Share of the population aged 0 to 14 years.
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| # | Country | Population Under 15 | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 48.7% | 2025 |
| 2 | Somalia | 46.6% | 2025 |
| 3 | Niger | 46.2% | 2025 |
| 4 | Chad | 46% | 2025 |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.9% | 2025 |
| 6 | Mali | 45.8% | 2025 |
| 7 | Mozambique | 44.2% | 2025 |
| 8 | Angola | 44.1% | 2025 |
| 9 | Burundi | 44% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uganda | 43.1% | 2025 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 42.4% | 2025 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 42.3% | 2025 |
| 13 | Benin | 41.3% | 2025 |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 41.2% | 2025 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 41.1% | 2025 |
| 16 | Zambia | 41% | 2025 |
| 17 | Guinea | 40.5% | 2025 |
| 18 | Nigeria | 40.5% | 2025 |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.5% | 2025 |
| 20 | Togo | 40.4% | 2025 |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 40.3% | 2025 |
| 22 | Sudan | 40.2% | 2025 |
| 23 | Malawi | 40.1% | 2025 |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 39.9% | 2025 |
| 25 | Gambia | 39.7% | 2025 |
| 26 | Liberia | 39.1% | 2025 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 38.9% | 2025 |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 38.8% | 2025 |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.3% | 2025 |
| 30 | South Sudan | 38% | 2025 |
| 31 | Senegal | 37.7% | 2025 |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 37.7% | 2025 |
| 33 | Eritrea | 37.6% | 2025 |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.5% | 2025 |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 37.1% | 2025 |
| 36 | Rwanda | 37% | 2025 |
| 37 | Comoros | 36.9% | 2025 |
| 38 | Namibia | 36.7% | 2025 |
| 39 | Kenya | 36.3% | 2025 |
| 40 | Gabon | 36.2% | 2025 |
| 41 | Ghana | 35.4% | 2025 |
| 42 | Lesotho | 34.1% | 2025 |
| 43 | Eswatini | 33% | 2025 |
| 44 | Botswana | 32% | 2025 |
| 45 | Egypt | 31.6% | 2025 |
| 46 | Algeria | 29.9% | 2025 |
| 47 | Djibouti | 28.8% | 2025 |
| 48 | Libya | 26.8% | 2025 |
| 49 | South Africa | 25.7% | 2025 |
| 50 | Morocco | 25.2% | 2025 |
| 51 | Cabo Verde | 24.7% | 2025 |
| 52 | Tunisia | 23.6% | 2025 |
| 53 | Seychelles | 19.8% | 2025 |
| 54 | Mauritius | 14.5% | 2025 |
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