Children In The World By Country

% Of Children
% Of Childrenℹ️
1.NigerNiger48.90%
2.ChadChad47.66%
3.MaliMali47.39%
4.SomaliaSomalia47.25%
5.DR CongoDR Congo46.53%
6.BurundiBurundi46.29%
7.UgandaUganda45.19%
8.AngolaAngola45.18%
9.Burkina FasoBurkina Faso44.09%
10.MozambiqueMozambique43.68%
11.TanzaniaTanzania43.61%
12.GambiaGambia43.50%
13.AfghanistanAfghanistan43.42%
14.NigeriaNigeria43.29%
15.ZambiaZambia43.26%
16.MalawiMalawi43.16%
17.BeninBenin42.58%
18.CameroonCameroon42.43%
19.MauritaniaMauritania42.01%
20.GuineaGuinea41.83%
21.Ivory CoastIvory Coast41.80%
22.SenegalSenegal41.76%
23.DR CongoDR Congo41.40%
24.SudanSudan41.09%
25.LiberiaLiberia41.01%
26.ZimbabweZimbabwe40.89%
27.TogoTogo40.25%
28.Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe40.04%
29.EthiopiaEthiopia39.96%
30.YemenYemen39.87%
31.EritreaEritrea39.78%
32.VanuatuVanuatu39.62%
33.MadagascarMadagascar39.40%
34.Sierra LeoneSierra Leone39.39%
35.PalestinePalestine39.14%
36.RwandaRwanda38.89%
37.KenyaKenya38.40%
38.ComorosComoros38.26%
39.IraqIraq38.12%
40.SamoaSamoa37.72%
41.GhanaGhana37.25%
42.PakistanPakistan36.94%
43.GabonGabon36.42%
44.TajikistanTajikistan36.41%
45.NamibiaNamibia36.21%
46.KiribatiKiribati36.17%
47.TongaTonga34.62%
48.KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan34.46%
49.LesothoLesotho34.10%
50.EgyptEgypt33.05%
51.SyriaSyria33.02%
52.GuatemalaGuatemala32.93%
53.BotswanaBotswana32.91%
54.JordanJordan32.61%
55.MongoliaMongolia32.43%
56.HaitiHaiti32.36%
57.TuvaluTuvalu31.63%
58.TurkmenistanTurkmenistan31.22%
59.BoliviaBolivia31.12%
60.LaosLaos31.02%
61.DjiboutiDjibouti30.77%
62.AlgeriaAlgeria30.71%
63.MicronesiaMicronesia30.70%
64.PhilippinesPhilippines30.64%
65.HondurasHonduras30.57%
66.NicaraguaNicaragua30.08%
67.UzbekistanUzbekistan30.07%
68.KazakhstanKazakhstan29.53%
69.NepalNepal29.39%
70.CambodiaCambodia29.30%
71.ParaguayParaguay29.02%
72.FijiFiji28.91%
73.LibyaLibya28.86%
74.GuyanaGuyana28.71%
75.South AfricaSouth Africa28.67%
76.BelizeBelize28.24%
77.IsraelIsrael28.17%
78.VenezuelaVenezuela28.17%
79.LebanonLebanon27.62%
80.DominicaDominica27.36%
81.MoroccoMorocco26.85%
82.OmanOman26.77%
83.Cape VerdeCape Verde26.61%
84.SurinameSuriname26.48%
85.BangladeshBangladesh26.45%
86.PanamaPanama26.41%
87.PeruPeru26.33%
88.Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia26.18%
89.EcuadorEcuador26.10%
90.El SalvadorEl Salvador25.76%
