Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) by country
Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
51.1%
Central African Republic
Lowest
10.5%
Republic of Korea
Median
22.7%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 51.1% in Central African Republic; the lowest is 10.5% in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.7%, and the mean is 25.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 192 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 13.4%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 30.7%).
Population ages 0-14, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 51.1% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 47.1% | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 3 | Chad | 46.4% | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 46.4% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 46.3% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 45.9% | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Mozambique | 45.7% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 44.8% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Burundi | 44.5% | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 10 | Uganda | 43.8% | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 11 | Mauritania | 43.7% | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 43.1% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 43.1% | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 42.5% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 15 | Togo | 42.1% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 41.9% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 17 | Benin | 41.7% | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 18 | Cameroon | 41.6% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 19 | Guinea | 41.5% | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 41.5% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | Zambia | 41.4% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 22 | Malawi | 41.1% | 2025 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 23 | Sudan | 41.1% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 24 | Nigeria | 40.6% | 2025 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 25 | Congo | 40.3% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 26 | Gambia | 40.3% | 2025 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 28 | Liberia | 39.6% | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 39.4% | 2025 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 30 | Madagascar | 39.3% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.2% | 2025 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 32 | South Sudan | 39.0% | 2025 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 33 | Samoa | 39.0% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 38.8% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 35 | Palestine, State of | 38.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 38.5% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 37 | Eritrea | 38.4% | 2025 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 38 | Tonga | 38.2% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 38.1% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 38.0% | 2025 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.0% | 2025 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 42 | Naoero | 37.5% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 43 | Namibia | 37.4% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 44 | Comoros | 37.2% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 37.0% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 46 | Solomon Islands | 36.9% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 47 | Iraq | 36.8% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 48 | Kenya | 36.7% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 49 | Pakistan | 36.5% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 50 | Kiribati | 36.0% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 35.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Ghana | 35.9% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.5% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 54 | Lesotho | 35.2% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 34.0% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 34.0% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 57 | Eswatini | 33.8% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 58 | Timor-Leste | 33.5% | 2025 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 33.4% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.1% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 61 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.7% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 32.5% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 32.5% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Botswana | 32.3% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 32.1% | 2025 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 32.0% | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 67 | Guatemala | 31.8% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 68 | Haiti | 31.4% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 30.8% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 70 | Cambodia | 30.7% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 30.6% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.3% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 73 | Nepal | 30.2% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 74 | Guyana | 30.2% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 29.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 29.9% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 29.9% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 78 | Djibouti | 29.4% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 29.2% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.1% | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 29.0% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 82 | Paraguay | 28.9% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 83 | Israel | 28.0% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 84 | Philippines | 27.8% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 85 | Fiji | 27.6% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 86 | Libya | 27.1% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 27.0% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 26.9% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 89 | Belize | 26.7% | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 90 | South Africa | 26.6% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 91 | Guam | 26.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 92 | El Salvador | 26.3% | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 93 | American Samoa | 26.3% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 94 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 25.9% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 95 | Suriname | 25.8% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 25.6% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 25.3% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 98 | Panama | 25.2% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 24.9% | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 100 | Myanmar | 24.8% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 101 | Indonesia | 24.8% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 102 | Tunisia | 24.5% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 103 | Ecuador | 24.5% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 104 | India | 24.4% | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 105 | Peru | 24.2% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 106 | Viet Nam | 24.1% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 23.0% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 22.9% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 22.8% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 110 | Georgia | 22.7% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 111 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.3% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 21.8% | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 21.8% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 114 | Argentina | 21.7% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 115 | Türkiye | 21.5% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 116 | Northern Mariana Islands | 21.3% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 117 | Kosovo | 21.2% | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 117 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.2% | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 119 | Armenia | 21.2% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 120 | Malaysia | 21.0% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.8% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 122 | Colombia | 20.7% | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 123 | Greenland | 20.3% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.2% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 125 | Brazil | 20.1% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 127 | Oman | 19.9% | 2025 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 128 | Bhutan | 19.7% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 129 | Faroe Islands | 19.7% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 130 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 19.6% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 131 | Grenada | 19.3% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 132 | Montenegro | 19.