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SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS
Where are populations youngest?
Discover where children make up the largest share of society.
Latest available country data
Young populations ranking
Values use each country’s newest available observation, so years may differ. The source year is shown on every row.
- 01Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa · 202548.7 % age 0–14
- 02Somalia, Fed. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 202546.6 % age 0–14
- 03NigerSub-Saharan Africa · 202546.2 % age 0–14
- 04ChadSub-Saharan Africa · 202546.0 % age 0–14
- 05Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 202545.9 % age 0–14
- 06MaliSub-Saharan Africa · 202545.8 % age 0–14
- 07MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa · 202544.2 % age 0–14
- 08AngolaSub-Saharan Africa · 202544.1 % age 0–14
- 09BurundiSub-Saharan Africa · 202544.0 % age 0–14
- 10UgandaSub-Saharan Africa · 202543.1 % age 0–14
- 11AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 202542.6 % age 0–14
- 12MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 202542.4 % age 0–14
- 13TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 202542.3 % age 0–14
- 14BeninSub-Saharan Africa · 202541.3 % age 0–14
- 15Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa · 202541.2 % age 0–14
- 16CameroonSub-Saharan Africa · 202541.1 % age 0–14
- 17Yemen, Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 202541.0 % age 0–14
- 18ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa · 202541.0 % age 0–14
- 19GuineaSub-Saharan Africa · 202540.5 % age 0–14
- 20NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa · 202540.5 % age 0–14
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SourceWorld Bank Open Data
IndicatorSP.POP.0014.TO.ZS
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