91.IndiaIndia25.69%
92.IndonesiaIndonesia25.48%
93.MexicoMexico24.95%
94.TunisiaTunisia24.92%
95.GrenadaGrenada24.07%
96.AzerbaijanAzerbaijan23.92%
97.IranIran23.81%
98.TurkeyTurkey23.48%
99.ArgentinaArgentina23.36%
100.Sri LankaSri Lanka23.21%
101.SeychellesSeychelles23.16%
102.MalaysiaMalaysia22.96%
103.BhutanBhutan22.80%
104.VietnamVietnam22.55%
105.BruneiBrunei22.35%
106.MaldivesMaldives21.72%
107.ColombiaColombia21.60%
108.KuwaitKuwait21.12%
109.GeorgiaGeorgia21.09%
110.PalauPalau20.96%
111.Costa RicaCosta Rica20.55%
112.BrazilBrazil20.54%
113.ArmeniaArmenia20.42%
114.BahrainBahrain20.38%
115.JamaicaJamaica20.30%
116.IrelandIreland19.91%
117.DominicaDominica19.86%
118.MoldovaMoldova19.81%
119.BahamasBahamas19.62%
120.UruguayUruguay19.44%
121.North KoreaNorth Korea18.95%
122.New ZealandNew Zealand18.89%
123.IcelandIceland18.63%
124.ChileChile18.46%
125.AustraliaAustralia18.37%
126.Saint LuciaSaint Lucia18.29%
127.United StatesUnited States18.24%
128.MontenegroMontenegro18.18%
129.RussiaRussia17.72%
130.SwedenSweden17.71%
131.ChinaChina17.67%
132.United KingdomUnited Kingdom17.66%
133.FranceFrance17.37%
134.BarbadosBarbados17.16%
135.GibraltarGibraltar17.10%
136.NorwayNorway16.97%
137.BelarusBelarus16.84%
138.ArubaAruba16.80%
139.BelgiumBelgium16.69%
140.MauritiusMauritius16.64%
141.EstoniaEstonia16.47%
142.AlbaniaAlbania16.28%
143.DenmarkDenmark16.17%
144.North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia16.07%
145.RomaniaRomania16.03%
146.CyprusCyprus15.98%
147.LuxembourgLuxembourg15.91%
148.ThailandThailand15.80%
149.QatarQatar15.77%
150.CanadaCanada15.73%
151.LatviaLatvia15.63%
152.NetherlandsNetherlands15.50%
153.FinlandFinland15.43%
154.PolandPoland15.37%
155.UkraineUkraine15.22%
156.SloveniaSlovenia15.19%
157.LithuaniaLithuania15.18%
158.SwitzerlandSwitzerland15.07%
159.BermudaBermuda14.90%
160.HungaryHungary14.55%
161.LiechtensteinLiechtenstein14.55%
162.AustriaAustria14.39%
163.SerbiaSerbia14.27%
164.CroatiaCroatia14.14%
165.SpainSpain14.11%
166.GreeceGreece14.06%
167.BulgariaBulgaria13.99%
168.GermanyGermany13.87%
169.Puerto RicoPuerto Rico13.65%
170.PortugalPortugal13.34%
171.MaltaMalta13.13%
172.San MarinoSan Marino13.10%
173.AndorraAndorra13.07%
174.MonacoMonaco12.81%
175.ItalyItaly12.65%
176.Hong KongHong Kong12.17%
177.SingaporeSingapore11.99%
178.South KoreaSouth Korea11.89%
179.JapanJapan11.77%

