Data for 1983
Population Under Age 15, 1983
1983, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Population Under Age 15, 1983 covers 222 countries. Kenya is highest, at 50.83275; Vatican City is lowest, at 12.21167. The middle country reads 38.30060. Against 1982, 222 values changed (58 up, 164 down), the same countries are covered.
Population Under Age 15 · Data for 1983
HighestKenya
50.83275LowestVatican City
12.21167Shaded 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, 1983, 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
KENEastern Africa | 50.83275 |
MHLMicronesia | 50.36339 |
PSEWestern Asia | 49.49902 |
YEMWestern Asia | 49.42241 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 49.31551 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 49.14165 |
JORWestern Asia | 48.89614 |
SYRWestern Asia | 48.36665 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 48.18237 |
UGAEastern Africa | 48.05872 |
SLBMelanesia | 47.92791 |
RWAEastern Africa | 47.74025 |
CIVWestern Africa | 47.69335 |
FSMMicronesia | 47.56995 |
TZAEastern Africa | 47.56211 |
NICCentral America | 47.22590 |
OMNWestern Asia | 47.15707 |
SENWestern Africa | 47.09988 |
HNDCentral America | 47.05899 |
MDGEastern Africa | 47.02814 |
NERWestern Africa | 46.99997 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 46.90413 |
COMEastern Africa | 46.85921 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 46.80145 |
CPVWestern Africa | 46.77961 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 46.64768 |
IRQWestern Asia | 46.49775 |
ETHEastern Africa | 46.39064 |
SSDEastern Africa | 46.32242 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 46.27412 |
BWASouthern Africa | 46.24210 |
TGOWestern Africa | 46.11580 |
BDIEastern Africa | 45.90653 |
MOZEastern Africa | 45.82168 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 45.81965 |
MRTWestern Africa | 45.77648 |
GTMCentral America | 45.72137 |
GNBWestern Africa | 45.70160 |
BENWestern Africa | 45.59453 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 45.56909 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 45.55041 |
MWIEastern Africa | 45.46632 |
DZANorthern Africa | 45.43111 |
BFAWestern Africa | 45.36893 |
GHAWestern Africa | 45.36887 |
COGMiddle Africa | 45.22505 |
NGAWestern Africa | 45.21871 |
SOMEastern Africa | 45.16588 |
DJIEastern Africa | 45.14684 |
MLIWestern Africa | 44.74700 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 44.73900 |
GMBWestern Africa | 44.60992 |
STPMiddle Africa | 44.49442 |
WSMPolynesia | 44.44228 |
BLZCentral America | 44.41846 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 44.36358 |
ERIEastern Africa | 44.35316 |
LBRWestern Africa | 44.24911 |
CODMiddle Africa | 44.21138 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 44.05988 |
VUTMelanesia | 44.03619 |
MEXCentral America | 43.66633 |
SAUWestern Asia | 43.65390 |
LCACaribbean | 43.51091 |
MARNorthern Africa | 43.38955 |
SLVCentral America | 43.37681 |
TJKCentral Asia | 43.26149 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 43.09383 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 43.08315 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 43.05952 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 42.96109 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 42.95817 |
TONPolynesia | 42.91312 |
PNGMelanesia | 42.88155 |
GINWestern Africa | 42.81628 |
MNGEastern Asia | 42.73730 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 42.69395 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 42.45175 |
SLEWestern Africa | 42.23802 |
DOMCaribbean | 41.82185 |
PERSouth America | 41.79847 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 41.57192 |
ECUSouth America | 41.42283 |
HTICaribbean | 41.37143 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 41.25872 |
PRYSouth America | 41.20313 |
COKPolynesia | 41.08336 |
VCTCaribbean | 40.99712 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 40.96016 |
BOLSouth America | 40.94291 |
GABMiddle Africa | 40.70016 |
TKMCentral Asia | 40.68814 |
GUYSouth America | 40.54390 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 40.30610 |
VENSouth America | 40.27442 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 40.16352 |
UZBCentral Asia | 40.13536 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 39.76930 |
ASMPolynesia | 39.68460 |
KIRMicronesia | 39.50194 |
INDSouthern Asia | 39.47071 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 39.38100 |
PANCentral America | 39.27221 |
PYFPolynesia | 39.11714 |
FJIMelanesia | 39.00172 |
SURSouth America | 38.98193 |
TURWestern Asia | 38.90725 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 38.83082 |
COLSouth America | 38.60529 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 38.58643 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 38.36385 |
JAMCaribbean | 38.23735 |
NIUPolynesia | 38.20171 |
LBNWestern Asia | 38.17735 |
KGZCentral Asia | 37.77465 |
BRASouth America | 37.65935 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 37.56590 |
KWTWestern Asia | 37.54762 |
NCLMelanesia | 37.34992 |
DMACaribbean | 36.90760 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 36.89613 |
TCACaribbean | 36.87690 |
PLWMicronesia | 36.72536 |
CRICentral America | 36.51968 |
GRDCaribbean | 36.46996 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 36.02332 |
