Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) by country
Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
12.5%
South Sudan
Lowest
3.4%
Hong Kong, China
Median
7.6%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 12.5% in South Sudan; the lowest is 3.4% in Hong Kong, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.6%, and the mean is 7.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 134 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 33.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 33.5%).
Population ages 15-19, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 12.5% | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | 12.4% | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 11.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 4 | Burundi | 11.7% | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 5 | Eritrea | 11.7% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 11.7% | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.5% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 8 | Kenya | 11.5% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 11.4% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Mali | 11.4% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | Niger | 11.4% | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.3% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 11.3% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 14 | Liberia | 11.3% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 11.2% | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 11.2% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 11.0% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 18 | Gambia | 11.0% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 10.9% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 10.9% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 21 | Congo | 10.8% | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 10.8% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 10.8% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 10.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.8% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 10.8% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.7% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 28 | Rwanda | 10.7% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 29 | Chad | 10.7% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Mozambique | 10.7% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | Mauritania | 10.7% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 10.7% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 33 | Guinea | 10.6% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 34 | Angola | 10.6% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 10.6% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 10.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 37 | Tonga | 10.6% | 2025 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 38 | Benin | 10.5% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | Sudan | 10.5% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 40 | Togo | 10.5% | 2025 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 41 | Somalia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.4% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 43 | Jordan | 10.4% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 44 | Palestine, State of | 10.4% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 45 | Naoero | 10.3% | 2025 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 46 | Samoa | 10.3% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 47 | Iraq | 10.3% | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 48 | Eswatini | 10.2% | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 49 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.2% | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.2% | 2025 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 51 | Yemen | 10.1% | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 52 | Lesotho | 10.1% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 10.1% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 10.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | American Samoa | 10.0% | 2025 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 56 | Comoros | 10.0% | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 9.9% | 2025 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 9.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 59 | Haiti | 9.7% | 2025 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 9.6% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 9.6% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 62 | Gabon | 9.6% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 63 | Djibouti | 9.5% | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 64 | Honduras | 9.5% | 2025 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 65 | Botswana | 9.4% | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 66 | Kiribati | 9.4% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.3% | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.3% | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 69 | Nepal | 9.3% | 2025 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 70 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 9.3% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 9.3% | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 72 | Namibia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 73 | Egypt | 9.2% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 9.1% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 75 | Libya | 9.1% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 9.0% | 2025 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 9.0% | 2025 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 78 | Northern Mariana Islands | 9.0% | 2025 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 79 | Cambodia | 8.9% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 80 | Belize | 8.9% | 2025 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 81 | Fiji | 8.8% | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 8.8% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 8.7% | 2025 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 84 | Lebanon | 8.6% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 85 | Bhutan | 8.6% | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 86 | India | 8.5% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 87 | Ecuador | 8.5% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.4% | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 89 | Guyana | 8.4% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 90 | Suriname | 8.4% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 91 | Morocco | 8.3% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 8.3% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 93 | Paraguay | 8.3% | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 94 | Kosovo | 8.2% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 94 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.2% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 96 | Peru | 8.2% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 97 | South Africa | 8.1% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 98 | Mongolia | 8.1% | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 99 | Algeria | 8.1% | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 8.1% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 101 | Indonesia | 8.1% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 102 | El Salvador | 8.0% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 103 | Maldives | 7.9% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 104 | Panama | 7.9% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 105 | Israel | 7.8% | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 106 | Malaysia | 7.8% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 107 | Myanmar | 7.8% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 7.7% | 2025 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 7.7% | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 110 | French Polynesia | 7.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 111 | Argentina | 7.6% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 7.5% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 7.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.4% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 115 | Jamaica | 7.4% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 116 | Palau | 7.