Charting Children Globally

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:

  • Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest percentages of children within their total population. Niger tops the list with 48.90% of its population comprised of children, followed closely by Chad, Mali, and Somalia.
  • Countries with more developed economies tend to have lower percentages of children. For instance, the United States has a children population making up 18.24%, and the figures are even lower in Europe, with Italy registering a mere 12.65%.
  • In several highly developed Asia-Pacific countries, the proportion of children is remarkably low, including South Korea (11.89%), Japan (11.77%), and Singapore (11.99%). This could be due to a combination of an aging population, low fertility rates, and high societal and economic pressures.
  • The countries like Afghanistan that have substantial proportions of children, about 43.42%, are often marked by conflict, political instabilities, and economic challenges, reiterating the close links between demographics and social, economic, and political contexts.
  • Despite being one of the most populous nations, India has only 25.69% of its population as children. This might be attributed to the continuous efforts towards family planning and overall population control in the country. Understanding these numbers is essential in shaping policies, strategies, and measures that ensure the rights, well-being, and development of children globally are met, such that every child, regardless of where they are born, has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

By Region

Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

43.42%

#13

Albania

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Albania

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.28%

#142

Algeria

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Algeria

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

30.71%

#62

Andorra

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Andorra

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

13.07%

#173

Angola

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Angola

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

45.18%

#8

Argentina

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Argentina

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

23.36%

#99

Armenia

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Armenia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

20.42%

#113

Aruba

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Aruba

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.80%

#138

Australia

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Australia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.37%

#125

Austria

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Austria

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.39%

#162

Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

23.92%

#96

Bahamas

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Bahamas

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

19.62%

#119

Bahrain

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Bahrain

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

20.38%

#114

Bangladesh

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Bangladesh

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.45%

#85

Barbados

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Barbados

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

17.16%

#134

Belarus

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Belarus

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.84%

#137

Belgium

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Belgium

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.69%

#139

Belize

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Belize

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

28.24%

#76

Benin

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Benin

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

42.58%

#17

Bermuda

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Bermuda

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.90%

#159

Bhutan

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Bhutan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

22.80%

#103

Bolivia

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Bolivia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

31.12%

#59

Botswana

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Botswana

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

32.91%

#53

Brazil

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Brazil

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

20.54%

#112

Brunei

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Brunei

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

22.35%

#105

Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

13.99%

#167

Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

44.09%

#9

Burundi

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Burundi

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

46.29%

#6

Cambodia

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Cambodia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

29.30%

#70

Cameroon

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Cameroon

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

42.43%

#18

Canada

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Canada

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.73%

#150

Cape Verde

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Cape Verde

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.61%

#83

Chad

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Chad

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

47.66%

#2

Chile

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Chile

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.46%

#124

China

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China

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

17.67%

#131

Colombia

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Colombia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

21.60%

#107

Comoros

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Comoros

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

38.26%

#38

Costa Rica

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Costa Rica

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

20.55%

#111

Croatia

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Croatia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.14%

#164

Cyprus

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Cyprus

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.98%

#146

DR Congo

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DR Congo

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

46.53%

#5

DR Congo

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DR Congo

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

46.53%

#5

Denmark

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Denmark

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.17%

#143

Djibouti

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Djibouti

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

30.77%

#61

Dominica

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Dominica

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

27.36%

#80

Dominica

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Dominica

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

27.36%

#80

Ecuador

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Ecuador

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.10%

#89

Egypt

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Egypt

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

33.05%

#50

El Salvador

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El Salvador

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

25.76%

#90

Eritrea

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Eritrea

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

39.78%

#31

Estonia

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Estonia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.47%

#141

Ethiopia

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Ethiopia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

39.96%

#29

Fiji

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Fiji

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

28.91%

#72

Finland

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Finland

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.43%

#153

France

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France

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

17.37%

#133

Gabon

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Gabon

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

36.42%

#43

Gambia

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Gambia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

43.50%

#12

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

21.09%

#109

Germany

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Germany

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

13.87%

#168

Ghana

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Ghana

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

37.25%

#41

Gibraltar

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Gibraltar

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

17.10%

#135

Greece

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Greece

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.06%

#166

Grenada

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Grenada

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

24.07%

#95

Guatemala

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Guatemala

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

32.93%

#52

Guinea

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Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

41.83%

#20

Guyana

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Guyana

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

28.71%

#74

Haiti

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Haiti

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

32.36%

#56

Honduras

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Honduras

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

30.57%

#65

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

12.17%

#176

Hungary

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Hungary

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.55%

#160

Iceland

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Iceland

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.63%

#123

India

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India

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

25.69%

#91

Indonesia

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Indonesia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

25.48%

#92

Iran

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Iran

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

23.81%

#97

Iraq

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Iraq

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

38.12%

#39

Ireland

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Ireland

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

19.91%

#116

Israel

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Israel

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

28.17%

#77

Italy

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Italy

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

12.65%

#175

Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

41.80%

#21

Jamaica

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Jamaica

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

20.30%

#115

Japan

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Japan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

