Children In The World By Country 2025

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% Of Children

1.	Niger	48.90%
2.	Chad	47.66%
3.	Mali	47.39%
4.	Somalia	47.25%
5.	DR Congo	46.53%
6.	Burundi	46.29%
7.	Uganda	45.19%
8.	Angola	45.18%
9.	Burkina Faso	44.09%
10.	Mozambique	43.68%
11.	Tanzania	43.61%
12.	Gambia	43.50%
13.	Afghanistan	43.42%
14.	Nigeria	43.29%
15.	Zambia	43.26%
16.	Malawi	43.16%
17.	Benin	42.58%
18.	Cameroon	42.43%
19.	Mauritania	42.01%
20.	Guinea	41.83%
21.	Ivory Coast	41.80%
22.	Senegal	41.76%
23.	DR Congo	41.40%
24.	Sudan	41.09%
25.	Liberia	41.01%
26.	Zimbabwe	40.89%
27.	Togo	40.25%
28.	Sao Tome and Principe	40.04%
29.	Ethiopia	39.96%
30.	Yemen	39.87%
31.	Eritrea	39.78%
32.	Vanuatu	39.62%
33.	Madagascar	39.40%
34.	Sierra Leone	39.39%
35.	Palestine	39.14%
36.	Rwanda	38.89%
37.	Kenya	38.40%
38.	Comoros	38.26%
39.	Iraq	38.12%
40.	Samoa	37.72%
41.	Ghana	37.25%
42.	Pakistan	36.94%
43.	Gabon	36.42%
44.	Tajikistan	36.41%
45.	Namibia	36.21%
46.	Kiribati	36.17%
47.	Tonga	34.62%
48.	Kyrgyzstan	34.46%
49.	Lesotho	34.10%
50.	Egypt	33.05%
51.	Syria	33.02%
52.	Guatemala	32.93%
53.	Botswana	32.91%
54.	Jordan	32.61%
55.	Mongolia	32.43%
56.	Haiti	32.36%
57.	Tuvalu	31.63%
58.	Turkmenistan	31.22%
59.	Bolivia	31.12%
60.	Laos	31.02%
61.	Djibouti	30.77%
62.	Algeria	30.71%
63.	Micronesia	30.70%
64.	Philippines	30.64%
65.	Honduras	30.57%
66.	Nicaragua	30.08%
67.	Uzbekistan	30.07%
68.	Kazakhstan	29.53%
69.	Nepal	29.39%
70.	Cambodia	29.30%
71.	Paraguay	29.02%
72.	Fiji	28.91%
73.	Libya	28.86%
74.	Guyana	28.71%
75.	South Africa	28.67%
76.	Belize	28.24%
77.	Israel	28.17%
78.	Venezuela	28.17%
79.	Lebanon	27.62%
80.	Dominica	27.36%
81.	Morocco	26.85%
82.	Oman	26.77%
83.	Cape Verde	26.61%
84.	Suriname	26.48%
85.	Bangladesh	26.45%
86.	Panama	26.41%
87.	Peru	26.33%
88.	Saudi Arabia	26.18%
89.	Ecuador	26.10%
90.	El Salvador	25.76%
91.	India	25.69%
92.	Indonesia	25.48%
93.	Mexico	24.95%
94.	Tunisia	24.92%
95.	Grenada	24.07%
96.	Azerbaijan	23.92%
97.	Iran	23.81%
98.	Turkey	23.48%
99.	Argentina	23.36%
100.	Sri Lanka	23.21%
101.	Seychelles	23.16%
102.	Malaysia	22.96%
103.	Bhutan	22.80%
104.	Vietnam	22.55%
105.	Brunei	22.35%
106.	Maldives	21.72%
107.	Colombia	21.60%
108.	Kuwait	21.12%
109.	Georgia	21.09%
110.	Palau	20.96%
111.	Costa Rica	20.55%
112.	Brazil	20.54%
113.	Armenia	20.42%
114.	Bahrain	20.38%
115.	Jamaica	20.30%
116.	Ireland	19.91%
117.	Dominica	19.86%
118.	Moldova	19.81%
119.	Bahamas	19.62%
120.	Uruguay	19.44%
121.	North Korea	18.95%
122.	New Zealand	18.89%
123.	Iceland	18.63%
124.	Chile	18.46%
125.	Australia	18.37%
126.	Saint Lucia	18.29%
127.	United States	18.24%
128.	Montenegro	18.18%
129.	Russia	17.72%
130.	Sweden	17.71%
131.	China	17.67%
132.	United Kingdom	17.66%
133.	France	17.37%
134.	Barbados	17.16%
135.	Gibraltar	17.10%
136.	Norway	16.97%
137.	Belarus	16.84%
138.	Aruba	16.80%
139.	Belgium	16.69%
140.	Mauritius	16.64%
141.	Estonia	16.47%
142.	Albania	16.28%
143.	Denmark	16.17%
144.	North Macedonia	16.07%
145.	Romania	16.03%
146.	Cyprus	15.98%
147.	Luxembourg	15.91%
148.	Thailand	15.80%
149.	Qatar	15.77%
150.	Canada	15.73%
151.	Latvia	15.63%
152.	Netherlands	15.50%
153.	Finland	15.43%
154.	Poland	15.37%
155.	Ukraine	15.22%
156.	Slovenia	15.19%
157.	Lithuania	15.18%
158.	Switzerland	15.07%
159.	Bermuda	14.90%
160.	Hungary	14.55%
161.	Liechtenstein	14.55%
162.	Austria	14.39%
163.	Serbia	14.27%
164.	Croatia	14.14%
165.	Spain	14.11%
166.	Greece	14.06%
167.	Bulgaria	13.99%
168.	Germany	13.87%
169.	Puerto Rico	13.65%
170.	Portugal	13.34%
171.	Malta	13.13%
172.	San Marino	13.10%
173.	Andorra	13.07%
174.	Monaco	12.81%
175.	Italy	12.65%
176.	Hong Kong	12.17%
177.	Singapore	11.99%
178.	South Korea	11.89%
179.	Japan	11.77%

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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.

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Charting Children Globally

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cyprus

DR Congo

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominica

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Gibraltar

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland