Data for 1954
Population Under Age 15, 1954
1954, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Population Under Age 15, 1954 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 49.5951; Monaco is lowest, at 14.8333. The middle country reads 40.4571. Against 1953, 222 values changed (155 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.
Population Under Age 15 · Data for 1954
HighestNiger
49.5951LowestMonaco
14.8333Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Population Under Age 15, 1954, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort
NERWestern Africa | 49.5951 |
WSMPolynesia | 49.0143 |
GRDCaribbean | 47.4779 |
ASMPolynesia | 47.4531 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 47.1394 |
PRYSouth America | 46.7108 |
LCACaribbean | 46.6254 |
VCTCaribbean | 46.5304 |
DOMCaribbean | 46.3010 |
PSEWestern Asia | 46.2376 |
KENEastern Africa | 46.0337 |
NICCentral America | 45.9176 |
COKPolynesia | 45.8537 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 45.6525 |
VENSouth America | 45.5959 |
MEXCentral America | 45.4846 |
RWAEastern Africa | 45.3701 |
FJIMelanesia | 45.3516 |
DJIEastern Africa | 45.3449 |
PLWMicronesia | 45.2646 |
SLBMelanesia | 45.2383 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 45.1743 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 45.1206 |
TZAEastern Africa | 45.0955 |
COLSouth America | 45.0451 |
GTMCentral America | 45.0320 |
MNPMicronesia | 45.0234 |
MUSEastern Africa | 44.9857 |
CRICentral America | 44.9645 |
TONPolynesia | 44.9577 |
KNACaribbean | 44.9365 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 44.7545 |
VGBCaribbean | 44.6676 |
MHLMicronesia | 44.6141 |
AIACaribbean | 44.5783 |
QATWestern Asia | 44.5132 |
CPVWestern Africa | 44.4261 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 44.3846 |
HNDCentral America | 44.3446 |
MWIEastern Africa | 44.2029 |
SLVCentral America | 44.0979 |
GUYSouth America | 43.9698 |
JORWestern Asia | 43.6598 |
PRICaribbean | 43.5290 |
TWNEastern Asia | 43.4304 |
AREWestern Asia | 43.3857 |
UGAEastern Africa | 43.3627 |
PANCentral America | 43.2733 |
CODMiddle Africa | 43.2224 |
BDIEastern Africa | 43.1652 |
SENWestern Africa | 43.1624 |
BRASouth America | 43.1306 |
TCACaribbean | 43.0986 |
CIVWestern Africa | 43.0700 |
ERIEastern Africa | 43.0571 |
ETHEastern Africa | 43.0404 |
VUTMelanesia | 43.0199 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 43.0028 |
FSMMicronesia | 42.9164 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 42.8859 |
SURSouth America | 42.8302 |
PYFPolynesia | 42.8295 |
MRTWestern Africa | 42.8155 |
TGOWestern Africa | 42.7616 |
ABWCaribbean | 42.7380 |
MAFCaribbean | 42.6272 |
PERSouth America | 42.5643 |
SSDEastern Africa | 42.5046 |
SOMEastern Africa | 42.4660 |
MSRCaribbean | 42.3971 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 42.3953 |
GMBWestern Africa | 42.3941 |
GRLNorthern America | 42.3120 |
DMACaribbean | 42.2879 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 42.2842 |
BHRWestern Asia | 42.2753 |
ECUSouth America | 42.2425 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 42.1960 |
TTOCaribbean | 42.1333 |
DZANorthern Africa | 42.1176 |
SAUWestern Asia | 42.0818 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 42.0678 |
BWASouthern Africa | 42.0357 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 42.0288 |
SYRWestern Asia | 41.9777 |
BLZCentral America | 41.9111 |
PNGMelanesia | 41.8641 |
OMNWestern Asia | 41.8316 |
GHAWestern Africa | 41.8020 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 41.7495 |
NIUPolynesia | 41.6912 |
PRKEastern Asia | 41.4373 |
MARNorthern Africa | 41.3498 |
LBRWestern Africa | 41.3473 |
MDGEastern Africa | 41.3455 |
NGAWestern Africa | 41.3406 |
ATGCaribbean | 41.2813 |
KOREastern Asia | 41.2810 |
MOZEastern Africa | 41.2532 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 41.2506 |
BHSCaribbean | 41.2308 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 41.1659 |
COGMiddle Africa | 41.1605 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 41.0931 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 41.0171 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 40.8950 |
TURWestern Asia | 40.7152 |
SXMCaribbean | 40.6650 |
YEMWestern Asia | 40.5183 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 40.5136 |
HTICaribbean | 40.4621 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 40.4520 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 40.2924 |
MLIWestern Africa | 40.2288 |
BOLSouth America | 40.1867 |
KIRMicronesia | 40.1658 |
BFAWestern Africa | 40.0710 |
LKASouthern Asia | 40.0200 |
VIRCaribbean | 39.8690 |
KWTWestern Asia | 39.8624 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 39.8337 |
IRQWestern Asia | 39.8182 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 39.5715 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 39.5705 |
CUWCaribbean | 39.4660 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 39.4499 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 39.3578 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 39.3132 |
CHLSouth America | 38.9810 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 38.9701 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 38.9195 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 38.8927 |
COMEastern Africa | 38.7732 |
GINWestern Africa | 38.6883 |
INDSouthern Asia | 38.6708 |
SLEWestern Africa | 38.5624 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 38.3461 |
