Countries in Africa by children under 15
The share of the population aged 0 to 14. 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2025
Median country
38.8%
half above, half below| # | Country | % under 15 | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central African Republic | 48.7% | Middle Africa |
| 2 |  Somalia | 46.6% | Eastern Africa |
| 3 |  Niger | 46.2% | Western Africa |
| 4 |  Chad | 46.0% | Middle Africa |
| 5 |  DR Congo | 45.9% | Middle Africa |
| 6 |  Mali | 45.8% | Western Africa |
| 7 |  Mozambique | 44.2% | Eastern Africa |
| 8 |  Angola | 44.1% | Middle Africa |
| 9 |  Burundi | 44.0% | Eastern Africa |
| 10 |  Uganda | 43.1% | Eastern Africa |
| 11 |  Mauritania | 42.4% | Western Africa |
| 12 |  Tanzania | 42.3% | Eastern Africa |
| 13 |  Benin | 41.3% | Western Africa |
| 14 |  Burkina Faso | 41.2% | Western Africa |
| 15 |  Cameroon | 41.1% | Middle Africa |
| 16 |  Zambia | 41.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =17 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 40.5% | Western Africa |
| =17 |  Guinea | 40.5% | Western Africa |
| =17 |  Nigeria | 40.5% | Western Africa |
| 20 |  Togo | 40.4% | Western Africa |
| 21 |  Zimbabwe | 40.3% | Eastern Africa |
| 22 |  Sudan | 40.2% | Northern Africa |
| 23 |  Malawi | 40.1% | Eastern Africa |
| 24 |  Congo | 39.9% | Middle Africa |
| 25 |  Gambia | 39.7% | Western Africa |
| 26 |  Liberia | 39.1% | Western Africa |
| 27 |  Madagascar | 38.9% | Eastern Africa |
| 28 |  Ethiopia | 38.8% | Eastern Africa |
| 29 |  Guinea-Bissau | 38.3% | Western Africa |
| 30 |  South Sudan | 38.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =31 |  Senegal | 37.7% | Western Africa |
| =31 |  Sierra Leone | 37.7% | Western Africa |
| 33 |  Eritrea | 37.6% | Eastern Africa |
| 34 |  São Tomé and Principe | 37.5% | Middle Africa |
| 35 |  Equatorial Guinea | 37.1% | Middle Africa |
| 36 |  Rwanda | 37.0% | Eastern Africa |
| 37 |  Comoros | 36.9% | Eastern Africa |
| 38 |  Namibia | 36.7% | Southern Africa |
| 39 |  Kenya | 36.3% | Eastern Africa |
| 40 |  Gabon | 36.2% | Middle Africa |
| 41 |  Ghana | 35.4% | Western Africa |
| 42 |  Lesotho | 34.1% | Southern Africa |
| 43 |  Eswatini | 33.0% | Southern Africa |
| 44 |  Botswana | 32.0% | Southern Africa |
| 45 |  Egypt | 31.6% | Northern Africa |
| 46 |  Algeria | 29.9% | Northern Africa |
| 47 |  Djibouti | 28.8% | Eastern Africa |
| 48 |  Libya | 26.8% | Northern Africa |
| 49 |  South Africa | 25.7% | Southern Africa |
| 50 |  Morocco | 25.2% | Northern Africa |
| 51 |  Cabo Verde | 24.7% | Western Africa |
| 52 |  Tunisia | 23.6% | Northern Africa |
| 53 |  Seychelles | 19.8% | Eastern Africa |
| 54 |  Mauritius | 14.5% | Eastern Africa |
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the largest share of children?
- The Central African Republic has the largest share of children in Africa: 48.7% under 15 (2025). Next come Somalia (46.6% under 15) and Niger (46.2% under 15).
- Which country in Africa has the smallest share of children?
- Mauritius, with 14.5% under 15 (2025).
- What is the typical children under 15 of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 54 countries in Africa is 38.8% under 15: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of the population aged 0 to 14. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.