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Children population as proportion of total population (%) by country

Countries reporting
20
Highest
25.5
Sudan
Lowest
14.77
Iran
Median
19.82
Years covered
151
1950–2100
Data points
3,473

What the numbers show

Children population as proportion of total population (%) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 25.5 in Sudan; the lowest is 14.77 in Iran.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.82, and the mean is 19.65.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 0.9%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 7.8%).

Children population as proportion of total population: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sudan 25.5 2100 down 6.8% falling
2 Yemen 23.16 2100 down 7.8% falling
3 Iraq 21.9 2100 down 5.9% falling
4 United Arab Emirates 21.51 2100 up 0.9% falling
5 Qatar 21.46 2100 up 0.2% falling
6 Kuwait 21.33 2100 up 0.8% falling
7 Djibouti 21.29 2100 down 3.3% falling
8 Saudi Arabia 20.41 2100 down 1.0% falling
9 Oman 20.34 2100 down 1.8% falling
10 Egypt 20.23 2100 down 5.5% falling
11 Bahrain 19.41 2100 up 0.3% falling
12 Palestine 19.35 2100 down 7.5% falling
13 Syria 19.12 2100 down 2.0% falling
14 Jordan 18.84 2100 down 4.8% falling
15 Algeria 17.57 2100 down 7.5% falling
16 Libya 17.41 2100 down 4.9% falling
17 Lebanon 17.15 2100 down 3.6% falling
18 Morocco 16.71 2100 down 4.5% falling
19 Tunisia 15.49 2100 down 6.4% falling
20 Iran 14.77 2100 down 4.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Children population as proportion of total population (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 3,473 data points, 1950–2100
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