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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 40
NORTHERN AFRICA 33
Algeria 31
Egypt 34
Libya 28
Morocco 25
Sudan 41
Tunisia 25
Western Sahara 24
WESTERN AFRICA 43
Benin 42
Burkina Faso 44
Cape Verde 26
Cote dIvoire 41
Gambia 43
Ghana 37
Guinea 42
Guinea-Bissau 40
Liberia 41
Mali 47
Mauritania 42
Niger 49
Nigeria 43
Senegal 41
Sierra Leone 39
Togo 40
EASTERN AFRICA 41
Burundi 46
Comoros 38
Djibouti 30
Eritrea 39
Ethiopia 40
Kenya 38
Madagascar 39
Malawi 43
Mauritius 17
Mayotte 44
Mozambique 44
Reunion 22
Rwanda 38
Seychelles 22
Somalia 47
South Sudan 44
Tanzania 43
Uganda 45
Zambia 43
Zimbabwe 41
MIDDLE AFRICA 45
Angola 45
Cameroon 42
Central African Republic 48
Chad 48
Congo 41
Congo DR 47
Equatorial Guinea 38
Gabon 36
Sao Tome and Principe 39
SOUTHERN AFRICA 29
Botswana 33
eSwatini 35
Lesotho 34
Namibia 36
South Africa 28
NORTHERN AMERICA 18
Canada 16
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23
CENTRAL AMERICA 26
Belize 36
Costa Rica 22
El Salvador 25
Guatemala 32
Honduras 31
Mexico 25
Nicaragua 30
Panama 25
CARIBBEAN 23
Antigua and Barbuda 21
Bahamas 19
Barbados 17
Cuba 16
Curacao 17
Dominica 20
Dominican Republic 27
Grenada 24
Guadeloupe 18
Haiti 32
Jamaica 20
Martinique 15
Puerto Rico 13
St. Kitts-Nevis 20
Saint Lucia 18
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 25
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 22
Argentina 23
Bolivia 31
Brazil 20
Chile 19
Colombia 23
Ecuador 26
French Guiana 32
Guyana 29
Paraguay 29
Peru 25
Suriname 26
Uruguay 19
Venezuela 28
ASIA 24
WESTERN ASIA 28
Armenia 20
Azerbaijan 22
Bahrain 20
Cyprus 16
Georgia 20
Iraq 38
Israel 28
Jordan 34
Kuwait 21
Lebanon 24
Oman 27
Palestinian Territory 39
Qatar 16
Saudi Arabia 24
Syria 31
Turkey 22
United Arab Emirates 15
Yemen 39
CENTRAL ASIA 31
Kazakhstan 30
Kyrgyzstan 34
Tajikistan 36
Turkmenistan 31
Uzbekistan 29
SOUTH ASIA 27
Afghanistan 43
Bangladesh 26
Bhutan 24
India 25
Iran 24
Maldives 20
Nepal 29
Pakistan 37
Sri Lanka 25
SOUTHEAST ASIA 25
Brunei 20
Cambodia 29
Indonesia 25
Laos 32
Malaysia 24
Myanmar 25
Philippines 30
Singapore 14
Thailand 17
Timor-Leste 35
Vietnam 22
EAST ASIA 18
China 18
China, Hong Kong SAR 11
China, Macao SAR 15
Japan 12
Korea, North 19
Korea, South 12
Mongolia 32
Taiwan 12
EUROPE 16
NORTHERN EUROPE 18
Denmark 16
Estonia 16
Finland 15
Iceland 19
Ireland 20
Latvia 16
Lithuania 15
Norway 17
Sweden 18
United Kingdom 18
WESTERN EUROPE 15
Austria 14
Belgium 17
France 17
Germany 14
Liechtenstein 15
Luxembourg 16
Monaco 13
Netherlands 15
Switzerland 15
EASTERN EUROPE 17
Belarus 17
Bulgaria 15
Czechia 16
Hungary 15
Moldova 16
Poland 15
Romania 16
Russia 18
Slovakia 16
Ukraine 15
SOUTHERN EUROPE 14
Albania 16
Andorra 13
Bosnia-Herzegovina 15
Croatia 14
Greece 14
Italy 13
Kosovo 24
Malta 13
Montenegro 18
North Macedonia 17
Portugal 13
San Marino 14
Serbia 14
Slovenia 15
Spain 14
OCEANIA 23
Australia 19
Federated States of Micronesia 30
Fiji 29
French Polynesia 21
Guam 27
Kiribati 36
Marshall Islands 32
Nauru 39
New Caledonia 22
New Zealand 19
Palau 21
Papua New Guinea 34
Samoa 38
Solomon Islands 39
Tonga 34
Tuvalu 32
Vanuatu 39
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Geography Percent of Population Under Age 15
