Data for 2003
Population Under Age 15, 2003
2003, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Population Under Age 15, 2003 covers 222 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 50.2403; Vatican City is lowest, at 8.3584. The middle country reads 29.8786. Against 2002, 222 values changed (20 up, 202 down), the same countries are covered.
Population Under Age 15 · Data for 2003
HighestAfghanistan
50.2403LowestVatican City
8.3584Shaded 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, 2003, 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
AFGSouthern Asia | 50.2403 |
UGAEastern Africa | 50.0835 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 48.9932 |
NERWestern Africa | 47.9964 |
ETHEastern Africa | 47.7151 |
SOMEastern Africa | 47.6938 |
YEMWestern Asia | 47.5959 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 47.4389 |
BDIEastern Africa | 46.7258 |
GMBWestern Africa | 46.3644 |
MLIWestern Africa | 46.3634 |
COMEastern Africa | 46.2879 |
CIVWestern Africa | 46.2321 |
PSEWestern Asia | 46.1409 |
MWIEastern Africa | 46.0615 |
SSDEastern Africa | 45.9189 |
CODMiddle Africa | 45.8196 |
BFAWestern Africa | 45.8174 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 45.5564 |
MDGEastern Africa | 45.4031 |
GINWestern Africa | 45.3918 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 45.3374 |
MOZEastern Africa | 45.2671 |
CAFMiddle Africa | 45.1761 |
KENEastern Africa | 44.9595 |
BENWestern Africa | 44.9137 |
TZAEastern Africa | 44.6335 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 44.3194 |
MRTWestern Africa | 44.1750 |
GNBWestern Africa | 44.1614 |
SLEWestern Africa | 43.9135 |
NGAWestern Africa | 43.8459 |
RWAEastern Africa | 43.7180 |
ERIEastern Africa | 43.6776 |
SENWestern Africa | 43.2250 |
IRQWestern Asia | 43.1141 |
GTMCentral America | 42.9637 |
LBRWestern Africa | 42.9165 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 42.2571 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 42.2110 |
STPMiddle Africa | 42.2026 |
TGOWestern Africa | 42.1782 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 42.0145 |
SLBMelanesia | 41.9358 |
HNDCentral America | 41.9102 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 41.8019 |
COGMiddle Africa | 41.7382 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 41.4943 |
VUTMelanesia | 41.2603 |
GHAWestern Africa | 41.0787 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 40.7780 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 40.5296 |
SYRWestern Asia | 40.2028 |
WSMPolynesia | 40.1933 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 40.0462 |
TJKCentral Asia | 39.9464 |
MHLMicronesia | 39.9334 |
GABMiddle Africa | 39.7346 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 39.5306 |
HTICaribbean | 39.3275 |
PNGMelanesia | 39.2817 |
JORWestern Asia | 39.2097 |
CPVWestern Africa | 38.9324 |
KIRMicronesia | 38.8813 |
FSMMicronesia | 38.8262 |
BLZCentral America | 38.7179 |
DJIEastern Africa | 38.5697 |
NICCentral America | 38.1838 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 38.1341 |
TONPolynesia | 38.1251 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 38.0369 |
ASMPolynesia | 37.7362 |
NRUMicronesia | 37.7224 |
PRYSouth America | 37.2703 |
BOLSouth America | 37.0902 |
BWASouthern Africa | 36.4639 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 36.3510 |
GUYSouth America | 36.1390 |
TUVPolynesia | 36.0064 |
SLVCentral America | 35.8682 |
SAUWestern Asia | 35.6981 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 35.6448 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 35.5124 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 35.4436 |
TKMCentral Asia | 34.8029 |
INDSouthern Asia | 34.3900 |
ECUSouth America | 34.2924 |
OMNWestern Asia | 34.2137 |
DOMCaribbean | 34.1718 |
UZBCentral Asia | 33.9663 |
KGZCentral Asia | 33.2522 |
MEXCentral America | 32.9986 |
FJIMelanesia | 32.9864 |
PERSouth America | 32.8898 |
COKPolynesia | 32.8242 |
VENSouth America | 32.6827 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 32.6001 |
MARNorthern Africa | 32.3927 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 32.3347 |
MNGEastern Asia | 31.8417 |
JAMCaribbean | 31.6810 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 31.4846 |
PANCentral America | 31.3049 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 31.3047 |
COLSouth America | 31.2981 |
SURSouth America | 31.2801 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 30.7100 |
DZANorthern Africa | 30.5646 |
LBNWestern Asia | 30.2023 |
LCACaribbean | 29.9922 |
GUMMicronesia | 29.9197 |
PYFPolynesia | 29.8374 |
GRDCaribbean | 29.8193 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 29.6917 |
VCTCaribbean | 29.6602 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 29.1881 |
MAFCaribbean | 29.1557 |
CRICentral America | 29.0681 |
NCLMelanesia | 28.9846 |
TURWestern Asia | 28.7280 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 28.6990 |
BRASouth America | 28.1712 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 28.1312 |
DMACaribbean | 28.0435 |
