TPEOThe People of the Earth Organization

Population aged 0-14

Where does the largest share of children live?

Central African Republic leads with 48.7 %; 217 countries have data.

No data for -6 of 211 countries

#CountryValue · %Year
1Central African Republic48.72025
2Somalia, Fed. Rep.46.62025
3Niger46.22025
4Chad46.02025
5Congo, Dem. Rep.45.92025
6Mali45.82025
7Mozambique44.22025
8Angola44.12025
9Burundi44.02025
10Uganda43.12025
11Afghanistan42.62025
12Mauritania42.42025
13Tanzania42.32025
14Benin41.32025
15Burkina Faso41.22025
16Cameroon41.12025
17Yemen, Rep.41.02025
18Zambia41.02025
19Guinea40.52025
20Nigeria40.52025
21Cote d'Ivoire40.52025
22Togo40.42025
23Zimbabwe40.32025
24Sudan40.22025
25Malawi40.12025
26Congo, Rep.39.92025
27Gambia, The39.72025
28Liberia39.12025
29Madagascar38.92025
30Ethiopia38.82025
31Guinea-Bissau38.32025
32Samoa38.12025
33South Sudan38.02025
34Vanuatu38.02025
35Senegal37.72025
36Sierra Leone37.72025
37West Bank and Gaza37.62025
38Eritrea37.62025
39Sao Tome and Principe37.52025
40Naoero37.22025
41Equatorial Guinea37.12025
42Rwanda37.02025
43Comoros36.92025
44Namibia36.72025
45Solomon Islands36.62025
46Kenya36.32025
47Pakistan36.22025
48Gabon36.22025
49Iraq36.02025
50Tajikistan35.92025
51Ghana35.42025
52Tonga34.92025
53Kiribati34.42025
54Lesotho34.12025
55Marshall Islands33.92025
56Papua New Guinea33.12025
57Timor-Leste33.12025
58Tuvalu33.02025
59Eswatini33.02025
60Botswana32.02025
61Kyrgyz Republic31.92025
62Mongolia31.62025
63Egypt, Arab Rep.31.62025
64Micronesia, Fed. Sts.31.52025
65Uzbekistan31.32025
66Turkmenistan31.22025
67Guatemala31.02025
68Haiti30.82025
69Honduras30.32025
70Jordan30.22025
71Algeria29.92025
72Lao PDR29.82025
73Cambodia29.52025
74Bolivia29.42025
75Kazakhstan29.12025
76Guyana28.92025
77Djibouti28.82025
78Syrian Arab Republic28.42025
79Paraguay28.42025
80Nicaragua28.32025
81Nepal28.12025
82Bangladesh27.62025
83Israel27.22025
84Philippines27.12025
85Libya26.82025
86Fiji26.82025
87American Samoa26.32025
88Belize26.32025
89Dominican Republic26.22025
90Guam25.92025
91South Africa25.72025
92Lebanon25.62025
93Suriname25.32025
94Morocco25.22025
95Venezuela, RB24.92025
96Cabo Verde24.72025
97Panama24.52025
98El Salvador24.42025
99Oman24.32025
100Indonesia24.22025
101India24.22025
102Mexico24.12025
103Myanmar24.12025
104Ecuador23.92025
105Saudi Arabia23.62025
106Peru23.62025
107Tunisia23.62025
108Viet Nam22.92025
109Iran, Islamic Rep.22.02025
110Sri Lanka21.72025
111Malaysia21.32025
112Northern Mariana Islands21.22025
113Azerbaijan21.22025
114New Caledonia21.12025
115St. Martin (French part)21.12025
116Turkiye21.02025
117Argentina21.02025
118St. Vincent and the Grenadines20.92025
119Greenland20.72025
120Brunei Darussalam20.62025
121Georgia20.52025
122Bhutan20.42025
123Colombia20.02025
124Kosovo20.02025
125Faroe Islands19.92025
126Seychelles19.82025
127Moldova19.52025
128Brazil19.42025
129Maldives19.02025
130Grenada19.02025
131Armenia19.02025
132Korea, Dem. People's Rep.18.92025
133French Polynesia18.52025
134Bahrain18.42025
135St. Kitts and Nevis18.32025
136Costa Rica18.32025
137Jamaica18.32025
138Ireland18.12025
139Kuwait18.02025
140Palau17.92025
141Uruguay17.92025
142Montenegro17.92025
143New Zealand17.92025
144Australia17.72025
145Dominica17.62025
146Gibraltar17.62025
147Bahamas, The17.52025
148Iceland17.52025
149Trinidad and Tobago17.52025
150Antigua and Barbuda17.52025
151St. Lucia17.22025
152United States17.12025
153Barbados17.12025
154Russian Federation17.02025
155United Kingdom17.02025
156Sweden16.72025
157Albania16.62025
158Chile16.52025
159North Macedonia16.52025
160Aruba16.52025
161Virgin Islands (U.S.)16.52025
162France16.22025
163Cyprus16.12025
164Cayman Islands16.12025
165United Arab Emirates16.02025
166Turks and Caicos Islands16.02025
167Norway15.92025
168Belarus15.92025
169Luxembourg15.72025
170Belgium15.72025
171Slovak Republic15.62025
172Denmark15.62025
173Romania15.62025
174China15.42025
175Estonia15.32025
176Latvia15.22025
177Czechia15.12025
178Cuba15.02025
179Qatar15.02025
180Canada15.02025
181Netherlands14.92025
182Switzerland14.92025
183Sint Maarten (Dutch part)14.82025
184Curacao14.62025
185Mauritius14.52025
186Lithuania14.52025
187Slovenia14.52025
188Poland14.52025
189Thailand14.42025
190Bulgaria14.42025
191Hungary14.42025
192Finland14.32025
193Serbia14.32025
194Liechtenstein14.22025
195Austria14.12025
196British Virgin Islands14.12025
197Channel Islands14.02025
198Isle of Man13.92025
199Germany13.92025
200Monaco13.82025
201Macao SAR, China13.72025
202Croatia13.72025
203Ukraine13.72025
204Bermuda13.42025
205Malta12.92025
206Greece12.92025
207Bosnia and Herzegovina12.82025
208Portugal12.72025
209Spain12.62025
210San Marino11.92025
211Singapore11.72025
212Italy11.72025
213Andorra11.62025
214Puerto Rico (US)11.22025
215Japan11.22025
216Hong Kong SAR, China10.32025
217Korea, Rep.10.22025

By region

Europe & Central Asia

Tajikistan

35.9%

58 countries

Sub-Saharan Africa

Central African Republic

48.7%

48 countries

Latin America & Caribbean

Guatemala

31.0%

42 countries

East Asia & Pacific

Samoa

38.1%

37 countries

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Afghanistan

42.6%

23 countries

South Asia

Nepal

28.1%

6 countries

North America

United States

17.1%

3 countries

What changed

Fell the most

  1. Singapore-33 pts1960 to 2025
  2. Korea, Rep.-31 pts1960 to 2025
  3. Puerto Rico (US)-31 pts1960 to 2025
  4. Mauritius-30 pts1960 to 2025
  5. Hong Kong SAR, China-30 pts1960 to 2025

Rose the most

  1. Central African Republic+8 pts1960 to 2025
  2. Mali+6 pts1960 to 2025
  3. Chad+5 pts1960 to 2025
  4. Gabon+5 pts1960 to 2025
  5. Sao Tome and Principe+5 pts1960 to 2025

Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2025–2025