Which country has the highest % Children?

Central African Republic has the highest % Children in 2023, at 49.2%, followed by Niger (47.0%) and Chad (46.7%).

Which country has the lowest % Children?

Hong Kong has the lowest % Children in 2023, at 10.7%.

What is the median % Children across countries?

The median is 24.5% across the 195 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this children in the world by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Percent Children Country rankings - The Global Economy; Help and Information - City Population; Total number of people aged 0 to 14 worldwide from 1950 to 2100 - Statista; Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being born - BBC News.

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Children in the World by Country

Name: Children in the World by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Central African Republic has the highest % Children in 2023 (49.2%), followed by Niger (47.0%) and Chad (46.7%). Hong Kong has the lowest (10.7%).

Population195 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Feb 12, 2025Original page

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Ranking

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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

24.5%

Middle half 17.1% – 35.9%

Average

26.2%

195 countries

Highest

49.2%

Central African Republic

Lowest

10.7%

Hong Kong

Data

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195 countries · # = rank by % Children

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1	Central African Republic	49.2%	2,823,496
2	Niger	47.0%	12,777,175
3	Chad	46.7%	8,543,403
4	Somalia	46.7%	8,469,329
5	Mali	46.5%	10,822,252
6	DR Congo	46.1%	47,132,928
7	Burundi	45.4%	6,005,010
8	Mozambique	44.8%	15,169,066
9	Angola	44.6%	16,350,149
10	Uganda	43.9%	21,347,078
11	Afghanistan	43.2%	18,260,289
12	Mauritania	43.0%	2,093,030
13	Tanzania	42.7%	28,809,559
14	Burkina Faso	42.4%	9,858,630
15	Malawi	42.3%	8,858,317
16	Zambia	42.0%	8,631,062
17	Benin	41.8%	5,737,447
18	Cameroon	41.8%	11,963,110
19	Nigeria	41.5%	92,856,542
20	Zimbabwe	41.3%	6,886,147
21	Ivory Coast	41.3%	11,918,788
22	Guinea	41.2%	5,852,208
23	Yemen	41.2%	14,203,663
24	Republic of the Congo	40.9%	2,496,488
25	Gambia	40.7%	1,129,511
26	Sudan	40.7%	19,556,311
27	Liberia	40.0%	2,167,351
28	Togo	39.9%	3,610,655
29	Madagascar	39.6%	11,999,892
30	Ethiopia	39.4%	49,813,704
31	Guinea-Bissau	39.2%	843,990
32	Samoa	38.7%	87,406
33	Eritrea	38.7%	1,450,075
34	Senegal	38.6%	6,861,910
35	Vanuatu	38.6%	129,153
36	Sierra Leone	38.5%	3,387,208
37	Palestine	38.4%	2,060,941
38	Sao Tome and Principe	38.3%	88,754
39	Rwanda	37.7%	5,317,924
40	Equatorial Guinea	37.5%	642,659
41	Kenya	37.5%	20,635,169
42	Comoros	37.4%	318,676
43	Solomon Islands	37.4%	276,622
44	Namibia	37.3%	971,096
45	Iraq	37.1%	16,877,641
46	Pakistan	37.0%	89,075,888
47	Gabon	36.7%	893,245
48	Tajikistan	36.5%	3,703,408
49	Ghana	36.2%	12,345,334
50	Tonga	35.6%	38,389
51	Kiribati	34.9%	46,637
52	Lesotho	34.9%	813,747
53	Papua New Guinea	33.8%	3,491,517
54	Eswatini	33.7%	407,684
55	Kyrgyzstan	32.7%	2,200,438
56	Mongolia	32.6%	1,125,152
57	Tuvalu	32.6%	3,715
58	Egypt	32.4%	36,565,264
59	Botswana	32.3%	863,604
60	Guatemala	32.1%	5,814,777
61	Micronesia	32.1%	37,021
62	Turkmenistan	31.7%	2,063,649
63	Haiti	31.6%	3,701,508
64	Jordan	31.2%	3,540,561
65	Honduras	31.0%	3,284,077
66	Uzbekistan	30.9%	10,855,110
67	Algeria	30.6%	13,973,825
68	Laos	30.6%	2,332,883
69	Syria	30.3%	7,047,076
70	Bolivia	30.1%	3,733,915
71	Cambodia	30.1%	5,102,087
72	Djibouti	29.6%	336,050
73	Kazakhstan	29.5%	5,791,799
74	Guyana	29.3%	238,616
75	Nicaragua	29.2%	2,057,523
76	Paraguay	28.8%	1,974,747
77	Nepal	28.7%	8,870,411
78	Philippines	28.6%	33,570,221
79	Bangladesh	28.4%	49,049,845
80	Libya	28.0%	1,925,993
81	Israel	27.6%	2,533,085
82	Fiji	27.4%	256,473
83	Belize	27.0%	110,882
84	Dominican Republic	26.9%	3,049,703
85	Lebanon	26.7%	1,430,570
86	Cape Verde	26.4%	157,872
87	Venezuela	26.2%	7,541,267
88	South Africa	26.1%	15,756,100
89	Morocco	26.0%	9,853,547
90	Suriname	26.0%	161,730
91	Panama	25.3%	1,129,532
92	Oman	25.2%	1,171,778
93	El Salvador	25.2%	1,604,602
94	India	25.1%	358,014,092
95	Ecuador	25.0%	4,547,621
96	Indonesia	24.9%	69,189,257
97	Mexico	24.9%	32,011,127
98	Myanmar	24.5%	13,382,525
99	Tunisia	24.4%	3,043,544
100	Peru	24.4%	8,368,322
101	Saudi Arabia	24.1%	8,904,233
102	Vietnam	23.6%	23,340,598
103	Iran	22.8%	20,367,060
104	Sri Lanka	22.4%	4,895,404
105	Azerbaijan	22.3%	2,326,186
106	Malaysia	22.3%	7,647,370
107	Argentina	22.2%	10,157,225