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 7.3% | 2025 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 118 | Grenada | 7.2% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 119 | Guam | 7.2% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 120 | Kuwait | 7.2% | 2025 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 121 | Viet Nam | 7.1% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 122 | Colombia | 7.1% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 7.1% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 124 | Tunisia | 7.1% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 7.1% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 126 | Türkiye | 7.0% | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 127 | Bahrain | 7.0% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 128 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.0% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 129 | Faroe Islands | 6.9% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.9% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 6.9% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 132 | Bahamas | 6.8% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 133 | Dominica | 6.8% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 134 | Seychelles | 6.8% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 6.8% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 136 | Ireland | 6.7% | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 137 | Brazil | 6.7% | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.6% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 139 | Uruguay | 6.5% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 141 | Mauritius | 6.5% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 142 | Greenland | 6.4% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 143 | United States of America | 6.4% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 144 | Qatar | 6.4% | 2025 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 145 | Iceland | 6.4% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.3% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 147 | British Virgin Islands | 6.3% | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 148 | New Zealand | 6.2% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.1% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 150 | Barbados | 6.1% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 151 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.0% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 152 | Chile | 6.0% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 153 | Norway | 6.0% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 154 | Aruba | 6.0% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 155 | Gibraltar | 5.9% | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 156 | Australia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 157 | Republic of Moldova | 5.9% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 158 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 5.9% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 159 | Montenegro | 5.9% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 160 | France | 5.9% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 161 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.9% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 162 | Armenia | 5.9% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 163 | Georgia | 5.9% | 2025 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 164 | Sweden | 5.8% | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 165 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.8% | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 166 | Belgium | 5.7% | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 167 | United Arab Emirates | 5.7% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 168 | Denmark | 5.7% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 169 | United States Virgin Islands | 5.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 170 | Thailand | 5.6% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 171 | China | 5.6% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 172 | Finland | 5.5% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 173 | Albania | 5.5% | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 174 | North Macedonia | 5.5% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 175 | Romania | 5.5% | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 176 | Canada | 5.4% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 177 | Estonia | 5.4% | 2025 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 178 | Netherlands | 5.4% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 179 | Czechia | 5.3% | 2025 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 180 | Isle of Man | 5.3% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 181 | Curaçao | 5.3% | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 182 | Andorra | 5.2% | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 183 | Cayman Islands | 5.2% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 184 | Russian Federation | 5.2% | 2025 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 5.2% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 186 | Ukraine | 5.2% | 2025 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 187 | Cuba | 5.2% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 5.1% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 189 | Spain | 5.1% | 2025 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 190 | Channel Islands | 5.1% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 191 | Slovenia | 5.1% | 2025 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 192 | Belarus | 5.1% | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 193 | Greece | 5.1% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 194 | Poland | 5.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 195 | Latvia | 5.1% | 2025 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 196 | Croatia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 197 | Singapore | 5.1% | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 198 | San Marino | 4.9% | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 199 | Slovakia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 200 | Hungary | 4.9% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 201 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 202 | Bermuda | 4.9% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 203 | Bulgaria | 4.9% | 2025 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 204 | Switzerland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 205 | Serbia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 206 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.7% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 207 | Italy | 4.7% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 4.7% | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 209 | Portugal | 4.7% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 210 | Lithuania | 4.6% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 211 | Austria | 4.6% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 212 | Germany | 4.4% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 213 | Japan | 4.4% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 214 | Republic of Korea | 4.3% | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 215 | Malta | 4.3% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 216 | Monaco | 3.9% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 217 | Macau, China | 3.9% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 218 | Hong Kong, China | 3.4% | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 11.0%
- Chagai 5.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 10.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 10.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 10.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 10.8%
- IDA blend 10.7%
- Low income 10.7%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 10.6%
- IDA total 10.4%
- Least developed countries 10.4%
- IDA only 10.3%
- Pacific island small states 9.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 9.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 9.4%
- Arab World 9.4%
- Lower middle income 9.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 8.8%
- South Asia 8.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 8.6%
- Low & middle income 8.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 8.2%
- Middle income 8.0%
- Small states 7.9%
- Other small states 7.8%
- World 7.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 7.6%
- IBRD only 7.3%
- Caribbean Small States 7.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6.8%
- Upper middle income 6.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6.4%
- North America 6.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 6.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.0%
About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.