Population younger than 15 with projections by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
360.34 million
India
Lowest
30
Vatican
Median
1.12 million
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Population younger than 15 with projections is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 360.34 million in India; the lowest is 30 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.12 million, and the mean is 8.58 million.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 51.7%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French Part) (down 42.8%).
Population younger than 15 with projections: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 360.34 million | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 236.00 million | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 94.55 million | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 91.67 million | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 70.11 million | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 60.43 million | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 50.66 million | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 48.76 million | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 48.63 million | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 42.09 million | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 37.15 million | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 32.87 million | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 32.33 million | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 28.46 million | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 25.47 million | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 16 | Vietnam | 23.69 million | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 21.38 million | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 20.72 million | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran | 20.69 million | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Sudan | 20.34 million | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 19.06 million | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 17.92 million | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 16.72 million | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 16.49 million | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 16.38 million | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 16.24 million | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Mozambique | 15.05 million | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 14.49 million | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 29 | Algeria | 14.14 million | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 13.27 million | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.86 million | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 12.34 million | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 12.29 million | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 12.22 million | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 11.96 million | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 11.85 million | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Germany | 11.77 million | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 38 | France | 11.15 million | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 39 | Mali | 11.04 million | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 11.01 million | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 10.82 million | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 10.78 million | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 10.11 million | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 9.82 million | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 9.76 million | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Chad | 9.03 million | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 8.72 million | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 8.69 million | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Somalia | 8.57 million | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 8.53 million | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 8.24 million | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 8.02 million | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Malaysia | 7.83 million | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela | 7.40 million | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 7.23 million | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 56 | Syria | 7.16 million | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 6.98 million | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 6.75 million | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 59 | Spain | 6.35 million | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 60 | Burundi | 6.21 million | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 6.01 million | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 6.01 million | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 5.94 million | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 64 | Benin | 5.90 million | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 5.85 million | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 66 | Guatemala | 5.82 million | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 67 | South Korea | 5.68 million | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 68 | Ukraine | 5.39 million | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 5.27 million | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 5.25 million | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 5.14 million | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 72 | North Korea | 5.01 million | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 73 | Australia | 4.77 million | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 74 | South Sudan | 4.58 million | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 4.50 million | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 3.79 million | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia | 3.69 million | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 3.67 million | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 3.57 million | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 3.51 million | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 81 | Chile | 3.42 million | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 3.38 million | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 3.30 million | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 3.26 million | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 3.05 million | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 86 | Romania | 3.04 million | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 87 | Tunisia | 2.98 million | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 88 | Taiwan | 2.79 million | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 89 | Netherlands | 2.74 million | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 90 | Israel | 2.56 million | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 2.53 million | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 92 | Congo | 2.53 million | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Laos | 2.34 million | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 2.33 million | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.31 million | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 2.31 million | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 2.20 million | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 2.16 million | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Palestine | 2.08 million | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 2.04 million | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 1.99 million | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 102 | Paraguay | 1.97 million | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 103 | Belgium | 1.91 million | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 104 | Sweden | 1.82 million | 2023 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 1.74 million | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 1.71 million | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 1.69 million | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 108 | El Salvador | 1.59 million | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 1.54 million | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 110 | Belarus | 1.52 million | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 111 | Hungary | 1.40 million | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 112 | Greece | 1.39 million | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 113 | Portugal | 1.34 million | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 114 | Eritrea | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 115 | Switzerland | 1.33 million | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 116 | Austria | 1.31 million | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 117 | Oman | 1.27 million | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 1.13 million | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 1.12 million | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 120 | Namibia | 1.11 million | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 121 | Gambia | 1.10 million | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Ireland | 988,244 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 987,985 | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 986,946 | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 971,975 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 126 | New Zealand | 950,495 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 127 | Denmark | 943,787 | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 911,036 | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 129 | Gabon | 910,977 | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Kuwait | 900,149 | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Slovakia | 877,767 | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 845,019 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 133 | Finland | 836,536 | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 134 | Lesotho | 807,249 | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 801,129 | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 136 | Botswana | 800,656 | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 796,302 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 138 | Equatorial Guinea | 692,541 | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Singapore | 682,387 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 140 | Uruguay | 633,076 | 2023 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 141 | Moldova | 613,176 | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 142 | Armenia | 575,294 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 143 | Croatia | 550,842 | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 543,367 | 2023 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 145 | Albania | 479,161 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 146 | East Timor | 473,838 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 147 | Qatar | 451,645 | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Lithuania | 424,895 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 421,063 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 150 | Eswatini | 414,299 | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 389,201 | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 152 | Djibouti | 340,980 | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Comoros | 318,057 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 154 | Slovenia | 316,271 | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 312,648 | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 298,909 | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | 298,110 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 158 | Latvia | 295,386 | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 270,932 | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 160 | Fiji | 253,079 | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 161 | Guyana | 242,314 | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 162 | Estonia | 218,319 | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 163 | Cyprus | 215,923 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritius | 192,621 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 165 | Reunion | 185,455 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 168,770 | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 167 | Suriname | 163,174 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 137,743 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 169 | Mayotte | 137,654 | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Western Sahara | 135,554 | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 123,722 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 172 | Montenegro | 116,150 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 173 | Belize | 110,968 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 105,459 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 175 | Luxembourg | 105,218 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 176 | Macao | 100,623 | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 177 | Brunei | 96,492 | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 178 | French Guiana | 94,660 | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88,379 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 180 | Samoa | 83,911 | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 181 | Bahamas | 73,209 | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 182 | Malta | 70,098 | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 183 | Iceland | 69,977 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 62,397 | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 185 | Guadeloupe | 61,971 | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 55,476 | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 187 | Martinique | 52,118 | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 188 | Barbados | 49,372 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 189 | Kiribati | 46,292 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 190 | Guam | 43,326 | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 191 | Tonga | 37,260 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 36,188 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | 32,038 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 194 | Curacao | 28,265 | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 195 | Seychelles | 25,771 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 196 | Grenada | 23,240 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21,933 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 198 | Aruba | 18,550 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16,999 | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 200 | Jersey | 15,057 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 14,161 | 2023 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 13,479 | 2023 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 203 | American Samoa | 13,078 | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 204 | Isle of Man | 12,227 | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 205 | Dominica | 12,049 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 206 | Cayman Islands | 11,903 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 207 | Greenland | 11,638 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 11,034 | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10,200 | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 210 | Andorra | 9,908 | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 211 | Guernsey | 9,087 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 212 | Bermuda | 8,984 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8,577 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7,495 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 215 | Gibraltar | 6,848 | 2023 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 216 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6,656 | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 217 | British Virgin Islands | 5,907 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 218 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 5,820 | 2023 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 219 | Liechtenstein | 5,684 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 220 | Monaco | 5,136 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 221 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4,792 | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 222 | Nauru | 4,537 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 223 | San Marino | 4,287 | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 224 | Cook Islands | 3,537 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 225 | Palau | 3,290 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 226 | Tuvalu | 3,202 | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 227 | Anguilla | 2,470 | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 228 | Wallis and Futuna | 2,425 | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 229 | Saint Barthelemy | 2,235 | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 230 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 820 | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 231 | Montserrat | 748 | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 733 | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 233 | Tokelau | 651 | 2023 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 234 | Falkland Islands | 569 | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 235 | Niue | 428 | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 236 | Vatican | 30 | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |