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Number of children under 15

people · higher is better · 216 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023

League table

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  1. 1India360.34M
  2. 2China236M
  3. 3Nigeria94.55M
  4. 4Pakistan91.67M
  5. 5Indonesia70.11M
  6. 6United States60.43M
  7. 7Ethiopia50.66M
  8. 8Congo, Dem. Rep.48.76M
  9. 9Bangladesh48.63M
  10. 10Brazil42.09M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.37.15M
  12. 12Philippines32.87M
  13. 13Mexico32.33M
  14. 14Tanzania28.46M
  15. 15Russian Federation25.47M
  16. 16Viet Nam23.69M
  17. 17Uganda21.38M
  18. 18Kenya20.72M
  19. 19Iran, Islamic Rep.20.69M
  20. 20Sudan20.34M
  21. 21Turkiye19.06M
  22. 22Afghanistan17.92M
  23. 23Iraq16.72M
  24. 24South Africa16.49M
  25. 25Angola16.38M
  26. 26Yemen, Rep.16.24M
  27. 27Mozambique15.05M
  28. 28Japan14.49M
  29. 29Algeria14.14M
  30. 30Myanmar13.27M
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire12.86M
  32. 32Madagascar12.34M
  33. 33Niger12.29M
  34. 34Ghana12.22M
  35. 35United Kingdom11.96M
  36. 36Cameroon11.85M
  37. 37Germany11.77M
  38. 38France11.15M
  39. 39Mali11.04M
  40. 40Uzbekistan11.01M
  41. 41Thailand10.82M
  42. 42Colombia10.78M
  43. 43Argentina10.11M
  44. 44Morocco9.82M
  45. 45Burkina Faso9.76M
  46. 46Chad9.03M
  47. 47Malawi8.72M
  48. 48Zambia8.69M
  49. 49Somalia, Fed. Rep.8.57M
  50. 50Nepal8.53M
  51. 51Peru8.24M
  52. 52Saudi Arabia8.02M
  53. 53Malaysia7.83M
  54. 54Venezuela, RB7.4M
  55. 55Italy7.23M
  56. 56Syrian Arab Republic7.16M
  57. 57Senegal6.98M
  58. 58Zimbabwe6.75M
  59. 59Spain6.35M
  60. 60Burundi6.21M
  61. 61Canada6.01M
  62. 62Kazakhstan6.01M
  63. 63Guinea5.94M
  64. 64Benin5.9M
  65. 65Poland5.85M
  66. 66Guatemala5.82M
  67. 67Korea, Rep.5.68M
  68. 68Ukraine5.39M
  69. 69Rwanda5.27M
  70. 70Cambodia5.25M
  71. 71Sri Lanka5.14M
  72. 72Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5.01M
  73. 73Australia4.77M
  74. 74South Sudan4.58M
  75. 75Ecuador4.5M
  76. 76Tajikistan3.79M
  77. 77Bolivia3.69M
  78. 78Haiti3.67M
  79. 79Jordan3.57M
  80. 80Papua New Guinea3.51M
  81. 81Chile3.42M
  82. 82Togo3.38M
  83. 83Honduras3.3M
  84. 84Sierra Leone3.26M
  85. 85Dominican Republic3.05M
  86. 86Romania3.04M
  87. 87Tunisia2.98M
  88. 88Taiwan2.79M
  89. 89Netherlands2.74M
  90. 90Israel2.56M
  91. 91Central African Republic2.53M
  92. 92Congo, Rep.2.53M
  93. 93Lao PDR2.34M
  94. 94Turkmenistan2.33M
  95. 95Kyrgyz Republic2.31M
  96. 96Azerbaijan2.31M
  97. 97Liberia2.2M
  98. 98Mauritania2.16M
  99. 99West Bank and Gaza2.08M
  100. 100Libya2.04M
  101. 101Nicaragua1.99M
  102. 102Paraguay1.97M
  103. 103Belgium1.91M
  104. 104Sweden1.82M
  105. 105United Arab Emirates1.74M
  106. 106Cuba1.71M
  107. 107Czechia1.69M
  108. 108El Salvador1.59M
  109. 109Lebanon1.54M
  110. 110Belarus1.52M
  111. 111Hungary1.4M
  112. 112Greece1.39M
