Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
233
Highest
355,692 thousands
India
Lowest
0.412 thousands
Niue
Median
1,128 thousands
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,820
What the numbers show
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands) is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 355,692 thousands in India; the lowest is 0.412 thousands in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,128 thousands, and the mean is 8,625 thousands.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 45.3%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 45.8%).
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 355,692 thousands | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 222,692 thousands | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 95,849 thousands | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 92,355 thousands | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 69,528 thousands | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 59,584 thousands | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 52,059 thousands | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 51,075 thousands | 2025 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 48,565 thousands | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 41,480 thousands | 2025 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt | 37,344 thousands | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 31,988 thousands | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 31,937 thousands | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 29,515 thousands | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 15 | Russia | 24,777 thousands | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 16 | Vietnam | 23,314 thousands | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 21,970 thousands | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 20,822 thousands | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 20,559 thousands | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 20 | Iran | 20,466 thousands | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Turkey | 18,603 thousands | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 18,480 thousands | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 23 | Angola | 17,012 thousands | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | 16,913 thousands | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 16,901 thousands | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 16,612 thousands | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mozambique | 15,573 thousands | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 14,210 thousands | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 13,993 thousands | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 13,226 thousands | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13,144 thousands | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 32 | Niger | 12,753 thousands | 2025 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Madagascar | 12,648 thousands | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 12,382 thousands | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 12,179 thousands | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 11,846 thousands | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 37 | Germany | 11,743 thousands | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 11,454 thousands | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 11,418 thousands | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 40 | France | 10,901 thousands | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 41 | Colombia | 10,699 thousands | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 42 | Thailand | 10,446 thousands | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 9,881 thousands | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 9,757 thousands | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 9,727 thousands | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 46 | Chad | 9,518 thousands | 2025 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Somalia | 9,000 thousands | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 48 | Zambia | 8,908 thousands | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 8,864 thousands | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 8,368 thousands | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 8,183 thousands | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 8,127 thousands | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 7,709 thousands | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 54 | Syria | 7,239 thousands | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 55 | Venezuela | 7,176 thousands | 2025 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 7,105 thousands | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 57 | Italy | 6,975 thousands | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 6,816 thousands | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 59 | Burundi | 6,309 thousands | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 60 | Spain | 6,117 thousands | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | Guinea | 6,080 thousands | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 6,065 thousands | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 6,062 thousands | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 64 | Canada | 6,010 thousands | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 65 | Guatemala | 5,806 thousands | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 5,617 thousands | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 67 | South Korea | 5,372 thousands | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 68 | Rwanda | 5,358 thousands | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 69 | Ukraine | 5,263 thousands | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 70 | Cambodia | 5,260 thousands | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 5,065 thousands | 2025 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 72 | North Korea | 5,026 thousands | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 73 | Australia | 4,768 thousands | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 74 | South Sudan | 4,639 thousands | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 4,403 thousands | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 3,860 thousands | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 77 | Togo | 3,784 thousands | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia | 3,701 thousands | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 79 | Haiti | 3,669 thousands | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 3,555 thousands | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 3,521 thousands | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 3,323 thousands | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 83 | Chile | 3,321 thousands | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 3,307 thousands | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 3,029 thousands | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Romania | 2,964 thousands | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 87 | Tunisia | 2,933 thousands | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 88 | Netherlands | 2,740 thousands | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 2,652 thousands | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 90 | Israel | 2,580 thousands | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 91 | Congo | 2,577 thousands | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 2,373 thousands | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 93 | Laos | 2,348 thousands | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,328 thousands | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 2,232 thousands | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 96 | Mauritania | 2,231 thousands | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 2,229 thousands | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 98 | Palestine | 2,097 thousands | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 99 | Libya | 2,014 thousands | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 1,987 thousands | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1,986 thousands | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 102 | Belgium | 1,863 thousands | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 1,797 thousands | 2025 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Sweden | 1,792 thousands | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 105 | Cuba | 1,662 thousands | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 106 | Czechia | 1,628 thousands | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 1,562 thousands | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 108 | Lebanon | 1,509 thousands | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 109 | Belarus | 1,453 thousands | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 110 | Hungary | 1,388 thousands | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 111 | Eritrea | 1,351 thousands | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 112 | Switzerland | 1,335 thousands | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 113 | Portugal | 1,330 thousands | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 114 | Oman | 1,322 thousands | 2025 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 115 | Greece | 1,295 thousands | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 116 | Austria | 1,294 thousands | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 117 | Namibia | 1,128 thousands | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 1,123 thousands | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 119 | Gambia | 1,116 thousands | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 120 | Mongolia | 1,116 thousands | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 972.09 thousands | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 122 | Ireland | 968.13 thousands | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 123 | Serbia | 959.2 thousands | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 953.02 thousands | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 125 | New Zealand | 942.07 thousands | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 126 | Denmark | 936.32 thousands | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 127 | Gabon | 933.54 thousands | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 128 | Kuwait | 901.73 thousands | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 129 | Norway | 899.54 thousands | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 130 | Slovakia | 860.68 thousands | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 858.13 thousands | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 132 | Botswana | 814.52 thousands | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 133 | Finland | 814.5 thousands | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 134 | Lesotho | 806.49 thousands | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 786.24 thousands | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 770.63 thousands | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 712.46 thousands | 2025 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Singapore | 682.78 thousands | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 139 | Moldova | 615.1 thousands | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 140 | Uruguay | 612.66 thousands | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 141 | Armenia | 566.69 thousands | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 533.13 thousands | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 143 | Jamaica | 524.72 thousands | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 144 | East Timor | 470.44 thousands | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 145 | Albania | 465.37 thousands | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 463.23 thousands | 2025 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Lithuania | 416.88 thousands | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 148 | Eswatini | 414.51 thousands | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 407.85 thousands | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 150 | Puerto Rico | 370.21 thousands | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 151 | Djibouti | 340.99 thousands | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 152 | Comoros | 323.7 thousands | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 153 | Slovenia | 309.45 thousands | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 304.82 thousands | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 303.23 thousands | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 156 | Bahrain | 301.84 thousands | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 157 | Latvia | 284.96 thousands | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 266.18 thousands | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 251.01 thousands | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 160 | Guyana | 242.16 thousands | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 161 | Cyprus | 219.56 thousands | 2025 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 162 | Estonia | 209.33 thousands | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 163 | Mauritius | 186.18 thousands | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 164 | Reunion | 181.96 thousands | 2025 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 165 | Bhutan | 163.85 thousands | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | 162.38 thousands | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 167 | Mayotte | 142.28 thousands | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 137.38 thousands | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 132.2 thousands | 2025 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 126.46 thousands | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 171 | Montenegro | 114.84 thousands | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 172 | Belize | 110.85 thousands | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 106.75 thousands | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 102.23 thousands | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 175 | Macao | 99.76 thousands | 2025 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 176 | French Guiana | 96.56 thousands | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Brunei | 96.28 thousands | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 89.49 thousands | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 179 | Samoa | 83.75 thousands | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 180 | Bahamas | 71.21 thousands | 2025 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 181 | Malta | 70.33 thousands | 2025 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 182 | Iceland | 69.86 thousands | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 62.33 thousands | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 184 | Guadeloupe | 60.57 thousands | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 185 | French Polynesia | 52.95 thousands | 2025 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 186 | Martinique | 50.58 thousands | 2025 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 187 | Barbados | 48.42 thousands | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 188 | Kiribati | 46.82 thousands | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 189 | Guam | 43.69 thousands | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 190 | Tonga | 36.6 thousands | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 35.92 thousands | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 192 | Saint Lucia | 31.25 thousands | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 193 | Curacao | 27.42 thousands | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 194 | Seychelles | 26.14 thousands | 2025 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 195 | Grenada | 22.55 thousands | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.14 thousands | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 197 | Aruba | 18.04 thousands | 2025 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.54 thousands | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 199 | Jersey | 14.83 thousands | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 200 | United States Virgin Islands | 13.92 thousands | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 12.62 thousands | 2025 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 202 | American Samoa | 12.38 thousands | 2025 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 203 | Cayman Islands | 12.12 thousands | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 204 | Isle of Man | 11.84 thousands | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 205 | Dominica | 11.72 thousands | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 206 | Greenland | 11.6 thousands | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 207 | Faroe Islands | 11.1 thousands | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 208 | Andorra | 9.69 thousands | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 9.49 thousands | 2025 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 210 | Guernsey | 8.94 thousands | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 211 | Bermuda | 8.7 thousands | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 212 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.52 thousands | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 213 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.48 thousands | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 214 | Gibraltar | 7 thousands | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 215 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.53 thousands | 2025 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 5.68 thousands | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 217 | British Virgin Islands | 5.64 thousands | 2025 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 218 | Saint Martin (French part) | 5.41 thousands | 2025 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 219 | Monaco | 5.24 thousands | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 220 | Nauru | 4.49 thousands | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 221 | San Marino | 4.05 thousands | 2025 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 222 | Cook Islands | 3.23 thousands | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 223 | Palau | 3.2 thousands | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 224 | Tuvalu | 3.16 thousands | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 225 | Anguilla | 2.35 thousands | 2025 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 226 | Wallis and Futuna | 2.24 thousands | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 227 | Saint Barthelemy | 2.11 thousands | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 228 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.747 thousands | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 229 | Saint Helena | 0.709 thousands | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 230 | Montserrat | 0.7 thousands | 2025 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 231 | Tokelau | 0.661 thousands | 2025 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 232 | Falkland Islands | 0.563 thousands | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 233 | Niue | 0.412 thousands | 2025 | down 10.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release