11.77%

#179

Jordan

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Jordan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

32.61%

#54

Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

29.53%

#68

Kenya

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Kenya

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

38.40%

#37

Kiribati

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Kiribati

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

36.17%

#46

Kuwait

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Kuwait

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

21.12%

#108

Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

34.46%

#48

Laos

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Laos

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

31.02%

#60

Latvia

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Latvia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.63%

#151

Lebanon

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Lebanon

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

27.62%

#79

Lesotho

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Lesotho

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

34.10%

#49

Liberia

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Liberia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

41.01%

#25

Libya

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Libya

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

28.86%

#73

Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.55%

#161

Lithuania

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Lithuania

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.18%

#157

Luxembourg

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Luxembourg

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.91%

#147

Madagascar

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Madagascar

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

39.40%

#33

Malawi

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Malawi

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

43.16%

#16

Malaysia

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Malaysia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

22.96%

#102

Maldives

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Maldives

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

21.72%

#106

Mali

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Mali

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

47.39%

#3

Malta

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Malta

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

13.13%

#171

Mauritania

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Mauritania

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

42.01%

#19

Mauritius

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Mauritius

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.64%

#140

Mexico

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Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

24.95%

#93

Micronesia

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Micronesia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

30.70%

#63

Moldova

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Moldova

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

19.81%

#118

Monaco

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Monaco

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

12.81%

#174

Mongolia

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Mongolia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

32.43%

#55

Montenegro

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Montenegro

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.18%

#128

Morocco

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Morocco

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.85%

#81

Mozambique

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Mozambique

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

43.68%

#10

Namibia

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Namibia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

36.21%

#45

Nepal

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Nepal

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

29.39%

#69

Netherlands

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Netherlands

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.50%

#152

New Zealand

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New Zealand

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.89%

#122

Nicaragua

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Nicaragua

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

30.08%

#66

Niger

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Niger

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

48.90%

#1

Nigeria

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Nigeria

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

43.29%

#14

North Korea

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North Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.95%

#121

North Macedonia

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North Macedonia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.07%

#144

Norway

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Norway

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.97%

#136

Oman

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Oman

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.77%

#82

Pakistan

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Pakistan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

36.94%

#42

Palau

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Palau

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

20.96%

#110

Palestine

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Palestine

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

39.14%

#35

Panama

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Panama

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.41%

#86

Paraguay

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Paraguay

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

29.02%

#71

Peru

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Peru

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.33%

#87

Philippines

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Philippines

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

30.64%

#64

Poland

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Poland

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.37%

#154

Portugal

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Portugal

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

13.34%

#170

Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

13.65%

#169

Qatar

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Qatar

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.77%

#149

Romania

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Romania

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

16.03%

#145

Russia

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Russia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

17.72%

#129

Rwanda

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Rwanda

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

38.89%

#36

Saint Lucia

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Saint Lucia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.29%

#126

Samoa

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Samoa

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

37.72%

#40

San Marino

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San Marino

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

13.10%

#172

Sao Tome and Principe

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Sao Tome and Principe

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

40.04%

#28

Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.18%

#88

Senegal

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Senegal

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

41.76%

#22

Serbia

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Serbia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.27%

#163

Seychelles

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Seychelles

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

23.16%

#101

Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

39.39%

#34

Singapore

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Singapore

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

11.99%

#177

Slovenia

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Slovenia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.19%

#156

Somalia

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Somalia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

47.25%

#4

South Africa

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South Africa

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

28.67%

#75

South Korea

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South Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

11.89%

#178

Spain

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Spain

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

14.11%

#165

Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

23.21%

#100

Sudan

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Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

41.09%

#24

Suriname

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Suriname

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

26.48%

#84

Sweden

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Sweden

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

17.71%

#130

Switzerland

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Switzerland

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.07%

#158

Syria

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Syria

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

33.02%

#51

Tajikistan

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Tajikistan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