108	Turkey	21.8%	18,742,258
109	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	21.7%	22,451
110	New Caledonia	21.5%	63,081
111	Bhutan	21.5%	168,981
112	Georgia	21.0%	784,431
113	Brunei	21.0%	95,121
114	Colombia	20.6%	10,729,545
115	Faroe Islands	20.2%	10,739
116	Seychelles	20.1%	21,683
117	Maldives	20.1%	104,465
118	Moldova	20.0%	686,843
119	Brazil	19.9%	43,154,636
120	Grenada	19.9%	25,047
121	Armenia	19.6%	543,093
122	Costa Rica	19.3%	1,007,513
123	Jamaica	19.1%	540,527
124	Ireland	19.0%	961,829
125	Bahrain	19.0%	282,098
126	North Korea	19.0%	4,965,324
127	Uruguay	18.7%	639,779
128	Kuwait	18.6%	801,680
129	Palau	18.5%	3,348
130	New Zealand	18.4%	960,402
131	Montenegro	18.3%	114,835
131	Bahamas	18.3%	75,634
133	Antigua and Barbuda	18.2%	17,181
134	Dominica	18.1%	13,228
135	Iceland	18.1%	67,782
136	Australia	18.0%	4,766,972
136	Trinidad and Tobago	18.0%	276,749
138	Saint Lucia	17.9%	32,211
139	Gibraltar	17.8%	5,815
140	United States	17.6%	59,805,395
141	Russia	17.5%	25,292,207
142	Barbados	17.5%	49,321
143	United Kingdom	17.4%	11,792,977
144	Chile	17.4%	3,411,623
145	Sweden	17.3%	1,830,585
146	Aruba	17.2%	18,269
147	North Macedonia	17.1%	356,025
148	Albania	17.0%	482,648
149	France	16.8%	10,866,155
150	Belarus	16.7%	1,584,306
151	China	16.6%	236,518,877
152	Norway	16.5%	903,817
153	United Arab Emirates	16.3%	1,555,057
154	Belgium	16.3%	1,903,672
155	Cyprus	16.1%	202,252
156	Estonia	16.0%	211,246
157	Slovakia	15.9%	922,016
158	Romania	15.9%	3,158,979
159	Denmark	15.9%	938,062
160	Luxembourg	15.8%	103,584
161	Latvia	15.7%	287,160
162	Czechia	15.7%	1,644,613
163	Canada	15.3%	5,933,538
164	Netherlands	15.2%	2,672,696
165	Qatar	15.2%	411,805
166	Mauritius	15.1%	196,644
167	Poland	15.1%	6,194,936
168	Thailand	15.1%	10,834,813
169	Switzerland	15.0%	1,320,380
170	Finland	14.9%	828,494
171	Slovenia	14.9%	316,467
172	Lithuania	14.9%	404,763
173	Bulgaria	14.5%	972,394
174	Hungary	14.5%	1,471,639
175	Serbia	14.4%	1,025,893
175	Liechtenstein	14.4%	5,680
177	Ukraine	14.3%	5,254,483
177	Austria	14.3%	1,281,131
179	Croatia	14.1%	566,818
180	Germany	13.9%	11,594,613
181	Bermuda	13.9%	8,893
182	Greece	13.6%	1,405,380
183	Spain	13.3%	6,301,103
184	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13.2%	424,474
185	Monaco	13.2%	4,784
186	Malta	13.2%	70,361
187	Portugal	12.9%	1,320,916
188	San Marino	12.7%	4,273
189	Andorra	12.3%	9,811
190	Italy	12.1%	7,146,911
191	Puerto Rico	12.0%	391,238
192	Singapore	11.8%	709,136
193	Japan	11.7%	14,363,811
194	South Korea	11.0%	5,680,711
195	Hong Kong	10.7%	801,602

What correlates with % Children (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,410 other country metrics sharing at least 117 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 % Children tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 195
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 194
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 192
Plot
Aged 0-14Age Structure by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 195
Plot
Natural Population IncreaseNatural Population Increase by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 184
Plot
Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020Pronatalist Countries
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 181
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher % Children tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Median AgeMedian Age by Country
r = −0.95 · very strong · n = 193
Plot
Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 165
Plot
LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 164
Plot
Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
r = −0.90 · very strong · n = 187
Plot
GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
r = −0.90 · very strong · n = 179
Plot
LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 164
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest % Children?: Central African Republic has the highest % Children in 2023, at 49.2%, followed by Niger (47.0%) and Chad (46.7%).
Which country has the lowest % Children?: Hong Kong has the lowest % Children in 2023, at 10.7%.
What is the median % Children across countries?: The median is 24.5% across the 195 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this children in the world by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Percent Children Country rankings - The Global Economy; Help and Information - City Population; Total number of people aged 0 to 14 worldwide from 1950 to 2100 - Statista; Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being born - BBC News.