in Sudan; the lowest is 8.74 in Iran (Islamic Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 10.86, and the mean is 10.92.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 0.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 8.3%).
Adolescent population as proportion of total population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 14.28 | 2100 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 2 | Yemen | 13.18 | 2100 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 3 | Iraq | 12.39 | 2100 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 4 | Djibouti | 12.01 | 2100 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 5 | Egypt | 11.46 | 2100 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 6 | Kuwait | 11.17 | 2100 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 11.04 | 2100 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 10.91 | 2100 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 9 | Qatar | 10.91 | 2100 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.87 | 2100 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 10.86 | 2100 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 12 | Oman | 10.79 | 2100 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 13 | Jordan | 10.67 | 2100 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 14 | Algeria | 10.3 | 2100 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 15 | Libya | 10.1 | 2100 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 16 | Bahrain | 9.97 | 2100 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 17 | Lebanon | 9.78 | 2100 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 18 | Morocco | 9.73 | 2100 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 19 | Tunisia | 9.3 | 2100 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8.74 | 2100 | down 3.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MENA Programme Region 11.6
- MENA Reporting Region 11.18