International Data
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
| 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 |
| 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
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