Number of children under 15, by world region by country
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
360.34 million people
India
Lowest
30 people
Vatican
Median
1.33 million people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Number of children under 15, by world region is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 360.34 million people in India; the lowest is 30 people in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.33 million people, and the mean is 8.83 million people.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 51.7%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 42.8%).
Number of children under 15, by world region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 360.34 million people | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 236.00 million people | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 94.55 million people | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 91.67 million people | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 70.11 million people | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 60.43 million people | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 50.66 million people | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 48.76 million people | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 48.63 million people | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 42.09 million people | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 37.15 million people | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 32.87 million people | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 32.33 million people | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 28.46 million people | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 25.47 million people | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 16 | Vietnam | 23.69 million people | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 21.38 million people | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 20.72 million people | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran | 20.69 million people | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Sudan | 20.34 million people | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 19.06 million people | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 17.92 million people | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 16.72 million people | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 16.49 million people | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 16.38 million people | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 16.24 million people | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Mozambique | 15.05 million people | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 14.49 million people | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 29 | Algeria | 14.14 million people | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 13.27 million people | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.86 million people | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 12.34 million people | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 12.29 million people | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 12.22 million people | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 11.96 million people | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 11.85 million people | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Germany | 11.77 million people | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 38 | France | 11.15 million people | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 39 | Mali | 11.04 million people | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 11.01 million people | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 10.82 million people | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 10.78 million people | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 10.11 million people | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 9.82 million people | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 9.76 million people | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Chad | 9.03 million people | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 8.72 million people | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 8.69 million people | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Somalia | 8.57 million people | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 8.53 million people | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 8.24 million people | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 8.02 million people | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Malaysia | 7.83 million people | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela | 7.40 million people | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 7.23 million people | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 56 | Syria | 7.16 million people | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 6.98 million people | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 6.75 million people | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 59 | Spain | 6.35 million people | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 60 | Burundi | 6.21 million people | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 6.01 million people | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 6.01 million people | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 5.94 million people | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 64 | Benin | 5.90 million people | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 5.85 million people | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 66 | Guatemala | 5.82 million people | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 67 | South Korea | 5.68 million people | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 68 | Ukraine | 5.39 million people | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 5.27 million people | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 5.25 million people | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 5.14 million people | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 72 | North Korea | 5.01 million people | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 73 | Australia | 4.77 million people | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 74 | South Sudan | 4.58 million people | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 4.50 million people | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 3.79 million people | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia | 3.69 million people | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 3.67 million people | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 3.57 million people | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 3.51 million people | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 81 | Chile | 3.42 million people | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 3.38 million people | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 3.30 million people | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 3.26 million people | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 3.05 million people | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 86 | Romania | 3.04 million people | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 87 | Tunisia | 2.98 million people | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 88 | Taiwan | 2.79 million people | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 89 | Netherlands | 2.74 million people | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 90 | Israel | 2.56 million people | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 2.53 million people | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 92 | Congo | 2.53 million people | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Laos | 2.34 million people | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 2.33 million people | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.31 million people | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 2.31 million people | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 2.20 million people | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 2.16 million people | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Palestine | 2.08 million people | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 2.04 million people | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 1.99 million people | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 102 | Paraguay | 1.97 million people | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 103 | Belgium | 1.91 million people | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 104 | Sweden | 1.82 million people | 2023 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 1.74 million people | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 1.71 million people | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 1.69 million people | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 108 | El Salvador | 1.59 million people | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 1.54 million people | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 110 | Belarus | 1.52 million people | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 111 | Hungary | 1.40 million people | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 112 | Greece | 1.39 million people | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 113 | Portugal | 1.34 million people | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 114 | Eritrea | 1.34 million people | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 115 | Switzerland | 1.33 million people | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 116 | Austria | 1.31 million people | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 117 | Oman | 1.27 million people | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 1.13 million people | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 1.12 million people | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 120 | Namibia | 1.11 million people | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 121 | Gambia | 1.10 million people | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 987,985 people | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 986,946 people | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 971,975 people | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 126 | New Zealand | 950,495 people | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 127 | Denmark | 943,787 people | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 911,036 people | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 129 | Gabon | 910,977 people | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Kuwait | 900,149 people | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Slovakia | 877,767 people | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 845,019 people | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 133 | Finland | 836,536 people | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 134 | Lesotho | 807,249 people | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 801,129 people | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 136 | Botswana | 800,656 people | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 796,302 people | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 138 | Equatorial Guinea | 692,541 people | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Singapore | 682,387 people | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 140 | Uruguay | 633,076 people | 2023 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 141 | Moldova | 613,176 people | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 142 | Armenia | 575,294 people | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 143 | Croatia | 550,842 people | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 543,367 people | 2023 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 145 | Albania | 479,161 people | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 146 | East Timor | 473,838 people | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 147 | Qatar | 451,645 people | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Lithuania | 424,895 people | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 421,063 people | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 150 | Eswatini | 414,299 people | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 389,201 people | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 152 | Djibouti | 340,980 people | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Comoros | 318,057 people | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 154 | Slovenia | 316,271 people | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 312,648 people | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 298,909 people | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | 298,110 people | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 158 | Latvia | 295,386 people | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 270,932 people | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 160 | Fiji | 253,079 people | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 161 | Guyana | 242,314 people | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 162 | Estonia | 218,319 people | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 163 | Cyprus | 215,923 people | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritius | 192,621 people | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 165 | Reunion | 185,455 people | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 168,770 people | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 167 | Suriname | 163,174 people | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 137,743 people | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 170 | Western Sahara | 135,554 people | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 123,722 people | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 172 | Montenegro | 116,150 people | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 173 | Belize | 110,968 people | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 105,459 people | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 176 | Macao | 100,623 people | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 177 | Brunei | 96,492 people | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 178 | French Guiana | 94,660 people | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88,379 people | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 180 | Samoa | 83,911 people | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 181 | Bahamas | 73,209 people | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 183 | Iceland | 69,977 people | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 62,397 people | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 55,476 people | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 188 | Barbados | 49,372 people | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 189 | Kiribati | 46,292 people | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 190 | Guam | 43,326 people | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 191 | Tonga | 37,260 people | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 36,188 people | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | 32,038 people | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 194 | Curacao | 28,265 people | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 195 | Seychelles | 25,771 people | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 196 | Grenada | 23,240 people | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21,933 people | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 198 | Aruba | 18,550 people | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16,999 people | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 200 | Jersey | 15,057 people | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 14,161 people | 2023 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 13,479 people | 2023 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 203 | American Samoa | 13,078 people | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 204 | Isle of Man | 12,227 people | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 205 | Dominica | 12,049 people | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 206 | Cayman Islands | 11,903 people | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 207 | Greenland | 11,638 people | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 11,034 people | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10,200 people | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 210 | Andorra | 9,908 people | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 211 | Guernsey | 9,087 people | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 212 | Bermuda | 8,984 people | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8,577 people | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7,495 people | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 215 | Gibraltar | 6,848 people | 2023 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 216 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6,656 people | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 217 | British Virgin Islands | 5,907 people | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 218 | Saint Martin (French part) | 5,820 people | 2023 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 220 | Monaco | 5,136 people | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 221 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4,792 people | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 222 | Nauru | 4,537 people | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 223 | San Marino | 4,287 people | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 224 | Cook Islands | 3,537 people | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 225 | Palau | 3,290 people | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 226 | Tuvalu | 3,202 people | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 227 | Anguilla | 2,470 people | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 228 | Wallis and Futuna | 2,425 people | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 229 | Saint Barthelemy | 2,235 people | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 230 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 820 people | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 231 | Montserrat | 748 people | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 733 people | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 233 | Tokelau | 651 people | 2023 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 234 | Falkland Islands | 569 people | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 235 | Niue | 428 people | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 236 | Vatican | 30 people | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.