Which country has the highest Aged 0-14?

Niger has the highest Aged 0-14 in 2024, at 49.5%, followed by Uganda (47.0%) and Angola (46.9%).

Which country has the lowest Aged 0-14?

Monaco has the lowest Aged 0-14 in 2024, at 9.1%.

What is the median Aged 0-14 across countries?

The median is 22.6% across the 224 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this age structure by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Age structure - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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Age Structure by Country

Name: Age Structure by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Niger has the highest Aged 0-14 in 2024 (49.5%), followed by Uganda (47.0%) and Angola (46.9%). Monaco has the lowest (9.1%).

Population224 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Dec 17, 2024Original page

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Age structure - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

22.6%

Middle half 16.6% – 31.0%

Average

24.7%

224 countries

Highest

49.5%

Niger

Lowest

9.1%

Monaco

Data

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224 countries · # = rank by Aged 0-14

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1	Niger	49.5%	47.8%	2.7%
2	Uganda	47.0%	50.6%	2.4%
3	Angola	46.9%	50.7%	2.4%
4	Mali	46.8%	50.1%	3.1%
5	Chad	45.8%	51.7%	2.5%
6	DR Congo	45.7%	51.8%	2.5%
7	Benin	45.3%	52.2%	2.5%
8	Mozambique	44.7%	52.4%	2.9%
9	Burundi	42.3%	54.4%	3.4%
9	Guinea-Bissau	42.3%	54.6%	3.1%
11	Zambia	42.1%	55.1%	2.8%
11	South Sudan	42.1%	55.3%	2.6%
13	Burkina Faso	41.6%	55.1%	3.2%
14	Cameroon	41.5%	55.3%	3.2%
15	Somalia	41.4%	55.8%	2.8%
16	Tanzania	41.2%	55.4%	3.4%
17	Guinea	40.9%	55.1%	4%
18	Senegal	40.7%	55.9%	3.4%
19	Nigeria	40.4%	56.2%	3.4%
20	Sudan	40.1%	56.7%	3.2%
20	Sierra Leone	40.1%	57.4%	2.5%
22	Afghanistan	39.6%	57.5%	2.9%
23	Liberia	38.9%	57.9%	3.2%
24	Ethiopia	38.7%	58.0%	3.4%
24	Togo	38.7%	57.0%	4.3%
24	Timor-Leste	38.7%	56.8%	4.5%
27	Central African Republic	38.5%	58.0%	3.5%
28	Zimbabwe	38.3%	57.8%	3.9%
29	Gambia	38.2%	58.1%	3.7%
30	Republic of the Congo	37.8%	57.8%	4.3%
31	Malawi	37.7%	58.4%	3.9%
32	Ghana	37.4%	58.2%	4.4%
33	Rwanda	37.2%	59.7%	3.1%
34	Papua New Guinea	37.1%	58.9%	4%
35	Madagascar	37.0%	59.1%	3.9%
36	Tajikistan	36.9%	59.3%	3.9%
37	Palestine	36.7%	59.5%	3.9%
38	Sao Tome and Principe	36.4%	60.3%	3.2%
39	Ivory Coast	36.1%	60.9%	3%
40	Kenya	35.8%	60.9%	3.4%
41	Mauritania	35.7%	59.9%	4.4%
41	Eritrea	35.7%	60.3%	4%
43	Equatorial Guinea	35.6%	59.4%	5%
44	Iraq	34.6%	61.7%	3.6%
44	Gabon	34.6%	61.1%	4.3%
46	Pakistan	34.4%	60.7%	4.9%
46	Yemen	34.4%	62.2%	3.4%
48	Namibia	34.1%	62.0%	3.9%
49	Egypt	33.8%	60.6%	5.6%
50	Syria	33.0%	62.8%	4.2%
51	Comoros	32.6%	62.8%	4.6%
52	Libya	32.3%	63.2%	4.6%
53	Lesotho	32.0%	62.7%	5.4%
54	Eswatini	31.6%	64.3%	4%
55	Guatemala	31.5%	63.2%	5.4%
56	Vanuatu	31.1%	63.8%	5%
57	Jordan	30.9%	64.9%	4.2%
58	Algeria	30.8%	62.3%	6.9%
59	Solomon Islands	30.6%	64.2%	5.3%
60	Haiti	30.5%	65.3%	4.2%
61	Philippines	30.2%	64.3%	5.6%
62	Laos	30.1%	65.0%	4.8%
63	Marshall Islands	30.0%	64.3%	5.7%
64	Oman	29.8%	66.2%	4%
65	Uzbekistan	29.6%	63.7%	6.7%
65	Nauru	29.6%	66.0%	4.4%
67	Tonga	29.3%	63.2%	7.4%
68	Tuvalu	29.2%	63.2%	7.6%
69	Kyrgyzstan	29.1%	64.0%	6.9%
70	Cambodia	28.9%	65.8%	5.3%
71	Honduras	28.7%	65.7%	5.6%
