Total sample population, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
208.23 million
India
Lowest
959.59
Austria
Median
1.74 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,558
What the numbers show
Total sample population, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 208.23 million in India; the lowest is 959.59 in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.74 million, and the mean is 8.79 million.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 53 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 | Djibouti | 762,526 | 2017 | up 1,166.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia | 728,520 | 2018 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 719,204 | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 74 | Denmark | 702,042 | 2016 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 695,688 | 2016 | up 66,330.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 651,724 | 2016 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 77 | Ireland | 637,879 | 2016 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 626,304 | 2016 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovakia | 607,074 | 2016 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 540,265 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 508,306 | 2005 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 82 | Croatia | 477,212 | 2016 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 83 | Albania | 449,397 | 2019 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 84 | Namibia | 410,113 | 2015 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 85 | Gambia | 401,492 | 2020 | up 4,679.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Georgia | 379,732 | 2020 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 363,525 | 2021 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 88 | Lithuania | 352,624 | 2016 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 89 | Armenia | 307,289 | 2020 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 90 | Kosovo | 301,980 | 2017 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 90 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 301,980 | 2017 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 292,105 | 2019 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 93 | Moldova | 266,077 | 2021 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 245,698 | 2020 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 213,476 | 2011 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 96 | Slovenia | 204,439 | 2016 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Mauritius | 202,924 | 2017 | up 2,881.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 193,480 | 2016 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Estonia | 132,428 | 2016 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 100 | Cyprus | 117,272 | 2016 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 101 | Montenegro | 79,002 | 2013 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 76,286 | 2016 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 49,554 | 2016 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 104 | Belize | 48,034 | 1999 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 105 | Iceland | 44,574 | 2015 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 106 | Palestine | 4,272 | 2017 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Jamaica | 4,145 | 2002 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 1,250 | 2003 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 109 | Austria | 959.59 | 2003 | down 4.7% | falling |