Population aged 15-24 years (thousands) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
233
Highest
257,080 thousands
India
Lowest
0.273 thousands
Niue
Median
736.06 thousands
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,820
What the numbers show
Population aged 15-24 years (thousands) is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 257,080 thousands in India; the lowest is 0.273 thousands in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 736.06 thousands, and the mean is 5,471 thousands.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 36.2%).
Population aged 15-24 years (thousands): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 257,080 thousands | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 163,206 thousands | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 50,414 thousands | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 48,808 thousands | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 45,715 thousands | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 45,403 thousands | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 33,222 thousands | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 30,371 thousands | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 28,130 thousands | 2025 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 22,248 thousands | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 22,104 thousands | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21,199 thousands | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 20,710 thousands | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 15,439 thousands | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania | 14,028 thousands | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 16 | Vietnam | 13,928 thousands | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 12,718 thousands | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 12,268 thousands | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 12,232 thousands | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 11,776 thousands | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 21 | Uganda | 10,936 thousands | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 10,513 thousands | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 23 | Sudan | 10,268 thousands | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 9,131 thousands | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 9,131 thousands | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 8,924 thousands | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 27 | Myanmar | 8,880 thousands | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 8,273 thousands | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | France | 8,270 thousands | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 8,166 thousands | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 8,039 thousands | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 32 | Yemen | 7,933 thousands | 2025 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Angola | 7,396 thousands | 2025 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Mozambique | 7,096 thousands | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 7,035 thousands | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 36 | Algeria | 6,688 thousands | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 6,687 thousands | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar | 6,512 thousands | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6,313 thousands | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 6,160 thousands | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 5,950 thousands | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 5,921 thousands | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Syria | 5,874 thousands | 2025 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 44 | Cameroon | 5,864 thousands | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 5,798 thousands | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 5,696 thousands | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 47 | Niger | 5,654 thousands | 2025 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 5,305 thousands | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 5,107 thousands | 2025 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela | 5,095 thousands | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 5,089 thousands | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 5,086 thousands | 2025 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 53 | South Korea | 5,076 thousands | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 4,968 thousands | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 55 | Malawi | 4,765 thousands | 2025 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 4,632 thousands | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 57 | Zambia | 4,477 thousands | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 58 | Chad | 4,125 thousands | 2025 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 3,976 thousands | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 60 | Senegal | 3,875 thousands | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 61 | Somalia | 3,825 thousands | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 3,812 thousands | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 3,752 thousands | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 3,555 thousands | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 3,523 thousands | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 66 | North Korea | 3,407 thousands | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 67 | Australia | 3,260 thousands | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 3,137 thousands | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 69 | Cambodia | 3,058 thousands | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea | 3,025 thousands | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 71 | Rwanda | 2,988 thousands | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 72 | Burundi | 2,878 thousands | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 2,878 thousands | 2025 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 74 | Benin | 2,877 thousands | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 75 | South Sudan | 2,793 thousands | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 2,530 thousands | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia | 2,309 thousands | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 2,267 thousands | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 79 | Netherlands | 2,196 thousands | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 80 | Jordan | 2,149 thousands | 2025 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 2,123 thousands | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 82 | Romania | 2,100 thousands | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 2,031 thousands | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 1,943 thousands | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 1,883 thousands | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 1,819 thousands | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 1,801 thousands | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 1,698 thousands | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 89 | Israel | 1,471 thousands | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 90 | Laos | 1,451 thousands | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 1,436 thousands | 2025 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 1,427 thousands | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 93 | Belgium | 1,361 thousands | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 94 | Libya | 1,295 thousands | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 1,275 thousands | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 96 | Congo | 1,239 thousands | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 97 | Cuba | 1,231 thousands | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 98 | Sweden | 1,228 thousands | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 99 | Central African Republic | 1,214 thousands | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 100 | Liberia | 1,188 thousands | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1,165 thousands | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,156 thousands | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 1,148 thousands | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 104 | Czechia | 1,117 thousands | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 105 | Portugal | 1,080 thousands | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 1,070 thousands | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 107 | Palestine | 1,064 thousands | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 108 | Mauritania | 1,040 thousands | 2025 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 109 | Greece | 1,037 thousands | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 110 | Hungary | 1,016 thousands | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 111 | Lebanon | 1,006 thousands | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 112 | Belarus | 926 thousands | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 113 | Austria | 904.81 thousands | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 114 | Switzerland | 895.16 thousands | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 115 | Singapore | 847.39 thousands | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 116 | Eritrea | 794.88 thousands | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 736.06 thousands | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 118 | Oman | 734.12 thousands | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 