Data for 2018
Population Under Age 15, 2018
2018, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Population Under Age 15, 2018 covers 222 countries. Central African Republic is highest, at 49.048; Vatican City is lowest, at 5.963. The middle country reads 24.478. Against 2017, 222 values changed (49 up, 173 down), the same countries are covered.
Population Under Age 15 · Data for 2018
HighestCentral African Republic
49.048LowestVatican City
5.963Shaded 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, 2018, 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
CAFMiddle Africa | 49.048 |
NERWestern Africa | 48.588 |
TCDMiddle Africa | 48.248 |
MLIWestern Africa | 47.769 |
BDIEastern Africa | 47.761 |
SOMEastern Africa | 47.262 |
UGAEastern Africa | 46.328 |
CODMiddle Africa | 45.867 |
MOZEastern Africa | 45.372 |
AGOMiddle Africa | 45.197 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 44.960 |
SSDEastern Africa | 44.910 |
BFAWestern Africa | 44.854 |
MWIEastern Africa | 44.177 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 44.145 |
MRTWestern Africa | 44.114 |
TZAEastern Africa | 43.764 |
NGAWestern Africa | 43.574 |
BENWestern Africa | 43.065 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 42.920 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 42.897 |
GMBWestern Africa | 42.765 |
GINWestern Africa | 42.646 |
CIVWestern Africa | 42.383 |
COGMiddle Africa | 42.051 |
SDNNorthern Africa | 42.010 |
LBRWestern Africa | 41.957 |
ERIEastern Africa | 41.506 |
YEMWestern Asia | 41.473 |
SENWestern Africa | 41.339 |
GNBWestern Africa | 41.309 |
ETHEastern Africa | 41.289 |
TGOWestern Africa | 41.087 |
STPMiddle Africa | 40.949 |
MDGEastern Africa | 40.932 |
SLEWestern Africa | 40.605 |
KENEastern Africa | 40.453 |
RWAEastern Africa | 40.123 |
PSEWestern Asia | 39.650 |
IRQWestern Asia | 39.331 |
SLBMelanesia | 39.016 |
VUTMelanesia | 38.948 |
COMEastern Africa | 38.901 |
WSMPolynesia | 38.329 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 38.298 |
GNQMiddle Africa | 38.159 |
SYRWestern Asia | 37.935 |
GHAWestern Africa | 37.846 |
NRUMicronesia | 37.621 |
TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 37.167 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 36.829 |
GABMiddle Africa | 36.708 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 36.292 |
TJKCentral Asia | 36.246 |
TONPolynesia | 36.207 |
MHLMicronesia | 35.665 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 35.557 |
PNGMelanesia | 35.312 |
KIRMicronesia | 35.061 |
GTMCentral America | 34.865 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 33.983 |
JORWestern Asia | 33.711 |
BWASouthern Africa | 33.630 |
FSMMicronesia | 33.297 |
HTICaribbean | 33.268 |
HNDCentral America | 33.141 |
KGZCentral Asia | 32.330 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 32.222 |
DJIEastern Africa | 32.190 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 31.786 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 31.623 |
BOLSouth America | 31.622 |
MNGEastern Asia | 31.605 |
TUVPolynesia | 31.603 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 31.528 |
NICCentral America | 31.142 |
ASMPolynesia | 30.640 |
TKMCentral Asia | 30.502 |
DZANorthern Africa | 30.341 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 30.270 |
BLZCentral America | 29.892 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 29.745 |
GUYSouth America | 29.509 |
PRYSouth America | 29.470 |
UZBCentral Asia | 29.017 |
FJIMelanesia | 28.940 |
KAZCentral Asia | 28.810 |
CPVWestern Africa | 28.374 |
DOMCaribbean | 28.213 |
ISRWestern Asia | 28.203 |
VENSouth America | 27.922 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 27.856 |
SURSouth America | 27.512 |
LBNWestern Asia | 27.462 |
MARNorthern Africa | 27.433 |
ECUSouth America | 27.401 |
INDSouthern Asia | 27.328 |
PANCentral America | 27.077 |
SLVCentral America | 27.043 |
MEXCentral America | 26.748 |
PERSouth America | 26.379 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 26.335 |
GUMMicronesia | 25.752 |
SAUWestern Asia | 25.662 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 25.626 |
NIUPolynesia | 25.252 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 25.082 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 25.002 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 24.876 |
COKPolynesia | 24.746 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 24.583 |
ARGSouth America | 24.373 |
MNPMicronesia | 24.365 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 23.962 |
LKASouthern Asia | 23.953 |
AZEWestern Asia | 23.762 |
XKXSouthern Europe | 23.689 |
MAFCaribbean | 23.677 |
TURWestern Asia | 23.121 |
NCLMelanesia | 22.960 |
OMNWestern Asia | 22.882 |
VCTCaribbean | 22.732 |
COLSouth America | 22.684 |
PYFPolynesia | 22.584 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 22.325 |
MDVSouthern Asia | 22.071 |
JAMCaribbean | 21.694 |
GRDCaribbean | 21.491 |
