Percent of Population Under Age 15

The current estimated percentage of the total population under age 15 which is often considered a “dependent age.”

Percent of Population Under Age 15

Percent of Population Under Age 15

Geography Percent of Population Under Age 15
WORLD 25
AFRICA 39
NORTHERN AFRICA 32
Algeria 31
Egypt 32
Libya 27
Morocco 26
Sudan 41
Tunisia 24
Western Sahara 23
WESTERN AFRICA 41
Benin 42
Burkina Faso 42
Cabo Verde 26
Cote d'Ivoire 38
Gambia 40
Ghana 36
Guinea 44
Guinea-Bissau 39
Liberia 39
Mali 49
Mauritania 41
Niger 47
Nigeria 41
Senegal 38
Sierra Leone 38
Togo 38
EASTERN AFRICA 41
Burundi 45
Comoros 37
Djibouti 30
Eritrea 38
Ethiopia 42
Kenya 37
Madagascar 42
Malawi 41
Mauritius 16
Mayotte 44
Mozambique 45
Reunion 21
Rwanda 37
Seychelles 20
Somalia 47
South Sudan 39
Tanzania 43
Uganda 44
Zambia 42
Zimbabwe 38
MIDDLE AFRICA 45
Angola 44
Cameroon 41
Central African Republic 49
Chad 46
Congo 38
Congo, Dem. Rep. 46
Equatorial Guinea 37
Gabon 37
Sao Tome and Principe 38
SOUTHERN AFRICA 28
Botswana 31
eSwatini 33
Lesotho 35
Namibia 34
South Africa 28
NORTHERN AMERICA 18
Canada 15
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 22
CENTRAL AMERICA 24
Belize 28
Costa Rica 21
El Salvador 25
Guatemala 31
Honduras 30
Mexico 23
Nicaragua 29
Panama 25
CARIBBEAN 22
Antigua and Barbuda 21
Bahamas 21
Barbados 17
Cuba 15
Curacao 16
Dominica 18
Dominican Republic 26
Grenada 19
Guadeloupe 17
Haiti 31
Jamaica 21
Martinique 15
Puerto Rico 14
St. Kitts and Nevis 18
St. Lucia 18
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 25
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 22
Argentina 24
Bolivia 29
Brazil 20
Chile 17
Colombia 20
Ecuador 27
French Guiana 31
Guyana 29
Paraguay 29
Peru 24
Suriname 26
Uruguay 18
Venezuela 26
ASIA 23
WESTERN ASIA 29
Armenia 20
Azerbaijan 21
Bahrain 19
Cyprus 16
Georgia 20
Iraq 40
Israel 28
Jordan 34
Kuwait 18
Lebanon 25
Oman 25
Palestinian Territory 38
Qatar 14
Saudi Arabia 25
Syria 29
Turkey 21
United Arab Emirates 16
Yemen 45
CENTRAL ASIA 31
Kazakhstan 30
Kyrgyzstan 33
Tajikistan 36
Turkmenistan 32
Uzbekistan 30
SOUTH ASIA 27
Afghanistan 43
Bangladesh 28
Bhutan 21
India 25
Iran 22
Maldives 20
Nepal 28
Pakistan 37
Sri Lanka 25
SOUTHEAST ASIA 22
Brunei 21
Cambodia 30
Indonesia 20
Laos 31
Malaysia 23
Myanmar 24
Philippines 28
Singapore 14
Thailand 15
Timor-Leste 39
Vietnam 23
EAST ASIA 17
China 18
China, Hong Kong SAR 10
China, Macao SAR 13
Japan 11
Korea, North 20
Korea, South 11
Mongolia 32
Taiwan 12
EUROPE 16
NORTHERN EUROPE 17
Channel Islands 14
Denmark 16
Estonia 16
Finland 15
Iceland 18
Ireland 19
Latvia 16
Lithuania 15
Norway 16
Sweden 17
United Kingdom 17
WESTERN EUROPE 15
Austria 16
Belgium 16
France 17
Germany 14
Liechtenstein 15
Luxembourg 16
Monaco 14
Netherlands 15
Switzerland 14
EASTERN EUROPE 16
Belarus 17
Bulgaria 14
Czechia 16
Hungary 14
Moldova 17
Poland 15
Romania 16
Russia 17
Slovakia 16
Ukraine 14
SOUTHERN EUROPE 13
Albania 16
Andorra 13
Bosnia-Herzegovina 13
Croatia 14
Greece 13
Italy 12
Kosovo 24
Malta 13
Montenegro 18
North Macedonia 17
Portugal 13
San Marino 13
Serbia 15
Slovenia 15
Spain 14
OCEANIA 23
Australia 18
Federated States of Micronesia 36
Fiji 29
French Polynesia 21
Guam 25
Kiribati 35
Marshall Islands 35
Nauru 38
New Caledonia 21
New Zealand 19
Palau 18
Papua New Guinea 37
Samoa 38
Solomon Islands 39
Tonga 35
Tuvalu 33
Vanuatu 39
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Geography Percent of Population Under Age 15
WORLD 25
AFRICA 39
NORTHERN AFRICA 32
Algeria 31
Egypt 32
Libya 27
Morocco 26
Sudan 41
