Child population 10-19 (in thousands) by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
29,078
Brazil
Lowest
0.517
Montserrat
Median
734.44
Years covered
76
1950–2025
Data points
3,800
What the numbers show
Child population 10-19 (in thousands) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 29,078 in Brazil; the lowest is 0.517 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 734.44, and the mean is 2,879.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56,244.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 13.6%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 25.6%).
Child population 10-19: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 29,078 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 22,340 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 7,531 | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 7,325 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 5,672 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 5,432 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Guatemala | 3,864 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 3,151 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 2,466 | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,406 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 11 | Haiti | 2,386 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | Honduras | 2,135 | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 2,005 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 1,325 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 1,230 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 16 | Cuba | 1,201 | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 17 | El Salvador | 1,113 | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 18 | Panama | 754.89 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 713.98 | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 466.19 | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 21 | Jamaica | 405.65 | 2025 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 189.16 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 23 | Guyana | 152.43 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 24 | Suriname | 109.82 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 25 | Belize | 74.82 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 26 | Barbados | 34.75 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 22.87 | 2025 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 28 | Grenada | 17.1 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.41 | 2025 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.3 | 2025 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 31 | Dominica | 8.59 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.86 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.95 | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 34 | British Virgin Islands | 4.78 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 35 | Anguilla | 2.09 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 36 | Montserrat | 0.517 | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean 104,258
- SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean 104,258
- SDGRC - ECLAC 104,258
- WB - Latin America & Caribbean 104,105
- UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean 103,767
- Latin America and the Caribbean 103,656
- SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America 102,595
- UNDEV - South America 65,080
- SDG - South America 65,080
- UNDEV - Central America 32,321
- SDG - Central America 32,321
- UNDEV - Caribbean 6,857