CRICentral America | 21.447 |
BRASouth America | 21.353 |
KWTWestern Asia | 21.077 |
FRONorthern Europe | 20.953 |
SYCEastern Africa | 20.875 |
GRLNorthern America | 20.758 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 20.699 |
GEOWestern Asia | 20.546 |
URYSouth America | 20.493 |
ARMWestern Asia | 20.452 |
BHSCaribbean | 20.213 |
BHRWestern Asia | 19.843 |
ATGCaribbean | 19.790 |
PLWMicronesia | 19.672 |
KNACaribbean | 19.571 |
DMACaribbean | 19.526 |
MDAEastern Europe | 19.495 |
LCACaribbean | 19.454 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 19.313 |
PRKEastern Asia | 19.223 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 19.179 |
TTOCaribbean | 19.045 |
CHLSouth America | 19.008 |
USANorthern America | 18.786 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 18.762 |
AIACaribbean | 18.745 |
ABWCaribbean | 18.716 |
BRBCaribbean | 18.439 |
MNESouthern Europe | 18.436 |
SXMCaribbean | 18.361 |
CHNEastern Asia | 18.328 |
GIBSouthern Europe | 18.183 |
VGBCaribbean | 18.060 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 18.052 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 18.005 |
FRAWestern Europe | 17.781 |
SWENorthern Europe | 17.761 |
NORNorthern Europe | 17.639 |
VIRCaribbean | 17.616 |
RUSEastern Europe | 17.587 |
MUSEastern Africa | 17.398 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 17.352 |
MSRCaribbean | 17.290 |
TCACaribbean | 17.237 |
CUWCaribbean | 17.182 |
CYMCaribbean | 17.020 |
BELWestern Europe | 16.947 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 16.942 |
BLREastern Europe | 16.869 |
AREWestern Asia | 16.709 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 16.552 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 16.364 |
CUBCaribbean | 16.095 |
LUXWestern Europe | 16.094 |
CANNorthern America | 16.085 |
FINNorthern Europe | 16.069 |
NLDWestern Europe | 16.000 |
ROUEastern Europe | 15.950 |
CYPWestern Asia | 15.925 |
LVANorthern Europe | 15.833 |
CZEEastern Europe | 15.777 |
SVKEastern Europe | 15.687 |
IMNNorthern Europe | 15.614 |
UKREastern Europe | 15.420 |
POLEastern Europe | 15.309 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 15.086 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 15.047 |
CHEWestern Europe | 14.987 |
BMUNorthern America | 14.766 |
PRICaribbean | 14.760 |
LIEWestern Europe | 14.669 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 14.666 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 14.567 |
HUNEastern Europe | 14.547 |
AUTWestern Europe | 14.430 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 14.369 |
BGREastern Europe | 14.301 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 14.268 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 14.220 |
SMRSouthern Europe | 14.015 |
QATWestern Asia | 13.955 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 13.819 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 13.797 |
MACEastern Asia | 13.763 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 13.718 |
DEUWestern Europe | 13.563 |
ITASouthern Europe | 13.217 |
TWNEastern Asia | 12.977 |
KOREastern Asia | 12.712 |
JPNEastern Asia | 12.491 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 12.329 |
MCOWestern Europe | 12.299 |
HKGEastern Asia | 11.580 |
VATSouthern Europe | 5.963 |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Central African Republic49.048
Niger48.588
Chad48.248
Mali47.769
Burundi47.761
Lowest
Vatican City5.963
Hong Kong11.580
Monaco12.299
Singapore12.329
Japan12.491
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 24.478. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032017 → 2018
Since 2017
What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 222values changed, of 222 in both
- 49 · 173rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Mongolia30.905 → 31.605+0.701
Oman22.280 → 22.882+0.602
Lebanon26.946 → 27.462+0.516
Saudi Arabia25.166 → 25.662+0.497
Algeria29.946 → 30.341+0.395
Fell most
Saint Martin25.375 → 23.677−1.698
Syria39.309 → 37.935−1.374
Curaçao18.191 → 17.182−1.009
Bhutan25.819 → 25.002−0.817
United States Virgin Islands18.332 → 17.616−0.716
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 2018.
Nothing missing
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 (2018). Population Under Age 15, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/population-under-15/2018
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07Questions
Population Under Age 15, 2018: questions and answers
Which country has the highest population under 15 in Population Under Age 15, 2018?
Central African Republic, at 49.048, of the 222 countries in the file.
What year does Population Under Age 15, 2018 describe?
2018.
How many countries does Population Under Age 15, 2018 cover?
222.
Where can I download Population Under Age 15, 2018?
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, 2018 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Population Under Age 15, 2023.