  113. 113Portugal1.34M
  114. 114Eritrea1.34M
  115. 115Switzerland1.33M
  116. 116Austria1.31M
  117. 117Oman1.27M
  118. 118Panama1.13M
  119. 119Mongolia1.12M
  120. 120Namibia1.11M
  121. 121Gambia, The1.1M
  122. 122Ireland988,244
  123. 123Bulgaria987,985
  124. 124Costa Rica986,946
  125. 125Serbia971,975
  126. 126New Zealand950,495
  127. 127Denmark943,787
  128. 128Norway911,036
  129. 129Gabon910,977
  130. 130Kuwait900,149
  131. 131Slovak Republic877,767
  132. 132Guinea-Bissau845,019
  133. 133Finland836,536
  134. 134Lesotho807,249
  135. 135Georgia801,129
  136. 136Botswana800,656
  137. 137Hong Kong SAR, China796,302
  138. 138Equatorial Guinea692,541
  139. 139Singapore682,387
  140. 140Uruguay633,076
  141. 141Moldova613,176
  142. 142Armenia575,294
  143. 143Croatia550,842
  144. 144Jamaica543,367
  145. 145Albania479,161
  146. 146Timor-Leste473,838
  147. 147Qatar451,645
  148. 148Lithuania424,895
  149. 149Bosnia and Herzegovina421,063
  150. 150Eswatini414,299
  151. 151Puerto Rico (US)389,201
  152. 152Djibouti340,980
  153. 153Comoros318,057
  154. 154Slovenia316,271
  155. 155North Macedonia312,648
  156. 156Solomon Islands298,909
  157. 157Bahrain298,110
  158. 158Latvia295,386
  159. 159Trinidad and Tobago270,932
  160. 160Fiji253,079
  161. 161Guyana242,314
  162. 162Estonia218,319
  163. 163Cyprus215,923
  164. 164Mauritius192,621
  165. 165Bhutan168,770
  166. 166Suriname163,174
  167. 167Cabo Verde137,743
  168. 168Vanuatu123,722
  169. 169Montenegro116,150
  170. 170Belize110,968
  171. 171Maldives105,459
  172. 172Luxembourg105,218
  173. 173Macao SAR, China100,623
  174. 174Brunei Darussalam96,492
  175. 175Sao Tome and Principe88,379
  176. 176Samoa83,911
  177. 177Bahamas, The73,209
  178. 178Malta70,098
  179. 179Iceland69,977
  180. 180New Caledonia62,397
  181. 181French Polynesia55,476
  182. 182Barbados49,372
  183. 183Kiribati46,292
  184. 184Guam43,326
  185. 185Tonga37,260
  186. 186Micronesia, Fed. Sts.36,188
  187. 187St. Lucia32,038
  188. 188Curacao28,265
  189. 189Seychelles25,771
  190. 190Grenada23,240
  191. 191St. Vincent and the Grenadines21,933
  192. 192Aruba18,550
  193. 193Antigua and Barbuda16,999
  194. 194Virgin Islands (U.S.)14,161
  195. 195Marshall Islands13,479
  196. 196American Samoa13,078
  197. 197Isle of Man12,227
  198. 198Dominica12,049
  199. 199Cayman Islands11,903
  200. 200Greenland11,638
  201. 201Faroe Islands11,034
  202. 202Northern Mariana Islands10,200
  203. 203Andorra9,908
  204. 204Bermuda8,984
  205. 205St. Kitts and Nevis8,577
  206. 206Turks and Caicos Islands7,495
  207. 207Gibraltar6,848
  208. 208Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6,656
  209. 209British Virgin Islands5,907
  210. 210St. Martin (French part)5,820
  211. 211Liechtenstein5,684
  212. 212Monaco5,136
  213. 213Naoero4,537
  214. 214San Marino4,287
  215. 215Palau3,290
  216. 216Tuvalu3,202

Number of children under 15