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Children population as proportion of total population (%)
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216 countries · 2000–2025
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2025
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Country
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Value
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1
Central African Republic
56.2
2
Niger
53.3
3
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
53
4
Mali
52.9
5
Chad
52.7
6
Congo, Dem. Rep.
52.5
7
Burundi
51.4
8
Mozambique
51.1
9
Angola
50.8
10
Uganda
50.2
11
Afghanistan
49.4
12
Mauritania
49.2
13
Tanzania
49
14
Burkina Faso
48.3
15
Zambia
47.9
16
Benin
47.8
17
Cameroon
47.8
18
Zimbabwe
47.5
19
Nigeria
47.5
20
Malawi
47.4
21
Yemen, Rep.
47.3
22
Guinea
47.3
23
Cote d'Ivoire
47.2
24
Sudan
46.8
25
Congo, Rep.
46.8
26
Gambia, The
46.6
27
Liberia
46.1
28
South Sudan
45.9
29
Madagascar
45.5
30
Ethiopia
45.4
31
Guinea-Bissau
45
32
Eritrea
44.8
33
Samoa
44.7
34
Senegal
44.5
35
Sao Tome and Principe
44.4
36
Sierra Leone
44.3
37
Vanuatu
44.2
38
Naoero
44.1
39
West Bank and Gaza
44.1
40
Rwanda
43.6
41
Kenya
43.4
42
Comoros
43.1
43
Equatorial Guinea
43.1
44
Pakistan
42.9
45
Solomon Islands
42.8
46
Iraq
42.5
47
Namibia
42.5
48
Gabon
42.1
49
Tonga
41.9
50
Marshall Islands
41.8
51
Tajikistan
41.7
52
Ghana
41.7
53
Lesotho
40.5
54
Kiribati
40.4
55
Timor-Leste
39.6
56
Eswatini
39.3
57
Papua New Guinea
39.1
58
Tuvalu
38.6
59
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
37.8
60
Botswana
37.6
61
Kyrgyz Republic
37.5
62
Egypt, Arab Rep.
37.3
63
Guatemala
37.1
64
Mongolia
37.1
65
Haiti
36.8
66
Jordan
36.4
67
Uzbekistan
36.2
68
Turkmenistan
36.1
69
Honduras
36.1
70
Lao PDR
35.5
71
Syrian Arab Republic
35.5
72
Bolivia
35.1
73
Cambodia
35.1
74
Algeria
35
75
Djibouti
34.6
76
Guyana
34.3
77
Kazakhstan
34.2
78
Nicaragua
34
79
Nepal
33.9
80
Paraguay
33.5
81
Bangladesh
33.4
82
Philippines
33.1
83
American Samoa
32.5
84
Libya
32.4
85
Fiji
32.2
86
Israel
32.1
87
Belize
31.6
88
Dominican Republic
31.4
89
Lebanon
31.2
90
South Africa
30.8
91
Venezuela, RB
30.7
92
Suriname
30.5
93
Morocco
30.4
94
Guam
30.3
95
Cabo Verde
30.3
96
El Salvador
29.7
97
Panama
29.4
98
India
29.4
99
Indonesia
29.2
100
Mexico
29.2
101
Ecuador
29.2
102
Myanmar
28.9
103
Peru
28.6
104
Tunisia
28.2
105
Oman
28
106
Saudi Arabia
28
107
Viet Nam
27.4
108
Northern Mariana Islands
26.6
109
Sri Lanka
26.4
110
Iran, Islamic Rep.
26.3
111
Azerbaijan
25.9
112
Malaysia
25.9
113
Argentina
25.8
114
St. Martin (French part)
25.7
115
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
25.5
116
Turkiye
25.4
117
New Caledonia
25.4
118
Bhutan
25.3
119
Kosovo
25.1
120
Brunei Darussalam
24.6
121
Greenland
24.6
122
Georgia
24.6
123
Colombia
24.3
124
Faroe Islands
23.9
125
Seychelles
23.5
126
Brazil
23.5
127
Grenada
23.5
128
Moldova
23.5
129
Maldives
23.2
130
French Polynesia
23.1
131
Armenia
23
132
Jamaica
22.8
133
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
22.6
134
Costa Rica
22.5
135
Ireland
22.3
136
Palau
22
137
Uruguay
22
138
St. Kitts and Nevis
21.9
139
Bahamas, The
21.8
140
Montenegro
21.8
141
New Zealand
21.8
142
Antigua and Barbuda
21.8
143
Bahrain
21.7
144
Dominica
21.6
145
Kuwait
21.6
146
Iceland
21.4
147
Australia
21.4
148
St. Lucia
21.3
149
Trinidad and Tobago
21.3
150
Gibraltar
21.2
151
United States
21
152
Barbados
21
153
United Kingdom
20.6
154
Russian Federation
20.6
155
Aruba
20.3
156
Sweden
20.3
157
Chile
20.3
158
Albania
20.1
159
North Macedonia
20.1
160
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
20
161
France
19.9
162
Norway
19.6
163
Belarus
19.4
164
Turks and Caicos Islands
19.4
165
Cayman Islands
19.3
166
Belgium
19.3
167
China
19.1
168
Cyprus
19.1
169
Romania
19
170
Denmark
19
171
Luxembourg
18.9
172
Estonia
18.8
173
Slovak Republic
18.8
174
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
18.7
175
Latvia
18.6
176
United Arab Emirates
18.5
177
Czechia
18.5
178
Cuba
18.3
179
Canada
18.3
180
Mauritius
18.2
181
Netherlands
18.2
182
British Virgin Islands
18.2
183
Curacao
18
184
Thailand
17.9
185
Switzerland
17.9
186
Poland
17.8
187
Finland
17.8
188
Slovenia
17.7
189
Bulgaria
17.6
190
Lithuania
17.6
191
Hungary
17.4
192
Isle of Man
17.4
193
Qatar
17.3
194
Serbia
17.2
195
Ukraine
17.2
196
Liechtenstein
17.2
197
Austria
17
198
Croatia
17
199
Germany
16.6
200
Bermuda
16.6
201
Monaco
16.2
202
Macao SAR, China
16.2
203
Greece
16.1
204
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15.9
205
Spain
15.8
206
Portugal
15.6
207
Malta
15.5
208
San Marino
15.1
209
Andorra
14.8
210
Italy
14.6
211
Puerto Rico (US)
14.5
212
Singapore
14.4
213
Taiwan
14
214
Japan
14
215
Korea, Rep.
12.9
216
Hong Kong SAR, China
12.6
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