ISRWestern Asia | 27.9301 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 27.5324 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 27.4974 |
ARGSouth America | 27.4656 |
KNACaribbean | 27.3646 |
NIUPolynesia | 27.2013 |
AZEWestern Asia | 26.9530 |
ATGCaribbean | 26.7931 |
BHSCaribbean | 26.7806 |
KWTWestern Asia | 26.4340 |
TCACaribbean | 26.4227 |
AIACaribbean | 26.3169 |
BHRWestern Asia | 26.1730 |
LKASouthern Asia | 26.1136 |
SYCEastern Africa | 26.0077 |
GRLNorthern America | 25.7534 |
KAZCentral Asia | 25.5769 |
CHLSouth America | 25.2822 |
CUWCaribbean | 25.0494 |
SXMCaribbean | 24.9992 |
MNPMicronesia | 24.7743 |
MUSEastern Africa | 24.6947 |
PRKEastern Asia | 24.6464 |
VIRCaribbean | 24.3686 |
PLWMicronesia | 24.1976 |
VGBCaribbean | 24.1512 |
URYSouth America | 23.9386 |
FRONorthern Europe | 23.4768 |
TTOCaribbean | 23.3803 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 22.9600 |
ARMWestern Asia | 22.9106 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 22.7834 |
PRICaribbean | 22.6740 |
ABWCaribbean | 22.4569 |
QATWestern Asia | 22.1746 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 22.1238 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 22.1052 |
CHNEastern Asia | 22.0429 |
BRBCaribbean | 21.4694 |
CYPWestern Asia | 20.9627 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 20.9600 |
MNESouthern Europe | 20.8636 |
USANorthern America | 20.7264 |
MDAEastern Europe | 20.6611 |
GEOWestern Asia | 20.4655 |
CUBCaribbean | 20.2352 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 20.1584 |
KOREastern Asia | 20.1292 |
NORNorthern Europe | 19.9450 |
TWNEastern Asia | 19.5260 |
CYMCaribbean | 19.4653 |
MSRCaribbean | 19.4188 |
MACEastern Asia | 19.3742 |
BMUNorthern America | 18.9818 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 18.8346 |
LUXWestern Europe | 18.7724 |
NLDWestern Europe | 18.7196 |
FRAWestern Europe | 18.6880 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 18.5099 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 18.4450 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 18.4208 |
CANNorthern America | 18.3367 |
AREWestern Asia | 18.2594 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 18.2493 |
LIEWestern Europe | 18.0167 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 17.9249 |
SWENorthern Europe | 17.9213 |
SVKEastern Europe | 17.8551 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 17.7923 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 17.7497 |
FINNorthern Europe | 17.7167 |
POLEastern Europe | 17.5173 |
BELWestern Europe | 17.3480 |
ROUEastern Europe | 16.8840 |
BLREastern Europe | 16.6272 |
CHEWestern Europe | 16.6044 |
AUTWestern Europe | 16.4302 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 16.2647 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 16.1141 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 16.0874 |
HUNEastern Europe | 16.0244 |
RUSEastern Europe | 16.0225 |
LVANorthern Europe | 15.7704 |
HKGEastern Asia | 15.6910 |
UKREastern Europe | 15.6837 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 15.5788 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 15.4179 |
CZEEastern Europe | 15.3378 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 15.1687 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 15.0168 |
DEUWestern Europe | 15.0134 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 14.8211 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 14.5448 |
BGREastern Europe | 14.3611 |
ITASouthern Europe | 14.2198 |
MCOWestern Europe | 14.0064 |
JPNEastern Asia | 13.9478 |
VATSouthern Europe | 8.3584 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Afghanistan50.2403
Uganda50.0835
Chad48.9932
Niger47.9964
Ethiopia47.7151
Lowest
Vatican City8.3584
Japan13.9478
Monaco14.0064
Italy14.2198
Bulgaria14.3611
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 29.8786. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 20 · 202rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Northern Mariana Islands24.2088 → 24.7743+0.5656
Niger47.7587 → 47.9964+0.2377
South Sudan45.7210 → 45.9189+0.1979
Monaco13.8334 → 14.0064+0.1730
Somalia47.5686 → 47.6938+0.1252
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 2003.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.
05The files
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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.
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The publisher’s original
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 (2003). Population Under Age 15, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-under-15/2003
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Population Under Age 15, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population under 15 in Population Under Age 15, 2003?
Afghanistan, at 50.2403, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Population Under Age 15, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Population Under Age 15, 2003 cover?
222.
Where can I download Population Under Age 15, 2003?
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, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Population Under Age 15, 2023.