36.41%

#44

Tanzania

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Tanzania

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

43.61%

#11

Thailand

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Thailand

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.80%

#148

Togo

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Togo

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

40.25%

#27

Tonga

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Tonga

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

34.62%

#47

Tunisia

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Tunisia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

24.92%

#94

Turkey

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Turkey

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

23.48%

#98

Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

31.22%

#58

Tuvalu

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Tuvalu

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

31.63%

#57

Uganda

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Uganda

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

45.19%

#7

Ukraine

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Ukraine

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

15.22%

#155

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

17.66%

#132

United States

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United States

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

18.24%

#127

Uruguay

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Uruguay

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

19.44%

#120

Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

30.07%

#67

Vanuatu

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Vanuatu

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

39.62%

#32

Venezuela

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Venezuela

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

28.17%

#78

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

22.55%

#104

Yemen

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Yemen

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

39.87%

#30

Zambia

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Zambia

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

43.26%

#15

Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe

Metric

Value

Rank

% Of Children

40.89%

#26

Table

Region ↕% Of Children ↕
Afghanistan iconAfghanistan43.42%
Albania iconAlbania16.28%
Algeria iconAlgeria30.71%
Andorra iconAndorra13.07%
Angola iconAngola45.18%
Argentina iconArgentina23.36%
Armenia iconArmenia20.42%
Aruba iconAruba16.80%
Australia iconAustralia18.37%
Austria iconAustria14.39%
Azerbaijan iconAzerbaijan23.92%
Bahamas iconBahamas19.62%
Bahrain iconBahrain20.38%
Bangladesh iconBangladesh26.45%
Barbados iconBarbados17.16%
Belarus iconBelarus16.84%
Belgium iconBelgium16.69%
Belize iconBelize28.24%
Benin iconBenin42.58%
Bermuda iconBermuda14.90%
Bhutan iconBhutan22.80%
Bolivia iconBolivia31.12%
Botswana iconBotswana32.91%
Brazil iconBrazil20.54%
Brunei iconBrunei22.35%
Bulgaria iconBulgaria13.99%
Burkina Faso iconBurkina Faso44.09%
Burundi iconBurundi46.29%
Cambodia iconCambodia29.30%
Cameroon iconCameroon42.43%
Canada iconCanada15.73%
Cape Verde iconCape Verde26.61%
Chad iconChad47.66%
Chile iconChile18.46%
China iconChina17.67%
Colombia iconColombia21.60%
Comoros iconComoros38.26%
Costa Rica iconCosta Rica20.55%
Croatia iconCroatia14.14%
Cyprus iconCyprus15.98%
DR Congo iconDR Congo46.53%
DR Congo iconDR Congo46.53%
Denmark iconDenmark16.17%
Djibouti iconDjibouti30.77%
Dominica iconDominica27.36%
