Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
98
Highest
1.0%
Malta
Lowest
0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,360
What the numbers show
Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Malta; the lowest is 0.1% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 127.9%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 35.9%).
Urban population, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 6 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2016 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 11 | Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 12 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 13 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 0.8% | 2011 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 0.8% | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2016 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Russia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 33 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 35 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2013 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 36 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 38 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 40 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 43 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2013 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 45 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 50 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 0.6% | 2003 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 56 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 58 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 59 | Slovak Republic | 0.5% | 2016 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 60 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 0.5% | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 63 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2016 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 66 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.5% | 2013 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 67 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2016 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 69 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2019 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 73 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 74 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 75 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2016 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 76 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 77 | Moldova | 0.4% | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 79 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 80 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 81 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 82 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 84 | Mali | 0.4% | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3% | 2018 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 87 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 89 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 90 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 93 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 94 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 98 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2002 | down 15.0% | falling |