WORLD 25
AFRICA 40
NORTHERN AFRICA 33
Algeria 31
Egypt 34
Libya 28
Morocco 25
Sudan 41
Tunisia 25
Western Sahara 24
WESTERN AFRICA 43
Benin 42
Burkina Faso 44
Cape Verde 26
Cote dIvoire 41
Gambia 43
Ghana 37
Guinea 42
Guinea-Bissau 40
Liberia 41
Mali 47
Mauritania 42
Niger 49
Nigeria 43
Senegal 41
Sierra Leone 39
Togo 40
EASTERN AFRICA 41
Burundi 46
Comoros 38
Djibouti 30
Eritrea 39
Ethiopia 40
Kenya 38
Madagascar 39
Malawi 43
Mauritius 17
Mayotte 44
Mozambique 44
Reunion 22
Rwanda 38
Seychelles 22
Somalia 47
South Sudan 44
Tanzania 43
Uganda 45
Zambia 43
Zimbabwe 41
MIDDLE AFRICA 45
Angola 45
Cameroon 42
Central African Republic 48
Chad 48
Congo 41
Congo DR 47
Equatorial Guinea 38
Gabon 36
Sao Tome and Principe 39
SOUTHERN AFRICA 29
Botswana 33
eSwatini 35
Lesotho 34
Namibia 36
South Africa 28
NORTHERN AMERICA 18
Canada 16
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 23
CENTRAL AMERICA 26
Belize 36
Costa Rica 22
El Salvador 25
Guatemala 32
Honduras 31
Mexico 25
Nicaragua 30
Panama 25
CARIBBEAN 23
Antigua and Barbuda 21
Bahamas 19
Barbados 17
Cuba 16
Curacao 17
Dominica 20
Dominican Republic 27
Grenada 24
Guadeloupe 18
Haiti 32
Jamaica 20
Martinique 15
Puerto Rico 13
St. Kitts-Nevis 20
Saint Lucia 18
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 25
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 22
Argentina 23
Bolivia 31
Brazil 20
Chile 19
Colombia 23
Ecuador 26
French Guiana 32
Guyana 29
Paraguay 29
Peru 25
Suriname 26
Uruguay 19
Venezuela 28
ASIA 24
WESTERN ASIA 28
Armenia 20
Azerbaijan 22
Bahrain 20
Cyprus 16
Georgia 20
Iraq 38
Israel 28
Jordan 34
Kuwait 21
Lebanon 24
Oman 27
Palestinian Territory 39
Qatar 16
Saudi Arabia 24
Syria 31
Turkey 22
United Arab Emirates 15
Yemen 39
CENTRAL ASIA 31
Kazakhstan 30
Kyrgyzstan 34
Tajikistan 36
Turkmenistan 31
Uzbekistan 29
SOUTH ASIA 27
Afghanistan 43
Bangladesh 26
Bhutan 24
India 25
Iran 24
Maldives 20
Nepal 29
Pakistan 37
Sri Lanka 25
SOUTHEAST ASIA 25
Brunei 20
Cambodia 29
Indonesia 25
Laos 32
Malaysia 24
Myanmar 25
Philippines 30
Singapore 14
Thailand 17
Timor-Leste 35
Vietnam 22
EAST ASIA 18
China 18
China, Hong Kong SAR 11
China, Macao SAR 15
Japan 12
Korea, North 19
Korea, South 12
Mongolia 32
Taiwan 12
EUROPE 16
NORTHERN EUROPE 18
Denmark 16
Estonia 16
Finland 15
Iceland 19
Ireland 20
Latvia 16
Lithuania 15
Norway 17
Sweden 18
United Kingdom 18
WESTERN EUROPE 15
Austria 14
Belgium 17
France 17
Germany 14
Liechtenstein 15
Luxembourg 16
Monaco 13
Netherlands 15
Switzerland 15
EASTERN EUROPE 17
Belarus 17
Bulgaria 15
Czechia 16
Hungary 15
Moldova 16
Poland 15
Romania 16
Russia 18
Slovakia 16
Ukraine 15
SOUTHERN EUROPE 14
Albania 16
Andorra 13
Bosnia-Herzegovina 15
Croatia 14
Greece 14
Italy 13
Kosovo 24
Malta 13
Montenegro 18
North Macedonia 17
Portugal 13
San Marino 14
Serbia 14
Slovenia 15
Spain 14
OCEANIA 23
Australia 19
Federated States of Micronesia 30
Fiji 29
French Polynesia 21
Guam 27
Kiribati 36
Marshall Islands 32
Nauru 39
New Caledonia 22
New Zealand 19
Palau 21
Papua New Guinea 34
Samoa 38
Solomon Islands 39
Tonga 34
Tuvalu 32
Vanuatu 39

Endnotes

Sources

2022 World Population Data Sheet

2022 World Population Data

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