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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 26
AFRICA 40
NORTHERN AFRICA 33
Algeria 30
Egypt 34
Libya 28
Morocco 27
Sudan 40
Tunisia 25
Western Sahara 27
WESTERN AFRICA 43
Benin 46
Burkina Faso 44
Cape Verde 28
Cote d'Ivoire 42
Gambia 44
Ghana 38
Guinea 43
Guinea-Bissau 43
Liberia 40
Mali 47
Mauritania 40
Niger 50
Nigeria 43
Senegal 43
Sierra Leone 40
Togo 40
EASTERN AFRICA 41
Burundi 43
Comoros 39
Djibouti 29
Eritrea 41
Ethiopia 40
Kenya 38
Madagascar 40
Malawi 40
Mauritius 17
Mayotte 44
Mozambique 45
Reunion 22
Rwanda 37
Seychelles 24
Somalia 46
South Sudan 41
Tanzania 42
Uganda 46
Zambia 43
Zimbabwe 42
MIDDLE AFRICA 46
Angola 48
Cameroon 42
Central African Republic 44
Chad 47
Congo 41
Congo, Dem. Rep. 46
Equatorial Guinea 37
Gabon 37
Sao Tome and Principe 42
SOUTHERN AFRICA 29
Botswana 30
eSwatini 33
Lesotho 33
Namibia 37
South Africa 28
NORTHERN AMERICA 18
Canada 16
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24
CENTRAL AMERICA 26
Belize 36
Costa Rica 22
El Salvador 26
Guatemala 32
Honduras 31
Mexico 25
Nicaragua 30
Panama 26
CARIBBEAN 24
Antigua and Barbuda 21
Bahamas 23
Barbados 17
Cuba 16
Curacao 17
Dominica 22
Dominican Republic 27
Grenada 24
Guadeloupe 18
Haiti 32
Jamaica 23
Martinique 16
Puerto Rico 16
St. Kitts-Nevis 20
Saint Lucia 19
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 22
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 23
Argentina 24
Bolivia 30
Brazil 21
Chile 20
Colombia 24
Ecuador 29
French Guiana 32
Guyana 28
Paraguay 29
Peru 25
Suriname 26
Uruguay 20
Venezuela 25
ASIA 24
WESTERN ASIA 28
Armenia 20
Azerbaijan 22
Bahrain 20
Cyprus 17
Georgia 20
Iraq 36
Israel 28
Jordan 35
Kuwait 21
Lebanon 25
Oman 27
Palestinian Territory 38
Qatar 14
Saudi Arabia 25
Syria 31
Turkey 23
United Arab Emirates 15
Yemen 39
CENTRAL ASIA 31
Kazakhstan 29
Kyrgyzstan 33
Tajikistan 37
Turkmenistan 31
Uzbekistan 29
SOUTH ASIA 28
Afghanistan 47
Bangladesh 27
Bhutan 25
India 26
Iran 25
Maldives 20
Nepal 28
Pakistan 36
Sri Lanka 25
SOUTHEAST ASIA 24
Brunei 20
Cambodia 31
Indonesia 23
Laos 32
Malaysia 23
Myanmar 27
Philippines 30
Singapore 15
Thailand 17
Timor-Leste 38
Vietnam 23
EAST ASIA 17
China 18
China, Hong Kong SAR 12
China, Macao SAR 13
Japan 12
Korea, North 20
Korea, South 12
Mongolia 32
Taiwan 13
EUROPE 16
NORTHERN EUROPE 18
Denmark 16
Estonia 16
Finland 16
Iceland 19
Ireland 20
Latvia 16
Lithuania 15
Norway 17
Sweden 18
United Kingdom 18
WESTERN EUROPE 15
Austria 14
Belgium 17
France 18
Germany 14
Liechtenstein 14
Luxembourg 16
Monaco 13
Netherlands 16
Switzerland 15
EASTERN EUROPE 17
Belarus 17
Bulgaria 14
Czechia 16
Hungary 15
Moldova 16
Poland 15
Romania 16
Russia 18
Slovakia 16
Ukraine 15
SOUTHERN EUROPE 14
Albania 17
Andorra 13
Bosnia-Herzegovina 15
Croatia 14
Greece 14
Italy 13
Kosovo 25
Malta 13
Montenegro 18
North Macedonia 16
Portugal 13
San Marino 14
Serbia 14
Slovenia 15
Spain 14
OCEANIA 38
Australia 19
Federated States of Micronesia 31
Fiji 29
French Polynesia 22
Guam 27
Kiribati 36
Marshall Islands 37
Nauru 38
New Caledonia 22
New Zealand 19
Palau 20
Papua New Guinea 36
Samoa 39
Solomon Islands 39
Tonga 35
Tuvalu 32
Vanuatu 38
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Geography Percent of Population Under Age 15
