Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and age by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
20.9
Türkiye
Lowest
11.9
Italy
Median
14.9
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
426
What the numbers show
Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and age is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 20.9 in Türkiye; the lowest is 11.9 in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.9, and the mean is 15.18.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 9.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 16.0%).
Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 20.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 2 | Moldova | 19.6 | 2025 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 3 | Moldova | 19.3 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 18.5 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 17.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 16.8 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 7 | France | 16.6 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 16.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 16.1 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 15.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 15.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 15.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 15.6 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 15.6 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 15.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 15.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 17 | Romania | 15.4 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 15.2 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 15.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 15.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 15 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands | 15 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 23 | Poland | 14.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 23 | Poland | 14.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 23 | Switzerland | 14.8 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 26 | Finland | 14.6 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 14.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 29 | Serbia | 14.4 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 29 | Serbia | 14.4 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 31 | Hungary | 14.3 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Austria | 14.3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 14.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 34 | Lithuania | 14.1 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Lithuania | 14.1 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 14 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 37 | Germany | 13.9 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 38 | Croatia | 13.8 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 13.8 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 40 | Spain | 12.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 12.8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 42 | Portugal | 12.6 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 12.1 | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 11.9 | 2025 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 15.5
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 15.5
- European Free Trade Association 15.4
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 14.4
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 14.4
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 14.2
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 14.2
- Germany including former GDR 13.9