Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
3.23 % change on previous year
Syrian Arab Republic
Lowest
-5.36 % change on previous year
China
Median
-0.5692 % change on previous year
Years covered
40
1991–2030
Data points
11,200
What the numbers show
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth rate is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 3.23 % change on previous year in Syrian Arab Republic; the lowest is -5.36 % change on previous year in China.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.5692 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.6097 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 145 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 2,911.3%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 12,957.5%).
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 449.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 94.7% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 5 | Somalia | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 9 | Mali | 2 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 11 | Mauritania | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 12 | Qatar | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 14 | Yemen | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 399.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 22 | Malawi | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Congo | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 26 | Eritrea | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 1,035.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 31 | South Sudan | 1 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 2,911.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Rwanda | 0.9861 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9834 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 0.9574 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 0.9338 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 36 | Gabon | 0.931 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 37 | Singapore | 0.914 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 0.8794 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.858 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 0.8229 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7629 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 0.7563 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 0.722 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 0.695 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.69 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 46 | Nigeria | 0.6887 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 47 | South Africa | 0.6591 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 1,610.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Botswana | 0.6449 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 164.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Burundi | 0.6397 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0.6113 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4371 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 52 | Gambia | 0.4019 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 0.3902 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 54 | Honduras | 0.3595 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 0.3397 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 0.3191 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 57 | Djibouti | 0.3133 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Namibia | 0.3037 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 0.3028 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Netherlands | 0.232 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 0.2279 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Bahrain | 0.2195 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Israel | 0.1966 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 64 | Oman | 0.1678 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1438 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 0.1434 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Western Sahara | 0.1283 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 0.1147 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Portugal | 0.1109 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 0.0057 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Australia | -0.0804 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Canada | -0.1285 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 136.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | -0.1309 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 128.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Cambodia | -0.2002 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 75 | New Caledonia | -0.2254 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Iceland | -0.228 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 126.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | -0.2514 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 111.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Haiti | -0.2535 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 210.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Cyprus | -0.2747 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 120.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | -0.2852 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | -0.2942 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 137.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.3716 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 173.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Peru | -0.3909 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | -0.3937 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Nicaragua | -0.4088 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 774.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | -0.4271 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 180.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Belize | -0.4356 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 88 | United States of America | -0.4626 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Tajikistan | -0.4634 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 117.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | -0.4702 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 239.4% | volatile |
| 91 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.4762 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Guatemala | -0.5138 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 294.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.5338 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 94 | India | -0.5667 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Lesotho | -0.5717 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 204.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | -0.5781 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 200.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | -0.6093 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,401.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Barbados | -0.6214 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 99 | New Zealand | -0.6435 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 177.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Egypt | -0.6533 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 178.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Guam | -0.6925 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 248.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Nepal | -0.7039 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | -0.7051 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 200.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -0.7158 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 523.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Indonesia | -0.7373 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 419.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Switzerland | -0.7842 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 189.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Morocco | -0.8062 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 578.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | -0.8225 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 894.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | -0.8663 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | -0.8687 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | -0.8779 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Hungary | -0.8887 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 459.0% | volatile |
| 113 | France | -0.9027 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | -0.9128 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 115 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.9161 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,978.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Samoa | -0.9176 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 165.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Mexico | -0.9402 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Norway | -0.9674 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Ireland | -0.9809 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Germany | -0.9917 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 222.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,713.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 137.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Malta | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 210.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Austria | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 600.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 130 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Serbia | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 132 | Croatia | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 133 | Romania | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 514.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Malaysia | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Brazil | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 409.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Sweden | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 403.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Belgium | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,320.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Philippines | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 111.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Slovakia | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 452.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovenia | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 257.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Algeria | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 139.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Italy | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Czechia | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 448.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 277.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Jamaica | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Japan | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 151 | Finland | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 254.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Spain | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Greece | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Thailand | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 156 | Türkiye | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 12,957.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Viet Nam | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 800.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 6,847.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Cuba | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 141.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Costa Rica | -2.49 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 111.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Chile | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 276.0% | volatile |
| 162 | French Polynesia | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Mongolia | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 177.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Poland | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,015.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Armenia | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 141.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Estonia | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,236.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,562.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Uruguay | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Tunisia | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 482.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Georgia | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 401.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Argentina | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 144.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Maldives | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 418.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Lithuania | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 4,986.6% | volatile |
| 174 | North Macedonia | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 93.6% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.15 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 94.9% | falling |
| 176 | Russian Federation | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 6,000.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Cape Verde | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,897.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Albania | -3.37 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 98.5% | falling |
| 180 | Hong Kong, China | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Republic of Korea | -3.79 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 182 | Latvia | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,082.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Ukraine | -4.14 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 249.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Republic of Moldova | -4.19 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1,155.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Macau, China | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 214.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Taiwan, China | -4.41 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 216.3% | falling |
| 187 | Belarus | -5.04 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 978.7% | volatile |
| 188 | China | -5.36 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 364.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Africa 2.25 % change on previous year
- Chagai 0 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Low income 2.13 % change on previous year
- World -0.4902 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 1.78 % change on previous year
- G7 -0.8174 % change on previous year
- Africa: Low income 1.77 % change on previous year
- World: Low income 1.75 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia: Low income 1.64 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa: Low income 1.62 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 1.53 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.42 % change on previous year
- Africa 1.18 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income 1.17 % change on previous year
- Arab States 1.1 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 1.1 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0.9192 % change on previous year
- Arab States: High income 0.8222 % change on previous year
- Africa: Lower-middle income 0.7965 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income 0.6636 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia: Lower-middle income 0.5728 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income 0.5728 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0.5706 % change on previous year
- Arab League 0.4171 % change on previous year
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India 0.3552 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Upper-middle income 0.3028 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.2329 % change on previous year
- World excluding BRICS 0.2187 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: High income 0.1597 % change on previous year
- World excluding India and China 0.133 % change on previous year
- Pacific Islands 0.0486 % change on previous year
- World: Lower-middle income 0.0103 % change on previous year
- Americas: Lower-middle income 0.0024 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income 0.0024 % change on previous year
- MENA -0.06 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income -0.0869 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia: Lower-middle income -0.2809 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -0.2956 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Lower-middle income -0.3181 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -0.3366 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) International Labour Organization
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.