GNBWestern Africa | 37.8743 |
LBNWestern Asia | 37.5323 |
CHNEastern Asia | 37.4566 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 37.4271 |
NRUMicronesia | 37.2801 |
BENWestern Africa | 37.2373 |
BRBCaribbean | 37.2024 |
NCLMelanesia | 36.9153 |
JAMCaribbean | 36.4876 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 36.4512 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 36.4025 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 36.3425 |
CUBCaribbean | 36.1400 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 35.9150 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 35.5001 |
MNESouthern Europe | 35.4590 |
STPMiddle Africa | 34.7821 |
ISRWestern Asia | 34.7530 |
TUVPolynesia | 34.6840 |
CYPWestern Asia | 34.5316 |
MNGEastern Asia | 34.5063 |
TKMCentral Asia | 34.2914 |
MACEastern Asia | 34.2451 |
TJKCentral Asia | 34.2287 |
SYCEastern Africa | 33.9751 |
JPNEastern Asia | 33.8284 |
HKGEastern Asia | 33.8047 |
BMUNorthern America | 33.7781 |
CYMCaribbean | 33.7172 |
FRONorthern Europe | 33.5412 |
AZEWestern Asia | 33.2223 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 32.7639 |
UZBCentral Asia | 32.6304 |
GUMMicronesia | 32.5913 |
KAZCentral Asia | 32.5825 |
MDAEastern Europe | 32.2025 |
ARMWestern Asia | 31.8072 |
CANNorthern America | 31.6683 |
KGZCentral Asia | 31.5079 |
ARGSouth America | 31.3244 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 30.8924 |
FINNorthern Europe | 30.5454 |
SVKEastern Europe | 30.2874 |
POLEastern Europe | 30.2003 |
VATSouthern Europe | 30.1271 |
LIEWestern Europe | 29.8828 |
NLDWestern Europe | 29.8362 |
GABMiddle Africa | 29.5267 |
USANorthern America | 29.1049 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 29.0292 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 29.0132 |
BLREastern Europe | 28.8080 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 28.5874 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 28.2466 |
RUSEastern Europe | 27.9082 |
ROUEastern Europe | 27.8267 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 27.6013 |
URYSouth America | 27.4419 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 27.3333 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 27.2479 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 27.1284 |
BGREastern Europe | 26.6742 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 26.5438 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 26.5392 |
CZEEastern Europe | 26.0859 |
GEOWestern Asia | 25.8784 |
HUNEastern Europe | 25.4905 |
NORNorthern Europe | 25.4565 |
ITASouthern Europe | 25.4420 |
UKREastern Europe | 24.6013 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 24.5305 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 24.4609 |
FRAWestern Europe | 24.3157 |
CHEWestern Europe | 24.2461 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 24.0740 |
SWENorthern Europe | 23.7670 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 23.5273 |
LVANorthern Europe | 23.2163 |
AUTWestern Europe | 22.8805 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 22.8675 |
DEUWestern Europe | 22.1134 |
BELWestern Europe | 21.6743 |
LUXWestern Europe | 20.3220 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 19.9074 |
MCOWestern Europe | 14.8333 |
02In 1954
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Niger49.5951
Samoa49.0143
Grenada47.4779
American Samoa47.4531
Philippines47.1394
Lowest
Monaco14.8333
Isle of Man19.9074
Luxembourg20.3220
Belgium21.6743
Germany22.1134
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 40.4571. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031953 → 1954
Since 1953
What changed between 1953 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 155 · 67rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Sint Maarten39.0679 → 40.6650+1.5971
Macau32.8678 → 34.2451+1.3773
Guam31.2698 → 32.5913+1.3215
Saint Kitts and Nevis43.7980 → 44.9365+1.1385
Hong Kong32.7328 → 33.8047+1.0720
Fell most
Vatican City32.0713 → 30.1271−1.9441
North Korea42.5483 → 41.4373−1.1109
Nauru38.1784 → 37.2801−0.8983
Ukraine25.2545 → 24.6013−0.6531
Russia28.5193 → 27.9082−0.6111
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1954.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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UN DESA Population Division’s own file, on its own site.
WPP2024_POP_F06_1_POPULATION_PERCENTAGE_SELECT_AGE_GROUPS_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
UN DESA Population Division (1954). Population Under Age 15, 1954 [data set], describing 1954. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-under-15/1954
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Other years
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Population Under Age 15, 1953222 countries
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Population Under Age 15, 1955222 countries
All of them
Population Under Age 15: every year74 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Population Under Age 15, 1954: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population under 15 in Population Under Age 15, 1954?
Niger, at 49.5951, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Population Under Age 15, 1954 describe?
1954.
How many countries does Population Under Age 15, 1954 cover?
222.
Where can I download Population Under Age 15, 1954?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Population Under Age 15, 1954 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Population Under Age 15, 2023.