Total sample population, aged 15-24 by country

Countries reporting

106

Highest

208.23 million

India

Lowest

959.59

Austria

Median

1.89 million

Years covered

1970–2021

Data points

1,543

What the numbers show

Total sample population, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 208.23 million in India; the lowest is 959.59 in Austria.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.89 million, and the mean is 9.03 million.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 91,978.6%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 99.9%).

Total sample population, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	India	208.23 million	2019	up 8.6%	rising
2	China	193.40 million	2013	down 15.3%	flat
3	Indonesia	44.05 million	2019	up 2.1%	rising
4	United States	39.60 million	2018	down 1.7%	volatile
5	Pakistan	39.06 million	2020	up 6.5%	rising
6	Nigeria	36.54 million	2018	up 31.7%	rising
7	Brazil	32.30 million	2021	down 3.6%	rising
8	Bangladesh	27.44 million	2016	up 17.2%	rising
9	Egypt	22.26 million	2019	up 35.8%	rising
10	Mexico	21.58 million	2020	up 1.3%	rising
11	Philippines	20.08 million	2019	up 10.9%	rising
12	Ethiopia	18.15 million	2021	up 25.7%	rising
13	Russia	12.39 million	2019	down 44.3%	falling
14	Turkey	11.67 million	2019	up 1.3%	falling
15	Tanzania	10.31 million	2020	up 43.1%	rising
16	South Africa	10.26 million	2020	up 3.2%	rising
17	Kenya	9.19 million	2019	up 14.8%	rising
18	Thailand	9.11 million	2021	down 12.2%	falling
19	Kazakhstan	8.88 million	2018	up 179.2%	volatile
20	Germany	8.76 million	2011	up 91,978.6%	volatile
21	Colombia	8.29 million	2021	up 2.2%	rising
22	United Kingdom	7.96 million	2016	up 1.9%	volatile
23	Uganda	7.82 million	2016	up 35.5%	rising
24	France	7.35 million	2016	down 1.3%	flat
25	Nepal	6.12 million	2014	up 40.8%	rising
26	Morocco	6.07 million	2013	down 2.9%	flat
27	South Korea	5.92 million	2017	down 0.2%	falling
28	Italy	5.85 million	2016	down 0.8%	volatile
29	Ghana	5.49 million	2016	up 24.4%	volatile
30	Peru	5.42 million	2021	down 4.9%	rising
31	Venezuela	5.18 million	2006	up 22.9%	rising
32	Ukraine	5.03 million	2014	down 24.7%	falling
33	Argentina	4.48 million	2021	up 3.9%	rising
34	Spain	4.44 million	2016	down 8.7%	volatile
35	Mozambique	4.41 million	2014	up 31.6%	rising
36	Poland	3.92 million	2019	down 26.0%	flat
37	Guatemala	3.76 million	2019	up 36.2%	rising
38	Zambia	3.76 million	2015	up 47.9%	rising
39	Malawi	3.69 million	2019	up 58.6%	rising
40	Madagascar	3.66 million	2012	up 39.0%	rising
41	Sri Lanka	3.42 million	2019	up 9.1%	flat
42	Cambodia	3.41 million	2012	up 25.5%	rising
43	Ecuador	3.17 million	2021	up 19.4%	rising
44	Chile	2.73 million	2017	down 7.0%	rising
45	Senegal	2.71 million	2018	up 5.0%	volatile
46	Rwanda	2.70 million	2021	up 20.8%	rising
47	Niger	2.22 million	2018	up 6.9%	rising
48	Mali	2.18 million	2018	up 1.1%	rising
49	Romania	2.16 million	2018	down 29.5%	falling
50	Netherlands	2.10 million	2016	up 8.1%	volatile
51	Bolivia	2.04 million	2021	down 1.2%	rising
52	Dominican Republic	2.03 million	2013	up 23.5%	rising
53	Honduras	1.90 million	2019	up 8.4%	rising
54	Guinea	1.89 million	2018	up 8.0%	rising
55	Tunisia	1.74 million	2015	down 12.1%	rising
56	Jordan	1.70 million	2016	up 40.4%	volatile
57	Paraguay	1.34 million	2021	up 2.8%	rising
58	Nicaragua	1.32 million	2014	up 13.4%	rising
59	El Salvador	1.31 million	2019	up 6.4%	rising
60	Togo	1.25 million	2018	up 25.2%	volatile
61	Tajikistan	1.17 million	2013	down 19.8%	volatile
62	Sweden	1.16 million	2016	down 0.8%	flat
63	Portugal	1.10 million	2016	down 12.1%	rising
64	Laos	1.07 million	2018	down 5.9%	rising
65	Hungary	1.06 million	2016	down 19.0%	falling
66	Czechia	1.03 million	2016	down 24.1%	volatile
67	Greece	1.01 million	2016	down 17.9%	rising
68	Kyrgyzstan	866,244	2020	down 14.4%	flat
69	Belarus	862,040	2020	down 35.1%	falling
70	Costa Rica	818,908	2021	down 7.3%	rising
71	Serbia	728,520	2018	down 23.7%	falling
72	Panama	719,204	2021	up 25.3%	rising
73	Denmark	702,042	2016	up 20.4%	rising
74	Bulgaria	695,688	2016	up 66,330.0%	volatile
75	Norway	651,724	2016	up 28.2%	rising
76	Ireland	637,879	2016	down 21.3%	volatile
77	Finland	626,304	2016	down 2.8%	volatile
78	Slovakia	607,074	2016	down 32.3%	volatile
79	Uruguay	540,265	2021	up 5.0%	rising
80	Puerto Rico	508,306	2005	down 56.3%	rising
81	Croatia	477,212	2016	down 17.6%	falling
82	Albania	449,397	2019	down 27.2%	falling
83	Namibia	410,113	2015	up 7.7%	rising
84	Gambia	401,492	2020	up 4,679.9%	volatile
85	Georgia	379,732	2020	down 35.8%	volatile
86	Mongolia	363,525	2021	down 37.8%	falling
87	Lithuania	352,624	2016	down 33.8%	falling
88	Armenia	307,289	2020	down 50.1%	falling
89	Bosnia and Herzegovina	292,105	2019	down 30.9%	falling
90	Moldova	266,077	2021	down 47.8%	volatile
91	North Macedonia	245,698	2020	down 22.0%	falling
92	Trinidad and Tobago	213,476	2011	down 3.4%	rising
93	Slovenia	204,439	2016	down 21.8%	volatile
94	Mauritius	202,924	2017	up 2,881.6%	volatile
95	Latvia	193,480	2016	down 44.6%	volatile
96	Estonia	132,428	2016	down 35.9%	falling
97	Cyprus	117,272	2016	up 0.3%	rising
98	Montenegro	79,002	2013	down 42.5%	falling
99	Luxembourg	76,286	2016	up 53.4%	volatile
100	Malta	49,554	2016	down 13.7%	falling
101	Belize	48,034	1999	up 19.2%	rising
102	Iceland	44,574	2015	up 6.1%	rising
103	Palestine	4,272	2017	down 99.4%	volatile
104	Jamaica	4,145	2002	down 99.9%	volatile
105	Belgium	1,250	2003	down 6.0%	falling
106	Austria	959.59	2003	down 4.7%	falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Kosovo 301,980

About this data

Indicator: Total sample population, aged 15-24
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 108 places, 1,543 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026