Which countries have the largest share of children?

2024 data · % of population aged 0–14 · Top ten covered countries

1. 1. Central African Republic49.00
2. 2. Niger46.60
3. 3. Somalia46.59
4. 4. Mali46.14
5. 5. Chad46.06
6. 6. Congo - Kinshasa46.03
7. 7. Burundi44.70
8. 8. Mozambique44.48
9. 9. Angola44.35
10. 10. Uganda43.54

Source: GooferPlaces — Which countries have the largest share of children?

World Bank — World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved 2026-10-18. Values share an observation year; missing countries are excluded. Open the source table for population coverage and caveats.