725.96 thousands | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 120 | Denmark | 721.91 thousands | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 121 | Ireland | 708.22 thousands | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 687.34 thousands | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 123 | Serbia | 686.76 thousands | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 124 | New Zealand | 665.85 thousands | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 661.78 thousands | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 126 | Finland | 632.69 thousands | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 127 | Gambia | 569.09 thousands | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Namibia | 545.99 thousands | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 129 | Slovakia | 544.85 thousands | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 544.45 thousands | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 131 | Kuwait | 535.71 thousands | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 132 | Mongolia | 500.23 thousands | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 133 | Botswana | 490.09 thousands | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 134 | Uruguay | 474.31 thousands | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 135 | Lesotho | 465.63 thousands | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 452.87 thousands | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 137 | Jamaica | 451.82 thousands | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 138 | Gabon | 450.28 thousands | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 139 | Georgia | 449 thousands | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 140 | Croatia | 402.62 thousands | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 394.07 thousands | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 142 | Armenia | 368.35 thousands | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 143 | Albania | 348.83 thousands | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 334.82 thousands | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 330.52 thousands | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 146 | Moldova | 326.88 thousands | 2020 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 147 | East Timor | 305.44 thousands | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 148 | Lithuania | 295.36 thousands | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 149 | Qatar | 292.97 thousands | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 249.22 thousands | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 151 | Djibouti | 230.65 thousands | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 208.06 thousands | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 153 | Slovenia | 207.69 thousands | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 154 | Bahrain | 198.39 thousands | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 155 | Latvia | 193.28 thousands | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 188.97 thousands | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 157 | Mauritius | 176.51 thousands | 2025 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 158 | Comoros | 167.63 thousands | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 161.23 thousands | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 160 | Fiji | 156.76 thousands | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 161 | Guyana | 143.09 thousands | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 162 | Estonia | 142.7 thousands | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 163 | Cyprus | 141.9 thousands | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 164 | Bhutan | 140.32 thousands | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 165 | Reunion | 123.1 thousands | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | 109.4 thousands | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 90.88 thousands | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 83.49 thousands | 2025 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 79.17 thousands | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 170 | Belize | 78.22 thousands | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 72.85 thousands | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 172 | Macao | 68.05 thousands | 2025 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei | 67.5 thousands | 2025 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 64.26 thousands | 2025 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 175 | Mayotte | 59.12 thousands | 2025 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 58.88 thousands | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 57.42 thousands | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 178 | French Guiana | 54.79 thousands | 2025 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Iceland | 51.43 thousands | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.46 thousands | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 181 | Malta | 49.01 thousands | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 45.08 thousands | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 42.87 thousands | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 42.61 thousands | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 185 | Samoa | 39.34 thousands | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 186 | Martinique | 37.44 thousands | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 187 | Barbados | 36.84 thousands | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 25.99 thousands | 2025 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 189 | Guam | 23.58 thousands | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 190 | Kiribati | 23.43 thousands | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 191 | Curacao | 22.81 thousands | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 22.52 thousands | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 193 | Tonga | 21.29 thousands | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 194 | Grenada | 16.86 thousands | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 195 | Seychelles | 16.7 thousands | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.48 thousands | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 197 | Aruba | 13.81 thousands | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.22 thousands | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 199 | Jersey | 11.05 thousands | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 200 | United States Virgin Islands | 9.68 thousands | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 201 | Isle of Man | 9.12 thousands | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 202 | Andorra | 9.07 thousands | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 203 | Dominica | 8.75 thousands | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 204 | American Samoa | 8.53 thousands | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | 7.93 thousands | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 206 | Cayman Islands | 7.85 thousands | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 207 | Faroe Islands | 7.76 thousands | 2025 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 208 | Guernsey | 6.86 thousands | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 209 | Greenland | 6.84 thousands | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.74 thousands | 2025 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 211 | Bermuda | 6.73 thousands | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 212 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.22 thousands | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 213 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.31 thousands | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 214 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.23 thousands | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 215 | British Virgin Islands | 5.18 thousands | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 216 | Gibraltar | 4.99 thousands | 2025 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | 4.17 thousands | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 218 | San Marino | 3.47 thousands | 2025 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 219 | Monaco | 3.36 thousands | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 220 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3.19 thousands | 2025 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 221 | Anguilla | 2.27 thousands | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 222 | Palau | 2.2 thousands | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 223 | Nauru | 2.15 thousands | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 224 | Cook Islands | 1.95 thousands | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 225 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.88 thousands | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 226 | Saint Barthelemy | 1.62 thousands | 2025 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 227 | Tuvalu | 1.59 thousands | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 228 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.677 thousands | 2025 | up 32.0% | falling |
| 229 | Montserrat | 0.492 thousands | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 230 | Tokelau | 0.472 thousands | 2025 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 231 | Saint Helena | 0.465 thousands | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 232 | Falkland Islands | 0.319 thousands | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 233 | Niue | 0.273 thousands | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release