LKASouthern Asia | 35.77888 |
AIACaribbean | 35.34677 |
SYCEastern Africa | 35.21138 |
KNACaribbean | 35.06283 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 34.98195 |
NRUMicronesia | 34.59502 |
TTOCaribbean | 34.22124 |
BHRWestern Asia | 33.97570 |
AZEWestern Asia | 33.75447 |
GUMMicronesia | 33.40478 |
CHNEastern Asia | 33.33247 |
VIRCaribbean | 32.83591 |
BHSCaribbean | 32.76032 |
ISRWestern Asia | 32.65116 |
KAZCentral Asia | 32.61450 |
MAFCaribbean | 32.59469 |
MUSEastern Africa | 32.15458 |
TUVPolynesia | 32.12864 |
VGBCaribbean | 32.05869 |
KOREastern Asia | 32.02544 |
PRKEastern Asia | 31.99082 |
CHLSouth America | 31.95075 |
MNPMicronesia | 31.82812 |
TWNEastern Asia | 31.07260 |
ARGSouth America | 30.90260 |
SXMCaribbean | 30.87151 |
PRICaribbean | 30.42231 |
ARMWestern Asia | 30.07140 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 29.91541 |
AREWestern Asia | 29.53719 |
CUWCaribbean | 29.30235 |
ATGCaribbean | 29.16885 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 28.52238 |
MSRCaribbean | 28.37230 |
CUBCaribbean | 28.14273 |
QATWestern Asia | 28.06369 |
ABWCaribbean | 27.47062 |
MDAEastern Europe | 27.08860 |
MNESouthern Europe | 26.86923 |
CYMCaribbean | 26.86057 |
BRBCaribbean | 26.66836 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 26.66360 |
URYSouth America | 26.61982 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 26.53886 |
FRONorthern Europe | 26.35184 |
SVKEastern Europe | 26.32446 |
ROUEastern Europe | 25.87954 |
GRLNorthern America | 25.64993 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 25.62315 |
GEOWestern Asia | 25.05885 |
POLEastern Europe | 25.00349 |
CYPWestern Asia | 24.91562 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 24.53809 |
MACEastern Asia | 24.53318 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 24.35345 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 24.35230 |
HKGEastern Asia | 24.05295 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 23.80397 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 23.73229 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 23.65346 |
CZEEastern Europe | 23.51008 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 22.83508 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 22.79716 |
BLREastern Europe | 22.72606 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 22.65266 |
JPNEastern Asia | 22.64263 |
RUSEastern Europe | 22.14704 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 22.04782 |
BGREastern Europe | 22.01110 |
LIEWestern Europe | 21.99905 |
HUNEastern Europe | 21.95146 |
USANorthern America | 21.83973 |
CANNorthern America | 21.78398 |
FRAWestern Europe | 21.74357 |
BMUNorthern America | 21.67150 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 21.65687 |
UKREastern Europe | 21.45696 |
LVANorthern Europe | 20.94792 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 20.91430 |
NORNorthern Europe | 20.88647 |
NLDWestern Europe | 20.68743 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 20.53495 |
ITASouthern Europe | 20.47773 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 19.81712 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 19.68194 |
FINNorthern Europe | 19.58891 |
BELWestern Europe | 19.36725 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 19.17771 |
AUTWestern Europe | 19.09070 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 18.71640 |
SWENorthern Europe | 18.55142 |
CHEWestern Europe | 18.34097 |
LUXWestern Europe | 17.79105 |
DEUWestern Europe | 16.86710 |
MCOWestern Europe | 12.87531 |
VATSouthern Europe | 12.21167 |
02In 1983
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Kenya50.83275
Marshall Islands50.36339
Palestine49.49902
Yemen49.42241
Eswatini49.31551
Lowest
Vatican City12.21167
Monaco12.87531
Germany16.86710
Luxembourg17.79105
Switzerland18.34097
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.30060. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031982 → 1983
Since 1982
What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 58 · 164rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Nauru33.22346 → 34.59502+1.37156
United Arab Emirates28.81971 → 29.53719+0.71747
Cameroon45.03485 → 45.55041+0.51557
Timor-Leste38.36672 → 38.83082+0.46410
Gabon40.32879 → 40.70016+0.37136
Fell most
Saint Martin35.58037 → 32.59469−2.98568
Northern Mariana Islands34.34899 → 31.82812−2.52088
Turks and Caicos Islands38.26915 → 36.87690−1.39225
Sint Maarten32.25961 → 30.87151−1.38810
Dominica38.19639 → 36.90760−1.28879
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 1983.
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 (1983). Population Under Age 15, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-under-15/1983
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Population Under Age 15, 1983: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population under 15 in Population Under Age 15, 1983?
Kenya, at 50.83275, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Population Under Age 15, 1983 describe?
1983.
How many countries does Population Under Age 15, 1983 cover?
222.
Where can I download Population Under Age 15, 1983?
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, 1983 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Population Under Age 15, 2023.