Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
233
Highest
3.63 % change on previous year
Chad
Lowest
-6.43 % change on previous year
Cook Islands
Median
-0.4207 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
12,573
What the numbers show
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 3.63 % change on previous year in Chad; the lowest is -6.43 % change on previous year in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.4207 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.524 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 187 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 681.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 12,403.2%).
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 374.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 280.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Yemen | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 8 | Oman | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 11 | Tokelau | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 681.7% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 15 | Mayotte | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritania | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 20 | Gibraltar | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Cameroon | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 22 | Uganda | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 23 | Benin | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 24 | Qatar | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 26 | Madagascar | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 27 | Gabon | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 29 | Monaco | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 34 | French Guiana | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 38 | Comoros | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 40 | Syria | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Rwanda | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 44 | Cayman Islands | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 45 | Botswana | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Western Sahara | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Gambia | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Burundi | 0.9561 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.6% | rising |
| 54 | Liberia | 0.9542 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Seychelles | 0.9266 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 0.9245 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Nigeria | 0.8809 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 58 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8804 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 59 | Ghana | 0.8183 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8036 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 0.7541 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 62 | Faroe Islands | 0.7259 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Bahrain | 0.7016 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Iraq | 0.6917 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Kiribati | 0.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Palestine | 0.6271 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 0.608 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Israel | 0.564 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.5534 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 0.5393 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 0.5056 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 0.4716 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Honduras | 0.4632 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Eritrea | 0.4378 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Guam | 0.4345 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 0.3859 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3763 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Singapore | 0.3522 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 0.3267 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 80 | Egypt | 0.3094 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.3% | falling |
| 81 | North Korea | 0.2225 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Ukraine | 0.1968 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 0.1964 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia | 0.1835 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Switzerland | 0.1816 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 0.1692 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Laos | 0.1484 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Canada | 0.1361 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Australia | 0.0716 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Malta | 0.0469 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Netherlands | 0.0435 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Djibouti | 0.0417 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Eswatini | 0.001 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -0.0134 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Bangladesh | -0.0529 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 97 | New Caledonia | -0.0689 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4,662.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Iceland | -0.0701 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 123.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.0821 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Lesotho | -0.092 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Haiti | -0.1323 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 136.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | -0.1579 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei | -0.1659 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | -0.1782 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Nicaragua | -0.2195 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 213.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Guatemala | -0.2214 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 156.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | -0.2284 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | -0.2301 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Samoa | -0.2537 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Myanmar | -0.2609 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | -0.3099 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 177.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Suriname | -0.351 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Greenland | -0.3523 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 114 | South Sudan | -0.4049 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 159.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | -0.4081 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 116 | East Timor | -0.4183 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 232.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Colombia | -0.4207 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Mongolia | -0.4672 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Peru | -0.4745 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 197.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Fiji | -0.4979 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Austria | -0.5502 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 193.5% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | -0.5547 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 237.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | -0.5706 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 836.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Indonesia | -0.5825 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 224.4% | volatile |
| 125 | United Kingdom | -0.5899 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Portugal | -0.6192 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Micronesia (country) | -0.6389 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Morocco | -0.7009 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 263.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Falkland Islands | -0.7055 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Norway | -0.7184 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 531.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Hungary | -0.7464 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 871.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Iran | -0.7954 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Nauru | -0.8385 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Mexico | -0.8466 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,078.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Macao | -0.8616 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.7% | volatile |
| 136 | United States | -0.8645 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 308.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Jersey | -0.8689 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 193.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Libya | -0.8739 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 163.9% | volatile |
| 139 | India | -0.8833 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Andorra | -0.9097 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.9556 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 182.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Sri Lanka | -0.9593 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 569.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Malaysia | -0.9764 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 468.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Serbia | -0.9948 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Brazil | -1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Guernsey | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Sweden | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Ecuador | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 705.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Barbados | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Vietnam | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 178.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,117.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Jordan | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 153 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Bulgaria | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 698.3% | volatile |
| 155 | El Salvador | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Tunisia | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 170.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Reunion | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 153.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Tuvalu | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Ireland | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 451.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Georgia | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Nepal | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovenia | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 236.2% | volatile |
| 163 | France | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,354.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Lebanon | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Tonga | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Montenegro | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 165.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Belgium | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 388.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Romania | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 163.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Slovakia | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5,603.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Turkey | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 335.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Lithuania | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Guadeloupe | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Helena | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 324.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Finland | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,122.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Philippines | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 598.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Aruba | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,697.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 164.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Armenia | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 253.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 239.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Curacao | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,506.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Chile | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 650.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Russia | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 170.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Dominica | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Azerbaijan | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 164.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Bhutan | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 268.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Albania | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Cuba | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Venezuela | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,956.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Grenada | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Bermuda | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Niue | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Hong Kong | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 645.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Uruguay | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 266.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Japan | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 197 | North Macedonia | -2.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Isle of Man | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Martinique | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Maldives | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 205.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Italy | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 178.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Argentina | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 511.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Thailand | -2.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Costa Rica | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 168.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Jamaica | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Croatia | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Spain | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 496.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Latvia | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 314.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Mauritius | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 212 | British Virgin Islands | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 307.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Cape Verde | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Czechia | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 324.2% | volatile |
| 215 | Poland | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12,403.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Belarus | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 253.3% | volatile |
| 217 | Estonia | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 520.4% | volatile |
| 218 | Anguilla | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 219 | French Polynesia | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 211.8% | volatile |
| 220 | San Marino | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 434.7% | volatile |
| 221 | South Korea | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Saint Barthelemy | -3.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 838.6% | volatile |
| 223 | Puerto Rico | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 224 | China | -3.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 523.3% | volatile |
| 225 | American Samoa | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 226 | Montserrat | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 227 | Marshall Islands | -4.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 228 | Greece | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 255.3% | volatile |
| 229 | Northern Mariana Islands | -5.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 156.5% | volatile |
| 230 | Wallis and Futuna | -5.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 231 | Saint Martin (French part) | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 249.6% | volatile |
| 232 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 399.5% | volatile |
| 233 | Cook Islands | -6.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 350.5% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population aged 14 years or younger UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.