WORLD 26
AFRICA 40
NORTHERN AFRICA 33
Algeria 30
Egypt 34
Libya 28
Morocco 27
Sudan 40
Tunisia 25
Western Sahara 27
WESTERN AFRICA 43
Benin 46
Burkina Faso 44
Cape Verde 28
Cote d'Ivoire 42
Gambia 44
Ghana 38
Guinea 43
Guinea-Bissau 43
Liberia 40
Mali 47
Mauritania 40
Niger 50
Nigeria 43
Senegal 43
Sierra Leone 40
Togo 40
EASTERN AFRICA 41
Burundi 43
Comoros 39
Djibouti 29
Eritrea 41
Ethiopia 40
Kenya 38
Madagascar 40
Malawi 40
Mauritius 17
Mayotte 44
Mozambique 45
Reunion 22
Rwanda 37
Seychelles 24
Somalia 46
South Sudan 41
Tanzania 42
Uganda 46
Zambia 43
Zimbabwe 42
MIDDLE AFRICA 46
Angola 48
Cameroon 42
Central African Republic 44
Chad 47
Congo 41
Congo, Dem. Rep. 46
Equatorial Guinea 37
Gabon 37
Sao Tome and Principe 42
SOUTHERN AFRICA 29
Botswana 30
eSwatini 33
Lesotho 33
Namibia 37
South Africa 28
NORTHERN AMERICA 18
Canada 16
United States 18
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 24
CENTRAL AMERICA 26
Belize 36
Costa Rica 22
El Salvador 26
Guatemala 32
Honduras 31
Mexico 25
Nicaragua 30
Panama 26
CARIBBEAN 24
Antigua and Barbuda 21
Bahamas 23
Barbados 17
Cuba 16
Curacao 17
Dominica 22
Dominican Republic 27
Grenada 24
Guadeloupe 18
Haiti 32
Jamaica 23
Martinique 16
Puerto Rico 16
St. Kitts-Nevis 20
Saint Lucia 19
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 22
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 23
Argentina 24
Bolivia 30
Brazil 21
Chile 20
Colombia 24
Ecuador 29
French Guiana 32
Guyana 28
Paraguay 29
Peru 25
Suriname 26
Uruguay 20
Venezuela 25
ASIA 24
WESTERN ASIA 28
Armenia 20
Azerbaijan 22
Bahrain 20
Cyprus 17
Georgia 20
Iraq 36
Israel 28
Jordan 35
Kuwait 21
Lebanon 25
Oman 27
Palestinian Territory 38
Qatar 14
Saudi Arabia 25
Syria 31
Turkey 23
United Arab Emirates 15
Yemen 39
CENTRAL ASIA 31
Kazakhstan 29
Kyrgyzstan 33
Tajikistan 37
Turkmenistan 31
Uzbekistan 29
SOUTH ASIA 28
Afghanistan 47
Bangladesh 27
Bhutan 25
India 26
Iran 25
Maldives 20
Nepal 28
Pakistan 36
Sri Lanka 25
SOUTHEAST ASIA 24
Brunei 20
Cambodia 31
Indonesia 23
Laos 32
Malaysia 23
Myanmar 27
Philippines 30
Singapore 15
Thailand 17
Timor-Leste 38
Vietnam 23
EAST ASIA 17
China 18
China, Hong Kong SAR 12
China, Macao SAR 13
Japan 12
Korea, North 20
Korea, South 12
Mongolia 32
Taiwan 13
EUROPE 16
NORTHERN EUROPE 18
Denmark 16
Estonia 16
Finland 16
Iceland 19
Ireland 20
Latvia 16
Lithuania 15
Norway 17
Sweden 18
United Kingdom 18
WESTERN EUROPE 15
Austria 14
Belgium 17
France 18
Germany 14
Liechtenstein 14
Luxembourg 16
Monaco 13
Netherlands 16
Switzerland 15
EASTERN EUROPE 17
Belarus 17
Bulgaria 14
Czechia 16
Hungary 15
Moldova 16
Poland 15
Romania 16
Russia 18
Slovakia 16
Ukraine 15
SOUTHERN EUROPE 14
Albania 17
Andorra 13
Bosnia-Herzegovina 15
Croatia 14
Greece 14
Italy 13
Kosovo 25
Malta 13
Montenegro 18
North Macedonia 16
Portugal 13
San Marino 14
Serbia 14
Slovenia 15
Spain 14
OCEANIA 38
Australia 19
Federated States of Micronesia 31
Fiji 29
French Polynesia 22
Guam 27
Kiribati 36
Marshall Islands 37
Nauru 38
New Caledonia 22
New Zealand 19
Palau 20
Papua New Guinea 36
Samoa 39
Solomon Islands 39
Tonga 35
Tuvalu 32
Vanuatu 38

Endnotes

Sources

2021 World Population Data Sheet

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