Data for 2008

Population Under Age 15, 2008

Name: Population Under Age 15, 2008
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

2008, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Population Under Age 15, 2008 covers 222 countries. Uganda is highest, at 49.836; Vatican City is lowest, at 7.529. The middle country reads 27.750. Against 2007, 222 values changed (23 up, 199 down), the same countries are covered.

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Population Under Age 15 · Data for 2008

HighestUganda

49.836

LowestVatican City

7.529

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

222countries
1measure
2008the 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Population Under Age 15, 2008: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	49.836
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	49.251
Niger`NER`Western Africa	49.104
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	48.916
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	48.701
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	46.784
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	46.611
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	46.601
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	46.132
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	46.039
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	45.826
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	45.496
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	45.435
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	45.353
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	45.245
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	45.122
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	45.109
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.064
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	44.917
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	44.894
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.655
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	44.560
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	44.275
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	44.260
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	44.134
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	43.881
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	43.821
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.808
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	43.502
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	43.499
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	43.155
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	43.030
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	43.020
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.922
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	42.766
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	42.692
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	42.358
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	42.147
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	42.055
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	41.773
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	41.571
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	41.171
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	40.666
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.466
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	39.965
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	39.862
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	39.512
Honduras`HND`Central America	39.292
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	39.172
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	38.766
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	38.746
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	38.672
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	38.045
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.009
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	38.002
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	37.880
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	37.529
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	37.452
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	37.263
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	37.240
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	37.053
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	36.999
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	36.973
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	36.673
Belize`BLZ`Central America	36.665
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	36.517
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	36.278
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	36.258
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	35.624
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	35.581
Bolivia`BOL`South America	35.182
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.158
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	34.793
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	34.659
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	34.485
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	34.071
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	33.945
Paraguay`PRY`South America	33.784
Guyana`GUY`South America	33.508
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	33.485
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	33.351
India`IND`Southern Asia	32.240
Ecuador`ECU`South America	32.142
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	31.702
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	31.283
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	31.274
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	30.814
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	30.691
Mexico`MEX`Central America	30.645
Suriname`SUR`South America	30.631
Venezuela`VEN`South America	30.628
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	30.306
Peru`PER`South America	30.163
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	29.913
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	29.909
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	29.814
Panama`PAN`Central America	29.741
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	29.499
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	29.355
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	29.061
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	28.996
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	28.794
Colombia`COL`South America	28.681
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	28.495
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.356
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	28.334
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	28.320
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	28.311
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	28.092
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	27.983
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	27.820
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	27.679
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	27.210
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	26.823
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	26.740
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	26.692
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	26.679
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	26.339
Argentina`ARG`South America	26.142
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	25.906
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	25.899
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	25.887
Brazil`BRA`South America	25.666
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	25.608
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	25.587
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	25.458
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	25.171
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	24.866
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	24.744
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	24.602
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	24.589
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	24.423
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	24.295
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	24.023
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	23.938
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	23.910
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	23.719
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	23.461
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	23.364
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	23.263
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	23.228
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	23.182
Uruguay`URY`South America	22.839
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	22.532
Chile`CHL`South America	22.420
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	22.381
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	22.254
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	22.088
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	21.930
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	21.675
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	21.544
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	21.293
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	21.264
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	21.022
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	20.944
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	20.890
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	20.841
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	20.450
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	20.438
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	20.324
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	20.029
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	20.024
United States`USA`Northern America	19.909
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	19.621
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	19.415
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	19.312
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	19.081
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	18.867
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	18.476
France`FRA`Western Europe	18.459
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	18.405
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	18.366
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	18.342
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	18.188
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	18.050
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	18.049
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	18.041
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	17.902
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	17.823
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	17.516
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	17.362
Canada`CAN`Northern America	16.925
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	16.889
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	16.861
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	16.805
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	16.781
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	16.726
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	16.669
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	16.600
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	15.916
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	15.816
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	15.728
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	15.700
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	15.500
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	15.438
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	15.421
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	15.418
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	15.354
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	15.308
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	15.249
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	15.089
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	14.982
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	14.887
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	14.881
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	14.798
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	14.718
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	14.685
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	14.635
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	14.573
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	14.541
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	14.209
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	14.154
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	14.044
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	14.027
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	14.010
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	13.953
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	13.843
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	13.533
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	13.324
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	13.274
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	13.077
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	7.529

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Uganda49.836
Afghanistan49.251
Niger49.104
Somalia48.916
Chad48.701

Lowest

Vatican City7.529
Hong Kong13.077
Monaco13.274
Bulgaria13.324
Japan13.533

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 27.750. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
23 · 199rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe42.132 → 42.358+0.226
Kazakhstan24.673 → 24.866+0.192
Niger48.918 → 49.104+0.187
Marshall Islands38.994 → 39.172+0.178
Montserrat19.846 → 20.024+0.177

Fell most

Qatar16.363 → 14.573−1.790
Maldives29.514 → 27.983−1.531
Cook Islands29.932 → 28.794−1.139
Saudi Arabia30.629 → 29.499−1.130
Laos38.987 → 38.002−0.985

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 2008.
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Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

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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 (2008). Population Under Age 15, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-under-15/2008

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