Tunisia 24
Western Sahara 23
WESTERN AFRICA 41
Benin 42
Burkina Faso 42
Cabo Verde 26
Cote d'Ivoire 38
Gambia 40
Ghana 36
Guinea 44
Guinea-Bissau 39
Liberia 39
Mali 49
Mauritania 41
Niger 47
Nigeria 41
Senegal 38
Sierra Leone 38
Togo 38
EASTERN AFRICA 41
Burundi 45
Comoros 37
Djibouti 30
Eritrea 38
Ethiopia 42
Kenya 37
Madagascar 42
Malawi 41
Mauritius 16
Mayotte 44
Mozambique 45
Reunion 21
Rwanda 37
Seychelles 20
Somalia 47
South Sudan 39
Tanzania 43
Uganda 44
Zambia 42
Zimbabwe 38
MIDDLE AFRICA 45
Angola 44
Cameroon 41
Central African Republic 49
Chad 46
Congo 38
Congo, Dem. Rep. 46
Equatorial Guinea 37
Gabon 37
Sao Tome and Principe 38
SOUTHERN AFRICA 28
Botswana 31
eSwatini 33
Lesotho 35
Namibia 34
South Africa 28
NORTHERN AMERICA 18
Canada 15
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 22
CENTRAL AMERICA 24
Belize 28
Costa Rica 21
El Salvador 25
Guatemala 31
Honduras 30
Mexico 23
Nicaragua 29
Panama 25
CARIBBEAN 22
Antigua and Barbuda 21
Bahamas 21
Barbados 17
Cuba 15
Curacao 16
Dominica 18
Dominican Republic 26
Grenada 19
Guadeloupe 17
Haiti 31
Jamaica 21
Martinique 15
Puerto Rico 14
St. Kitts and Nevis 18
St. Lucia 18
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 25
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 22
Argentina 24
Bolivia 29
Brazil 20
Chile 17
Colombia 20
Ecuador 27
French Guiana 31
Guyana 29
Paraguay 29
Peru 24
Suriname 26
Uruguay 18
Venezuela 26
ASIA 23
WESTERN ASIA 29
Armenia 20
Azerbaijan 21
Bahrain 19
Cyprus 16
Georgia 20
Iraq 40
Israel 28
Jordan 34
Kuwait 18
Lebanon 25
Oman 25
Palestinian Territory 38
Qatar 14
Saudi Arabia 25
Syria 29
Turkey 21
United Arab Emirates 16
Yemen 45
CENTRAL ASIA 31
Kazakhstan 30
Kyrgyzstan 33
Tajikistan 36
Turkmenistan 32
Uzbekistan 30
SOUTH ASIA 27
Afghanistan 43
Bangladesh 28
Bhutan 21
India 25
Iran 22
Maldives 20
Nepal 28
Pakistan 37
Sri Lanka 25
SOUTHEAST ASIA 22
Brunei 21
Cambodia 30
Indonesia 20
Laos 31
Malaysia 23
Myanmar 24
Philippines 28
Singapore 14
Thailand 15
Timor-Leste 39
Vietnam 23
EAST ASIA 17
China 18
China, Hong Kong SAR 10
China, Macao SAR 13
Japan 11
Korea, North 20
Korea, South 11
Mongolia 32
Taiwan 12
EUROPE 16
NORTHERN EUROPE 17
Channel Islands 14
Denmark 16
Estonia 16
Finland 15
Iceland 18
Ireland 19
Latvia 16
Lithuania 15
Norway 16
Sweden 17
United Kingdom 17
WESTERN EUROPE 15
Austria 16
Belgium 16
France 17
Germany 14
Liechtenstein 15
Luxembourg 16
Monaco 14
Netherlands 15
Switzerland 14
EASTERN EUROPE 16
Belarus 17
Bulgaria 14
Czechia 16
Hungary 14
Moldova 17
Poland 15
Romania 16
Russia 17
Slovakia 16
Ukraine 14
SOUTHERN EUROPE 13
Albania 16
Andorra 13
Bosnia-Herzegovina 13
Croatia 14
Greece 13
Italy 12
Kosovo 24
Malta 13
Montenegro 18
North Macedonia 17
Portugal 13
San Marino 13
Serbia 15
Slovenia 15
Spain 14
OCEANIA 23
Australia 18
Federated States of Micronesia 36
Fiji 29
French Polynesia 21
Guam 25
Kiribati 35
Marshall Islands 35
Nauru 38
New Caledonia 21
New Zealand 19
Palau 18
Papua New Guinea 37
Samoa 38
Solomon Islands 39
Tonga 35
Tuvalu 33
Vanuatu 39

Endnotes

Updated

9/11/2024

2024 World Population Data

For more than 60 years, PRB’s World Population Data Sheet has been one of the most trusted sources for vital demographic data used by government leaders, policymakers, researchers, academics, and decisionmakers around the world. It offers the latest population, health, and environment indicators for more than 200 countries and territories, each carefully researched and vetted by PRB’s expert team of demographers and analysts. This year’s special focus is primary health care.