71	Botswana	28.7%	65.2%	6.1%
73	Bolivia	28.5%	64.5%	7%
74	Djibouti	28.4%	67.4%	4.2%
75	Belize	27.7%	66.7%	5.5%
76	Kazakhstan	27.6%	62.8%	9.6%
77	Israel	27.5%	60.3%	12.3%
78	South Africa	27.2%	65.3%	7.5%
79	Micronesia	27.0%	67.3%	5.7%
80	Samoa	26.9%	65.9%	7.2%
81	Ecuador	26.8%	64.1%	9.1%
81	Kiribati	26.8%	67.9%	5.4%
83	Cape Verde	26.4%	67.2%	6.4%
83	Guam	26.4%	62.7%	10.9%
85	Peru	25.8%	66.2%	8%
85	Nepal	25.8%	67.8%	6.4%
87	Morocco	25.7%	65.9%	8.4%
87	Mongolia	25.7%	68.4%	5.9%
89	Dominican Republic	25.5%	66.9%	7.6%
90	El Salvador	25.3%	66.3%	8.4%
90	American Samoa	25.3%	66.0%	8.7%
92	Bangladesh	25.1%	67.1%	7.8%
92	Nicaragua	25.1%	68.9%	6%
94	Venezuela	25.0%	65.9%	9.1%
94	Panama	25.0%	64.8%	10.1%
96	Fiji	24.7%	66.4%	8.9%
96	Saint Martin	24.7%	64.5%	10.8%
98	India	24.5%	68.7%	6.8%
98	Turkmenistan	24.5%	68.6%	6.9%
100	Myanmar	24.4%	68.5%	7.1%
100	Tunisia	24.4%	65.2%	10.4%
102	Indonesia	23.8%	68.3%	8%
102	Jamaica	23.8%	65.7%	10.4%
104	Guyana	23.5%	68.4%	8.1%
105	Mexico	23.3%	68.6%	8.2%
105	Iran	23.3%	69.8%	7%
105	Argentina	23.3%	63.9%	12.8%
108	Vietnam	23.2%	68.5%	8.3%
109	Bhutan	23.1%	70.2%	6.7%
110	Kuwait	23.0%	73.4%	3.6%
111	Saudi Arabia	22.9%	72.7%	4.4%
112	Sri Lanka	22.6%	65.0%	12.4%
113	Suriname	22.5%	70.0%	7.5%
114	Maldives	22.4%	71.5%	6.1%
115	Colombia	22.3%	66.5%	11.2%
115	Azerbaijan	22.3%	68.7%	9%
117	Malaysia	22.2%	69.4%	8.4%
117	Paraguay	22.2%	68.4%	9.4%
119	Northern Mariana Islands	22.1%	67.7%	10.2%
120	Grenada	21.9%	65.3%	12.8%
121	Antigua and Barbuda	21.8%	67.6%	10.5%
122	Turkey	21.7%	68.6%	9.6%
122	Brunei	21.7%	70.8%	7.5%
124	Bahamas	21.4%	70.0%	8.6%
125	Anguilla	20.8%	67.5%	11.7%
126	New Caledonia	20.7%	68.4%	10.8%
126	Dominica	20.7%	65.6%	13.7%
128	Georgia	20.6%	62.7%	16.7%
129	Greenland	20.4%	67.1%	12.5%
129	Turks and Caicos Islands	20.4%	73.2%	6.4%
131	French Polynesia	20.3%	68.7%	11.0%
132	Faroe Islands	20.0%	61.5%	18.5%
132	Gibraltar	20.0%	62.5%	17.5%
134	North Korea	19.9%	68.9%	11.2%
135	Iceland	19.8%	63.2%	17.1%
135	Wallis and Futuna	19.8%	67.5%	12.7%
137	Brazil	19.6%	69.5%	10.9%
138	Chile	19.2%	67.3%	13.6%
138	Curacao	19.2%	62.3%	18.5%
138	Saint Kitts and Nevis	19.2%	68.1%	12.7%
141	New Zealand	19.0%	64.2%	16.9%
142	Lebanon	18.9%	71.6%	9.5%
142	Uruguay	18.9%	65.4%	15.7%
144	Costa Rica	18.8%	70.2%	11.1%
144	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18.8%	68.2%	13.0%
146	Trinidad and Tobago	18.7%	67.2%	14.1%
146	United States Virgin Islands	18.7%	59.8%	21.5%
148	Ireland	18.6%	65.5%	15.8%
149	Sint Maarten	18.4%	66.3%	15.2%
150	Australia	18.3%	64.7%	17.0%
151	Cook Islands	18.2%	65.9%	16.0%
152	United States	18.1%	63.4%	18.5%
152	Bahrain	18.1%	77.7%	4.3%
154	Albania	18.0%	66.9%	15.1%
155	Saint Lucia	17.9%	66.7%	15.4%
156	Armenia	17.7%	67.0%	15.3%
156	Montenegro	17.7%	64.4%	17.9%
156	Seychelles	17.7%	72.4%	10.0%
159	Palau	17.5%	71.3%	11.2%
160	Cayman Islands	17.4%	65.9%	16.7%
161	France	17.3%	60.7%	22.0%
162	Aruba	17.2%	65.7%	17.1%
163	Sweden	17.1%	62.1%	20.8%
164	Jersey	17.0%	64.6%	18.3%
165	Belgium	16.9%	62.8%	20.2%
166	United Kingdom	16.7%	63.9%	19.3%
166	Luxembourg	16.7%	67.1%	16.1%
168	Barbados	16.6%	67.0%	16.3%
168	British Virgin Islands	16.6%	71.3%	12.1%
170	Russia	16.5%	65.7%	17.8%
171	United Arab Emirates	16.4%	81.4%	2.2%
171	Bermuda	16.4%	60.9%	22.7%
173	China	16.3%	69.3%	14.4%
173	Cuba	16.3%	66.5%	17.2%
173	Norway	16.3%	64.5%	19.1%
