Data for 1998

Population Under Age 15, 1998

Name: Population Under Age 15, 1998
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1998, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Population Under Age 15, 1998 covers 222 countries. Uganda is highest, at 49.910; Vatican City is lowest, at 9.756. The middle country reads 33.195. Against 1997, 222 values changed (24 up, 198 down), the same countries are covered.

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Population Under Age 15 · Data for 1998

HighestUganda

49.910

LowestVatican City

9.756

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

222countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
222distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

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Every country and every column of Population Under Age 15, 1998, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Population Under Age 15, 1998: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	49.910
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	49.907
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	49.565
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	49.409
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	49.245
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	48.472
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	48.187
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	48.092
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	47.730
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	47.377
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	47.128
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	47.012
Niger`NER`Western Africa	46.948
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	46.916
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	46.836
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	46.802
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	46.227
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	46.057
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	46.052
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	45.824
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	45.770
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45.757
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	45.671
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	45.642
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	45.392
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	45.315
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	45.260
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	44.955
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	44.867
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	44.727
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	44.607
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	44.543
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	44.535
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	44.433
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	44.374
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	44.301
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	43.979
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	43.952
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	43.922
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	43.875
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	43.873
Honduras`HND`Central America	43.800
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	43.746
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	43.695
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	43.664
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	43.631
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	43.498
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.287
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	43.209
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	43.164
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	43.156
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	43.139
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	43.093
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43.083
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	42.923
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	42.870
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	42.853
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.776
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	41.703
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.472
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	41.430
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	41.299
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.994
Belize`BLZ`Central America	40.917
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	40.790
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	40.714
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	40.649
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	40.371
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	40.328
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	40.177
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	40.147
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	40.100
Paraguay`PRY`South America	39.984
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	39.910
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	39.843
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	39.515
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	39.019
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	38.936
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	38.928
Bolivia`BOL`South America	38.579
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.394
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	38.221
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	38.036
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	37.979
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	37.974
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	37.284
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	37.040
Guyana`GUY`South America	36.552
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	36.533
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	36.423
India`IND`Southern Asia	36.320
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	36.261
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	36.148
Ecuador`ECU`South America	36.107
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	36.080
Peru`PER`South America	35.841
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	35.483
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	35.350
Mexico`MEX`Central America	35.182
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	35.163
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	34.973
Venezuela`VEN`South America	34.910
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	34.740
Suriname`SUR`South America	34.519
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	34.214
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	33.553
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	33.515
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	33.505
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	33.481
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	33.292
Colombia`COL`South America	33.250
Panama`PAN`Central America	33.141
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	33.057
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	32.826
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	32.394
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	32.191
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	31.969
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	31.961
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	31.741
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	31.607
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	31.409
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	31.368
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	31.071
Brazil`BRA`South America	31.047
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	30.691
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	30.454
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	30.394
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	30.124
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	30.038
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	29.612
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	29.610
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	29.147
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	29.008
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	28.807
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	28.776
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	28.677
Argentina`ARG`South America	28.603
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	28.257
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	28.234
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	28.052
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	27.942
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	27.783
Chile`CHL`South America	27.654
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	27.410
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	27.197
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	26.955
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	26.185
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	26.173
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	26.059
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	25.999
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	25.836
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	25.735
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	25.420
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	25.181
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	25.147
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	24.835
Uruguay`URY`South America	24.523
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	24.397
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	24.337
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	24.261
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	24.227
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	23.766
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	23.619
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	23.591
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	23.393
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	23.145
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	22.955
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	22.803
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	22.512
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	22.348
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	22.109
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	21.801
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	21.557
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	21.517
United States`USA`Northern America	21.414
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.077
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	20.925
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	20.889
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	20.864
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	20.789
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	20.691
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	20.003
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	19.843
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	19.806
Canada`CAN`Northern America	19.774
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	19.673
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	19.549
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	19.522
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	19.350
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	19.266
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	19.229
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	19.203
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	19.162
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	19.038
France`FRA`Western Europe	19.007
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	18.794
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	18.675
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	18.659
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	18.645
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	18.555
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	18.097
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	17.924
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	17.892
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	17.703
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	17.553
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	17.402
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	17.373
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	17.293
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	17.289
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	17.062
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	16.835
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	16.805
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	16.516
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	16.217
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	15.935
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	15.331
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	15.256
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	14.857
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	14.815
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	14.341
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	13.813
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	9.756

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Uganda49.910
Yemen49.907
Afghanistan49.565
Burundi49.409
Rwanda49.245

Lowest

Vatican City9.756
Monaco13.813
Italy14.341
Japan14.815
San Marino14.857

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 33.195. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
24 · 198rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Kosovo32.763 → 33.553+0.790
Eritrea43.748 → 44.433+0.685
Guinea44.215 → 44.543+0.328
Afghanistan49.288 → 49.565+0.276
Chad48.208 → 48.472+0.263

Fell most

Iran39.100 → 37.284−1.816
Northern Mariana Islands26.800 → 25.181−1.618
Rwanda50.491 → 49.245−1.246
Armenia30.786 → 29.612−1.175
Maldives44.051 → 42.923−1.127

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

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

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 1998.
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Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1998). Population Under Age 15, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-under-15/1998

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