Dominica iconDominica27.36%
Ecuador iconEcuador26.10%
Egypt iconEgypt33.05%
El Salvador iconEl Salvador25.76%
Eritrea iconEritrea39.78%
Estonia iconEstonia16.47%
Ethiopia iconEthiopia39.96%
Fiji iconFiji28.91%
Finland iconFinland15.43%
France iconFrance17.37%
Gabon iconGabon36.42%
Gambia iconGambia43.50%
Georgia iconGeorgia21.09%
Germany iconGermany13.87%
Ghana iconGhana37.25%
Gibraltar iconGibraltar17.10%
Greece iconGreece14.06%
Grenada iconGrenada24.07%
Guatemala iconGuatemala32.93%
Guinea iconGuinea41.83%
Guyana iconGuyana28.71%
Haiti iconHaiti32.36%
Honduras iconHonduras30.57%
Hong Kong iconHong Kong12.17%
Hungary iconHungary14.55%
Iceland iconIceland18.63%
India iconIndia25.69%
Indonesia iconIndonesia25.48%
Iran iconIran23.81%
Iraq iconIraq38.12%
Ireland iconIreland19.91%
Israel iconIsrael28.17%
Italy iconItaly12.65%
Ivory Coast iconIvory Coast41.80%
Jamaica iconJamaica20.30%
Japan iconJapan11.77%
Jordan iconJordan32.61%
Kazakhstan iconKazakhstan29.53%
Kenya iconKenya38.40%
Kiribati iconKiribati36.17%
Kuwait iconKuwait21.12%
Kyrgyzstan iconKyrgyzstan34.46%
Laos iconLaos31.02%
Latvia iconLatvia15.63%
Lebanon iconLebanon27.62%
Lesotho iconLesotho34.10%
Liberia iconLiberia41.01%
Libya iconLibya28.86%
Liechtenstein iconLiechtenstein14.55%
Lithuania iconLithuania15.18%
Luxembourg iconLuxembourg15.91%
Madagascar iconMadagascar39.40%
Malawi iconMalawi43.16%
Malaysia iconMalaysia22.96%
Maldives iconMaldives21.72%
Mali iconMali47.39%
Malta iconMalta13.13%
Mauritania iconMauritania42.01%
Mauritius iconMauritius16.64%
Mexico iconMexico24.95%
Micronesia iconMicronesia30.70%
Moldova iconMoldova19.81%
Monaco iconMonaco12.81%
Mongolia iconMongolia32.43%
Montenegro iconMontenegro18.18%
Morocco iconMorocco26.85%
Mozambique iconMozambique43.68%
Namibia iconNamibia36.21%
Nepal iconNepal29.39%
Netherlands iconNetherlands15.50%
New Zealand iconNew Zealand18.89%
Nicaragua iconNicaragua30.08%
Niger iconNiger48.90%
Nigeria iconNigeria43.29%
North Korea iconNorth Korea18.95%
North Macedonia iconNorth Macedonia16.07%
Norway iconNorway16.97%
Oman iconOman26.77%
Pakistan iconPakistan36.94%
Palau iconPalau20.96%
Palestine iconPalestine39.14%
Panama iconPanama26.41%
Paraguay iconParaguay29.02%
Peru iconPeru26.33%
Philippines iconPhilippines30.64%
Poland iconPoland15.37%
Portugal iconPortugal13.34%
Puerto Rico iconPuerto Rico13.65%
Qatar iconQatar15.77%
Romania iconRomania16.03%
Russia iconRussia17.72%
Rwanda iconRwanda38.89%
Saint Lucia iconSaint Lucia18.29%
Samoa iconSamoa37.72%
San Marino iconSan Marino13.10%
Sao Tome and Principe iconSao Tome and Principe40.04%
Saudi Arabia iconSaudi Arabia26.18%
Senegal iconSenegal41.76%
Serbia iconSerbia14.27%
Seychelles iconSeychelles23.16%
Sierra Leone iconSierra Leone39.39%
Singapore iconSingapore11.99%
Slovenia iconSlovenia15.19%
Somalia iconSomalia47.25%
South Africa iconSouth Africa28.67%
South Korea iconSouth Korea11.89%
Spain iconSpain14.11%
Sri Lanka iconSri Lanka23.21%
Sudan iconSudan41.09%
Suriname iconSuriname26.48%
Sweden iconSweden17.71%
Switzerland iconSwitzerland15.07%
Syria iconSyria33.02%
Tajikistan iconTajikistan36.41%
Tanzania iconTanzania43.61%
Thailand iconThailand15.80%
Togo iconTogo40.25%
Tonga iconTonga34.62%
Tunisia iconTunisia24.92%
Turkey iconTurkey23.48%
Turkmenistan iconTurkmenistan31.22%
Tuvalu iconTuvalu31.63%
Uganda iconUganda45.19%
Ukraine iconUkraine15.22%
United Kingdom iconUnited Kingdom17.66%
United States iconUnited States18.24%
Uruguay iconUruguay19.44%
Uzbekistan iconUzbekistan30.07%
Vanuatu iconVanuatu39.62%
Venezuela iconVenezuela28.17%
Vietnam iconVietnam22.55%
Yemen iconYemen39.87%
Zambia iconZambia43.26%
Zimbabwe iconZimbabwe40.89%
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