As we traverse the globe to understand the distribution and percentage of children within each country's total population, a unique snapshot of societal structures, cultural norms, and economic realities emerges. The demographics of children, defined as those under the age of 18, offers critical insights into the present state and future trajectories of global health, education, and overall well-being. Analyzing the data, we observe a stark contrast between countries in terms of their children's compositions. In many African nations, the percentage of children exceeds 40%, while in several highly developed countries, the percentage of children falls below 20%. These varying percentages point towards diverse factors like fertility rates, mortality rates, access to contraception, cultural beliefs, economic prosperity, and the effectiveness of public health and education systems in different countries. Key findings from the data include:
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
43.42%
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.28%
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
30.71%
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
13.07%
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
45.18%
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
23.36%
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
20.42%
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.80%
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.37%
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.39%
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
23.92%
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
19.62%
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
20.38%
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.45%
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
17.16%
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.84%
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.69%
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
28.24%
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
42.58%
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.90%
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
22.80%
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
31.12%
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
32.91%
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
20.54%
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
22.35%
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
13.99%
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
44.09%
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
46.29%
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
29.30%
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
42.43%
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.73%
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.61%
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
47.66%
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.46%
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
17.67%
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
21.60%
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
38.26%
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
20.55%
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.14%
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.98%
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
46.53%
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
46.53%
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.17%
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
30.77%
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
27.36%
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
27.36%
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.10%
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
33.05%
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
25.76%
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
39.78%
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.47%
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
39.96%
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
28.91%
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.43%
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
17.37%
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
36.42%
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
43.50%
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
21.09%
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
13.87%
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
37.25%
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
17.10%
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.06%
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
24.07%
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
32.93%
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
41.83%
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
28.71%
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
32.36%
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
30.57%
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
12.17%
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.55%
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.63%
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
25.69%
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
25.48%
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
23.81%
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
38.12%
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
19.91%
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
28.17%
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
12.65%
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
41.80%
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
20.30%
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
11.77%
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
32.61%
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
29.53%
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
38.40%
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
36.17%
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
21.12%
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
34.46%
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
31.02%
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.63%
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
27.62%
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
34.10%
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
41.01%
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
28.86%
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.55%
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.18%
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.91%
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
39.40%
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
43.16%
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
22.96%
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
21.72%
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
47.39%
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
13.13%
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
42.01%
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.64%
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
24.95%
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
30.70%
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
19.81%
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
12.81%
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
32.43%
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.18%
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.85%
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
43.68%
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
36.21%
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
29.39%
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.50%
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.89%
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
30.08%
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
48.90%
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
43.29%
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.95%
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.07%
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.97%
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.77%
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
36.94%
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
20.96%
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
39.14%
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.41%
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
29.02%
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.33%
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
30.64%
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.37%
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
13.34%
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
13.65%
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.77%
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
16.03%
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
17.72%
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
38.89%
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.29%
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
37.72%
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
13.10%
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
40.04%
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.18%
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
41.76%
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.27%
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
23.16%
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
39.39%
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
11.99%
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.19%
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
47.25%
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
28.67%
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
11.89%
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
14.11%
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
23.21%
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
41.09%
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
26.48%
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
17.71%
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.07%
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
33.02%
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
36.41%
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
43.61%
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.80%
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
40.25%
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
34.62%
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
24.92%
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
23.48%
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
31.22%
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
31.63%
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
45.19%
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
15.22%
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
17.66%
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
18.24%
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
19.44%
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
30.07%
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
39.62%
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
28.17%
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
22.55%
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
39.87%
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
43.26%
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
% Of Children
40.89%
#26
Region ↕ | % Of Children ↕ |
---|---|
Afghanistan | 43.42% |
Albania | 16.28% |
Algeria | 30.71% |
Andorra | 13.07% |
Angola | 45.18% |
Argentina | 23.36% |
Armenia | 20.42% |
Aruba | 16.80% |
Australia | 18.37% |
Austria | 14.39% |
Azerbaijan | 23.92% |
Bahamas | 19.62% |
Bahrain | 20.38% |
Bangladesh | 26.45% |
Barbados | 17.16% |
Belarus | 16.84% |
Belgium | 16.69% |
Belize | 28.24% |
Benin | 42.58% |
Bermuda | 14.90% |
Bhutan | 22.80% |
Bolivia | 31.12% |
Botswana | 32.91% |
Brazil | 20.54% |
Brunei | 22.35% |
Bulgaria | 13.99% |
Burkina Faso | 44.09% |
Burundi | 46.29% |
Cambodia | 29.30% |
Cameroon | 42.43% |
Canada | 15.73% |
Cape Verde | 26.61% |
Chad | 47.66% |
Chile | 18.46% |
China | 17.67% |
Colombia | 21.60% |
Comoros | 38.26% |
Costa Rica | 20.55% |
Croatia | 14.14% |
Cyprus | 15.98% |
DR Congo | 46.53% |
DR Congo | 46.53% |
Denmark | 16.17% |
Djibouti | 30.77% |
Dominica | 27.36% |
Dominica | 27.36% |
Ecuador | 26.10% |
Egypt | 33.05% |
El Salvador | 25.76% |
Eritrea | 39.78% |
Estonia | 16.47% |
Ethiopia | 39.96% |
Fiji | 28.91% |
Finland | 15.43% |
France | 17.37% |
Gabon | 36.42% |
Gambia | 43.50% |
Georgia | 21.09% |
Germany | 13.87% |
Ghana | 37.25% |
Gibraltar | 17.10% |
Greece | 14.06% |
Grenada | 24.07% |
Guatemala | 32.93% |
Guinea | 41.83% |
Guyana | 28.71% |
Haiti | 32.36% |
Honduras | 30.57% |
Hong Kong | 12.17% |
Hungary | 14.55% |
Iceland | 18.63% |
India | 25.69% |
Indonesia | 25.48% |
Iran | 23.81% |
Iraq | 38.12% |
Ireland | 19.91% |
Israel | 28.17% |
Italy | 12.65% |
Ivory Coast | 41.80% |
Jamaica | 20.30% |
Japan | 11.77% |
Jordan | 32.61% |
Kazakhstan | 29.53% |
Kenya | 38.40% |
Kiribati | 36.17% |
Kuwait | 21.12% |
Kyrgyzstan | 34.46% |
Laos | 31.02% |
Latvia | 15.63% |
Lebanon | 27.62% |
Lesotho | 34.10% |
Liberia | 41.01% |
Libya | 28.86% |
Liechtenstein | 14.55% |
Lithuania | 15.18% |
Luxembourg | 15.91% |
Madagascar | 39.40% |
Malawi | 43.16% |
Malaysia | 22.96% |
Maldives | 21.72% |
Mali | 47.39% |
Malta | 13.13% |
Mauritania | 42.01% |
Mauritius | 16.64% |
Mexico | 24.95% |
Micronesia | 30.70% |
Moldova | 19.81% |
Monaco | 12.81% |
Mongolia | 32.43% |
Montenegro | 18.18% |
Morocco | 26.85% |
Mozambique | 43.68% |
Namibia | 36.21% |
Nepal | 29.39% |
Netherlands | 15.50% |
New Zealand | 18.89% |
Nicaragua | 30.08% |
Niger | 48.90% |
Nigeria | 43.29% |
North Korea | 18.95% |
North Macedonia | 16.07% |
Norway | 16.97% |
Oman | 26.77% |
Pakistan | 36.94% |
Palau | 20.96% |
Palestine | 39.14% |
Panama | 26.41% |
Paraguay | 29.02% |
Peru | 26.33% |
Philippines | 30.64% |
Poland | 15.37% |
Portugal | 13.34% |
Puerto Rico | 13.65% |
Qatar | 15.77% |
Romania | 16.03% |
Russia | 17.72% |
Rwanda | 38.89% |
Saint Lucia | 18.29% |
Samoa | 37.72% |
San Marino | 13.10% |
Sao Tome and Principe | 40.04% |
Saudi Arabia | 26.18% |
Senegal | 41.76% |
Serbia | 14.27% |
Seychelles | 23.16% |
Sierra Leone | 39.39% |
Singapore | 11.99% |
Slovenia | 15.19% |
Somalia | 47.25% |
South Africa | 28.67% |
South Korea | 11.89% |
Spain | 14.11% |
Sri Lanka | 23.21% |
Sudan | 41.09% |
Suriname | 26.48% |
Sweden | 17.71% |
Switzerland | 15.07% |
Syria | 33.02% |
Tajikistan | 36.41% |
Tanzania | 43.61% |
Thailand | 15.80% |
Togo | 40.25% |
Tonga | 34.62% |
Tunisia | 24.92% |
Turkey | 23.48% |
Turkmenistan | 31.22% |
Tuvalu | 31.63% |
Uganda | 45.19% |
Ukraine | 15.22% |
United Kingdom | 17.66% |
United States | 18.24% |
Uruguay | 19.44% |
Uzbekistan | 30.07% |
Vanuatu | 39.62% |
Venezuela | 28.17% |
Vietnam | 22.55% |
Yemen | 39.87% |
Zambia | 43.26% |
Zimbabwe | 40.89% |