Rank countries by the share of their population aged 0–14.
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Rank countries by the share of their population aged 0–14.
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Top 25
Years can differ because official releases do not arrive simultaneously. Every row shows its observation year; aggregates and territories are excluded.
- 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
- 21Cote d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa · 202540.5 % age 0–14
- 22TogoSub-Saharan Africa · 202540.4 % age 0–14
- 23ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa · 202540.3 % age 0–14
- 24SudanSub-Saharan Africa · 202540.2 % age 0–14
- 25MalawiSub-Saharan Africa · 202540.1 % age 0–14
Countries are ordered by their latest valid observation. HumanPulse keeps the source year visible instead of implying every value was measured together.
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