176	Denmark	16.2%	62.9%	20.8%
176	Finland	16.2%	60.3%	23.5%
178	Belarus	16.1%	66.1%	17.8%
179	North Macedonia	16.0%	68.4%	15.6%
179	Isle of Man	16.0%	61.9%	22.1%
181	Thailand	15.8%	69.0%	15.1%
181	Montserrat	15.8%	76.1%	8%
183	Czechia	15.7%	63.8%	20.5%
184	Cyprus	15.6%	70.0%	14.4%
185	Canada	15.5%	63.4%	21.0%
186	Romania	15.4%	62.0%	22.6%
187	Slovakia	15.3%	66.5%	18.1%
187	Liechtenstein	15.3%	63.9%	20.8%
189	Netherlands	15.2%	64.1%	20.7%
189	Lithuania	15.2%	62.6%	22.2%
189	Estonia	15.2%	62.2%	22.6%
192	Switzerland	15.1%	64.6%	20.3%
192	Mauritius	15.1%	71.0%	13.9%
194	Moldova	14.8%	70.2%	15.0%
195	Latvia	14.7%	63.0%	22.2%
196	Hungary	14.6%	63.9%	21.5%
196	Singapore	14.6%	71.1%	14.3%
198	Malta	14.5%	62.4%	23.1%
199	Serbia	14.4%	65.6%	20.0%
199	Macau	14.4%	69.9%	15.7%
201	Slovenia	14.3%	62.5%	23.2%
201	Guernsey	14.3%	64.1%	21.5%
203	Poland	14.2%	65.9%	19.8%
203	San Marino	14.2%	64.3%	21.5%
205	Austria	14.1%	64.7%	21.2%
206	Saint Barthelemy	13.9%	63.1%	23.0%
207	Germany	13.8%	62.5%	23.7%
207	Greece	13.8%	62.6%	23.6%
207	Bulgaria	13.8%	65.2%	21.0%
207	Croatia	13.8%	63.1%	23.1%
211	Hong Kong	13.2%	64.8%	21.9%
212	Qatar	13.1%	85.4%	1.5%
212	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13.1%	68.3%	18.6%
212	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	13.1%	61.6%	25.3%
215	Spain	13.0%	66.1%	20.9%
216	Portugal	12.7%	65.0%	22.3%
217	Puerto Rico	12.5%	62.6%	24.9%
218	Ukraine	12.3%	67.8%	19.9%
219	Japan	12.1%	58.4%	29.5%
219	Taiwan	12.1%	69.0%	18.8%
221	Andorra	12.0%	67.7%	20.4%
222	Italy	11.9%	64.5%	23.6%
223	South Korea	11.3%	69.4%	19.3%
224	Monaco	9.1%	53.8%	37.1%

What correlates with Aged 0-14 (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,301 other country metrics sharing at least 135 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Aged 0-14 tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 195
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 221
Plot
Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 215
Plot
Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020Pronatalist Countries
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 184
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 219
Plot
Natural Population IncreaseNatural Population Increase by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 195
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Aged 0-14 tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Median AgeMedian Age by Country
r = −0.96 · very strong · n = 212
Plot
LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 167
Plot
Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 193
Plot
LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 167
Plot
GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 183
Plot
Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 168
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Aged 0-14?: Niger has the highest Aged 0-14 in 2024, at 49.5%, followed by Uganda (47.0%) and Angola (46.9%).
Which country has the lowest Aged 0-14?: Monaco has the lowest Aged 0-14 in 2024, at 9.1%.
What is the median Aged 0-14 across countries?: The median is 22.6% across the 224 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this age structure by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Age structure - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).