Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) by country
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
46.5%
Central African Republic
Lowest
9.2%
Hong Kong, China
Median
22.6%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 46.5% in Central African Republic; the lowest is 9.2% in Hong Kong, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.6%, and the mean is 24.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 198 fell. The largest increase was in Monaco (up 11.6%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 32.5%).
Population ages 0-14, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 46.5% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 46.2% | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Somalia | 46.0% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 4 | Mali | 45.7% | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 45.5% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 45.5% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 43.4% | 2025 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 8 | Angola | 43.4% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 9 | Mozambique | 42.7% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 42.4% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 42.0% | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 41.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 13 | Mauritania | 41.1% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 14 | Benin | 40.8% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.7% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 40.7% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 40.6% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 18 | Yemen | 40.6% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | Nigeria | 40.4% | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 40.4% | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 39.6% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 22 | Congo | 39.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 23 | Sudan | 39.3% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 39.2% | 2025 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 25 | Gambia | 39.2% | 2025 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 26 | Togo | 38.9% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 38.8% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 28 | Madagascar | 38.5% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 29 | Liberia | 38.5% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 38.3% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 38.1% | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.4% | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 37.3% | 2025 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 34 | Samoa | 37.1% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 37.1% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 37.0% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 37 | South Sudan | 37.0% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.9% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 39 | Naoero | 36.8% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 40 | Eritrea | 36.8% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 41 | Comoros | 36.6% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 42 | Palestine, State of | 36.6% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 43 | Gabon | 36.6% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 36.2% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 35.9% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 46 | Pakistan | 35.9% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 47 | Namibia | 35.9% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 48 | Kenya | 35.8% | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 49 | Iraq | 35.3% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 34.9% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 34.8% | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 52 | Marshall Islands | 33.7% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 53 | Lesotho | 33.1% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 32.8% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 55 | Kiribati | 32.8% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 32.8% | 2025 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 57 | Eswatini | 32.2% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 32.0% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 59 | Tonga | 32.0% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 60 | Oman | 31.7% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 61 | Botswana | 31.6% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 31.1% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.7% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 64 | Mongolia | 30.6% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 30.5% | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 30.4% | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 67 | Guatemala | 30.3% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 68 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 30.3% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 69 | Haiti | 30.2% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 30.0% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 29.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 72 | Honduras | 29.8% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 73 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.4% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 29.3% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 29.0% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 76 | Cambodia | 28.3% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 77 | Djibouti | 28.2% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 27.8% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 79 | Paraguay | 27.8% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 27.8% | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 81 | Guyana | 27.8% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 27.4% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 83 | Libya | 26.6% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 84 | Philippines | 26.5% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 85 | American Samoa | 26.4% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 26.4% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 26.3% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 88 | Nepal | 26.1% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 26.1% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 90 | Belize | 25.9% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 25.5% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 92 | Qatar | 25.5% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 93 | Guam | 25.3% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 94 | South Africa | 24.9% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 95 | Suriname | 24.9% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 24.8% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 24.5% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 98 | Lebanon | 24.3% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 99 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 24.0% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 100 | India | 23.9% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 23.9% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 102 | Bahrain | 23.8% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 103 | Indonesia | 23.7% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 104 | Maldives | 23.4% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 105 | Myanmar | 23.3% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 106 | Ecuador | 23.3% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 107 | Peru | 23.1% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 108 | Mexico | 23.0% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 109 | Tunisia | 22.6% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 110 | El Salvador | 22.6% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 111 | Kuwait | 22.6% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 22.0% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 113 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.8% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 114 | Malaysia | 21.6% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 115 | Viet Nam | 21.6% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 116 | Seychelles | 21.5% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 117 | Greenland | 21.3% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.1% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 119 | Northern Mariana Islands | 21.1% | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 120 | Bhutan | 21.1% | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.9% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 20.6% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 123 | Türkiye | 20.6% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 20.4% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 125 | Argentina | 20.3% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 126 | Faroe Islands | 20.1% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 19.7% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 128 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 19.4% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 129 | Colombia | 19.3% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 130 | Kosovo | 18.8% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 130 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 18.8% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 132 | Brazil | 18.7% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 133 | Grenada | 18.7% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 134 | Georgia | 18.6% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 135 | Palau | 18.5% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 136 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 18.2% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 18.0% | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 138 | Jamaica | 17.8% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 17.7% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 140 | Republic of Moldova | 17.6% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.5% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 142 | Ireland | 17.5% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 143 | Dominica | 17.5% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 144 | Iceland | 17.4% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 145 | New Zealand | 17.3% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 146 | Australia | 17.1% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 147 | Armenia | 17.0% | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.0% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 149 | Gibraltar | 16.9% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 150 | Uruguay | 16.9% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 16.8% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 152 | United States of America | 16.7% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 153 | Bahamas | 16.6% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 154 | Montenegro | 16.6% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.4% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 156 | Sweden | 16.4% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 157 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.3% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 158 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.1% | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 159 | Chile | 16.1% | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 160 | Barbados | 16.1% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 16.0% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 162 | Albania | 15.7% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 163 | Cyprus | 15.7% | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 15.7% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 165 | Norway | 15.6% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 15.5% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 167 | Russian Federation | 15.4% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 168 | France | 15.4% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 169 | Aruba | 15.3% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 170 | Belgium | 15.1% | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 171 | Denmark | 15.1% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 172 | United States Virgin Islands | 15.0% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 173 | Slovakia | 14.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 174 | Romania | 14.7% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 175 | China | 14.7% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 176 | Mauritius | 14.6% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 177 | Canada | 14.5% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 178 | Czechia | 14.5% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 179 | Netherlands | 14.5% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 180 | Belarus | 14.4% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 181 | Switzerland | 14.4% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 182 | Cuba | 14.3% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 183 | Slovenia | 14.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 184 | Estonia | 14.1% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 185 | Finland | 13.8% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 186 | Latvia | 13.7% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 187 | Poland | 13.6% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 188 | Curaçao | 13.6% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 189 | Thailand | 13.6% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 190 | Bulgaria | 13.6% | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 191 | Austria | 13.5% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 192 | Channel Islands | 13.5% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 193 | Isle of Man | 13.5% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 194 | Hungary | 13.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 195 | Serbia | 13.4% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 13.4% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 197 | Lithuania | 13.4% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 198 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 13.4% | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 199 | Germany | 13.4% | 2025 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 200 | Monaco | 13.3% | 2025 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 201 | British Virgin Islands | 13.2% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 202 | Malta | 12.9% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 203 | Croatia | 12.8% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 204 | Bermuda | 12.8% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 205 | Ukraine | 12.5% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 206 | Macau, China | 12.4% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 207 | Greece | 12.1% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 208 | Spain | 12.0% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 209 | Portugal | 11.8% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 210 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.8% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 211 | Singapore | 11.8% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 212 | Andorra | 11.6% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 213 | San Marino | 11.5% | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 214 | Italy | 11.1% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 215 | Japan | 10.7% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 216 | Puerto Rico | 10.3% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 217 | Republic of Korea | 9.9% | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 218 | Hong Kong, China | 9.2% | 2025 | down 11.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 41.1%
- Chagai 13.5%
- Africa Western and Central 40.6%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40.6%
- Low income 40.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 39.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 39.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 39.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 39.3%
- Least developed countries 37.6%
- IDA blend 37.6%
- IDA total 37.0%
- IDA only 36.6%
- Arab World 32.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 32.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 32.3%
- Pacific island small states 32.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31.9%
- Lower middle income 29.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 26.5%
- Low & middle income 25.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 25.4%
- South Asia 24.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 24.2%
- Middle income 23.9%
- World 23.8%
- Small states 23.8%
- Other small states 23.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 21.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 21.4%
- Caribbean Small States 20.9%
- IBRD only 20.7%
- Upper middle income 18.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 16.9%
- North America 16.5%
About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.