Based on a comparison of 178 countries in 2022, Niger ranked the highest in population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population with 49.0% followed by Mali and Chad. On the other end of the scale was Hong Kong with 10.1%, Japan with 10.4% and Portugal with 10.6%.
Average population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population reached 22.7% in 2022 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.856 % less than in the previous year and -8.11 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population reached an all time high of 38.0% in 1966 and an all time low of 17.1% in 2050. The average annual growth amounted to -0.864 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Population Aged 0-14 Years (As % of Total Population) indicator page.
| Population Aged 0-14 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | 45.6% | 45.5% | 45.4% | 45.3% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 45.2% | 45.0% | 44.7% | 44.4% | 44.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 47.7% | 47.5% | 47.1% | 46.7% | 46.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 48.2% | 48.1% | 47.9% | 47.8% | 47.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | % | 37.9% | 37.3% | 36.6% | 35.9% | 35.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 44.9% | 44.7% | 44.3% | 43.9% | 43.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 45.3% | 44.8% | 44.3% | 43.7% | 43.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 48.0% | 47.9% | 47.8% | 47.6% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 44.5% | 44.3% | 44.1% | 43.9% | 43.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 48.9% | 48.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 44.1% | 43.9% | 43.7% | 43.5% | 43.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 47.7% | 47.6% | 47.4% | 47.3% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 44.6% | 44.4% | 44.1% | 43.9% | 43.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 47.3% | 46.8% | 46.2% | 45.7% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 44.9% | 44.5% | 44.1% | 43.7% | 43.3% |
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