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.2% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 18.9% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 135 | Uruguay | 18.9% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 136 | Russian Federation | 18.9% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 18.9% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 138 | Jamaica | 18.8% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 139 | Ireland | 18.7% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.6% | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 141 | Bahamas | 18.6% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 142 | New Zealand | 18.5% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 143 | Seychelles | 18.4% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 144 | Australia | 18.3% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 145 | Gibraltar | 18.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 146 | Barbados | 18.1% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 147 | United States Virgin Islands | 18.1% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.0% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 149 | Aruba | 17.8% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 150 | Dominica | 17.7% | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 17.7% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 152 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.7% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 153 | Iceland | 17.6% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 154 | Belarus | 17.5% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 155 | Albania | 17.5% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 156 | Palau | 17.5% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 157 | United States of America | 17.5% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 17.4% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 159 | France | 17.1% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 160 | Sweden | 17.1% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 161 | Chile | 17.0% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 162 | Latvia | 16.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 163 | Estonia | 16.5% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 164 | Romania | 16.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 16.4% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 166 | Slovakia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 167 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.3% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 168 | Maldives | 16.3% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 169 | Belgium | 16.3% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 170 | Norway | 16.2% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 16.2% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 172 | China | 16.1% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 173 | Denmark | 16.1% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 16.0% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.8% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 176 | Lithuania | 15.8% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 177 | Cuba | 15.7% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 178 | Czechia | 15.7% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 179 | Curaçao | 15.7% | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 180 | Canada | 15.4% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 181 | Netherlands | 15.4% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 182 | Switzerland | 15.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 183 | Hungary | 15.4% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 184 | Poland | 15.3% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 185 | Macau, China | 15.3% | 2025 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 186 | Bulgaria | 15.3% | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 187 | Thailand | 15.3% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 188 | Serbia | 15.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 15.1% | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 190 | Bahrain | 15.1% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 191 | Ukraine | 15.1% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 192 | Liechtenstein | 15.1% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 193 | Kuwait | 15.0% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 194 | Finland | 14.8% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 195 | Slovenia | 14.8% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 196 | Austria | 14.8% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 197 | Croatia | 14.6% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 198 | Channel Islands | 14.6% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 199 | Mauritius | 14.4% | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 200 | Germany | 14.4% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 201 | Isle of Man | 14.3% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 202 | Monaco | 14.3% | 2025 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 203 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.0% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 204 | Bermuda | 13.9% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 205 | Portugal | 13.7% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 206 | Greece | 13.7% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 207 | Spain | 13.2% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 208 | Malta | 12.9% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 209 | United Arab Emirates | 12.6% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 210 | Puerto Rico | 12.3% | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 211 | Italy | 12.3% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 212 | San Marino | 12.2% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 213 | Japan | 11.8% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 214 | Hong Kong, China | 11.7% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 215 | Andorra | 11.7% | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 216 | Singapore | 11.6% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 217 | Qatar | 10.7% | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 218 | Republic of Korea | 10.5% | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 42.1%
- Chagai 14.6%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 41.8%
- Low income 41.6%
- Africa Western and Central 41.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 41.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 40.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 40.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 40.8%
- Least developed countries 39.3%
- IDA only 38.3%
- IDA total 38.3%
- IDA blend 38.2%
- Pacific island small states 33.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 33.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 33.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31.6%
- Arab World 31.5%
- Lower middle income 29.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 27.3%
- Low & middle income 26.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 26.6%
- Middle income 25.0%
- World 25.0%
- South Asia 25.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 25.0%
- Small states 24.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 23.8%
- Other small states 23.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 23.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 22.9%
- Caribbean Small States 22.3%
- IBRD only 22.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.2%
- Upper middle income 20.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 18.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 18.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 18.2%
About this data
Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.