Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
What the numbers show
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 4.71 % change on previous year in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is -5.97 % change on previous year in Saint Martin (French part).
The median across all reporting countries is -0.3466 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.4051 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 170 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 5,366.8%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 4,323.1%).
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 4.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Qatar | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Somalia | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Chad | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.9% | falling |
| 8 | Yemen | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Niger | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 11 | Angola | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 13 | Oman | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritania | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 18 | Ukraine | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 23 | Benin | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 27 | Madagascar | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 28 | Gibraltar | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 30 | Guinea | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 31 | Gabon | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 33 | Monaco | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,115.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Singapore | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 631.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 152.0% | falling |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Syria | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 41 | Liechtenstein | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 241.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Rwanda | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Palestine | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Cyprus | 1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9575 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Liberia | 0.9448 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Gambia | 0.9175 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8948 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 0.8723 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Nigeria | 0.842 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8327 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 57 | Burundi | 0.7715 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 0.736 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 59 | Malta | 0.7247 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 0.7191 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 0.6771 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.656 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia | 0.6511 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Iraq | 0.5794 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Eritrea | 0.5453 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 0.5415 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Switzerland | 0.5208 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 0.4782 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 537.5% | volatile |
| 69 | South Africa | 0.4769 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Armenia | 0.4414 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 0.4361 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 0.414 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Pakistan | 0.4132 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 0.3613 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3529 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 0.3381 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 77 | Portugal | 0.3023 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 0.2922 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 79 | Guam | 0.237 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Kiribati | 0.2306 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Belize | 0.1866 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 194.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia | 0.1844 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 0.1823 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Egypt | 0.1742 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.9% | falling |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 0.1562 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 86 | North Korea | 0.1473 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Faroe Islands | 0.1127 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Laos | 0.0948 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5,366.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Seychelles | 0.0845 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Canada | 0.0542 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Djibouti | 0.0332 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Algeria | -0.0122 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Eswatini | -0.065 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands | -0.0758 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Haiti | -0.1428 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | -0.1593 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei | -0.1792 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | -0.187 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Guyana | -0.1985 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 220.5% | volatile |
| 101 | New Caledonia | -0.2155 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Austria | -0.2544 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Nicaragua | -0.2648 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 254.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Myanmar | -0.2715 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Guatemala | -0.2725 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 173.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Greenland | -0.2782 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | -0.2875 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 136.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Denmark | -0.3149 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Suriname | -0.3466 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Colombia | -0.359 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 111 | South Sudan | -0.3612 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 227.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.3962 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 113 | East Timor | -0.4522 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 239.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Peru | -0.4586 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Samoa | -0.5487 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 161.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -0.6048 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | -0.6231 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,943.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Indonesia | -0.662 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 250.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahrain | -0.6631 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Mongolia | -0.682 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Bulgaria | -0.6844 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | -0.6935 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 225.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Micronesia (country) | -0.7214 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Fiji | -0.7414 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Morocco | -0.7616 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 266.7% | volatile |
| 126 | India | -0.7713 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 127 | United States | -0.7786 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 518.7% | volatile |
| 128 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.811 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Nauru | -0.8672 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Ireland | -0.8894 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 348.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Mexico | -0.8956 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 260.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Hungary | -0.9136 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 496.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Iran | -0.932 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 143.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Norway | -0.9506 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 799.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | -0.9521 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Malaysia | -0.9593 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 350.1% | volatile |
| 137 | United Kingdom | -0.9864 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 201.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Libya | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 183.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Brazil | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 172.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Nepal | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Belgium | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 320.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Vietnam | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 204.4% | volatile |
| 144 | El Salvador | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Aruba | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 491.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Romania | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Tuvalu | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Spain | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 190.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Tunisia | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 173.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Croatia | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Sweden | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovakia | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,309.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Andorra | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Lithuania | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 157 | France | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 761.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Ecuador | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 316.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Slovenia | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 277.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 384.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Lebanon | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 157.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Russia | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahamas | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 375.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Turkey | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 343.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Bermuda | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Finland | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,860.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Macao | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 131.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Bhutan | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 136.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Jordan | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Kuwait | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 163.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Philippines | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,070.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 199.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Chile | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 678.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Venezuela | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,475.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Italy | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Grenada | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Japan | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,328.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Costa Rica | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 161.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 184 | British Virgin Islands | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 180.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Dominica | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Curacao | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 931.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Uruguay | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 349.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Cuba | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Mauritius | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Sri Lanka | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,563.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Czechia | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 262.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Hong Kong | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 557.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Jamaica | -2.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Thailand | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Argentina | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 552.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Isle of Man | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Azerbaijan | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 184.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Latvia | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 400.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Albania | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 200 | San Marino | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 575.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Poland | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4,323.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Cape Verde | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 204 | Greece | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Belarus | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 253.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Estonia | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 409.1% | volatile |
| 207 | French Polynesia | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Moldova | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 309.4% | volatile |
| 209 | South Korea | -3.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 210 | China | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 754.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Puerto Rico | -3.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 212 | American Samoa | -4.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | -4.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Kosovo | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 214 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 152.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Saint Martin (French part) | -5.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 201.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 2.02 % change on previous year
- Chagai -1.04 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.91 % change on previous year
- Euro area -1.06 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.83 % change on previous year
- European Union -1.23 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 1.68 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.67 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.61 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.61 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.61 % change on previous year
- IDA only 1.55 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 1.3 % change on previous year
- IDA total 1.28 % change on previous year
- Arab World 1.03 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 0.7799 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.5799 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0.4307 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0.4258 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 0.169 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 0.1036 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.0025 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -0.238 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -0.2398 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -0.2737 % change on previous year
- World -0.3116 % change on previous year
- Small states -0.4626 % change on previous year
- Other small states -0.5324 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.6389 % change on previous year
- South Asia -0.6893 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -0.6893 % change on previous year
- North America -0.6988 % change on previous year
- Middle income -0.7188 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -0.8118 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -0.82 % change on previous year
- High income -0.8874 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -0.9345 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.9527 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -0.9616 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -0.9748 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.