Population, age 15, total by country

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Countries reporting
188
Highest
24.69 million
India
Lowest
349
Palau
Median
126,648
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
4,605

What the numbers show

Population, age 15, total is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 24.69 million in India; the lowest is 349 in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 126,648, and the mean is 640,627.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 70,746.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 48.6%), and the largest decrease in Macao (down 47.4%).

Population, age 15, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 24.69 million 2015 up 4.5% rising
2 China 18.11 million 2015 down 20.7% falling
3 United States 4.30 million 2015 down 1.4% rising
4 Indonesia 4.25 million 2015 down 0.3% flat
5 Nigeria 4.10 million 2015 up 23.6% rising
6 Pakistan 3.80 million 2015 down 5.6% rising
7 Bangladesh 3.56 million 2015 up 5.6% rising
8 Brazil 3.52 million 2015 up 3.5% flat
9 Ethiopia 2.34 million 2015 up 26.3% rising
10 Mexico 2.05 million 2015 down 0.2% flat
11 Philippines 2.05 million 2015 up 10.9% rising
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.83 million 2015 up 36.4% rising
13 Egypt 1.63 million 2015 up 2.6% rising
14 Vietnam 1.54 million 2015 down 18.7% rising
15 Turkey 1.37 million 2015 up 1.1% flat
16 Russia 1.30 million 2015 down 39.3% falling
17 Japan 1.20 million 2015 down 4.5% falling
18 Tanzania 1.15 million 2015 up 29.7% rising
19 Iran 1.09 million 2015 down 37.6% falling
20 Sudan 1.02 million 2015 up 22.5% rising
21 Kenya 1.02 million 2015 up 19.5% rising
22 South Africa 1.02 million 2015 up 3.6% rising
23 Uganda 955,706 2015 up 35.7% rising
24 Colombia 900,900 2015 up 1.3% rising
25 Thailand 889,875 2015 down 8.8% falling
26 Myanmar 836,650 2015 down 11.4% falling
27 Afghanistan 836,229 2015 up 43.7% rising
28 Iraq 799,237 2015 up 22.7% rising
29 Germany 793,444 2015 down 14.7% flat
30 France 776,054 2015 up 1.8% falling
31 United Kingdom 708,870 2015 down 10.2% rising
32 Nepal 707,893 2015 up 13.8% rising
33 Argentina 676,565 2015 down 1.2% rising
34 Yemen 651,443 2015 up 20.9% rising
35 Mozambique 607,771 2015 up 31.7% rising
36 Morocco 589,021 2015 down 10.5% flat
37 Algeria 587,678 2015 down 21.1% flat
38 Ghana 581,518 2015 up 10.9% rising
39 South Korea 561,825 2015 down 13.7% falling
40 Venezuela 559,400 2015 up 2.2% rising
41 Madagascar 558,622 2015 up 31.9% rising
42 Peru 547,969 2015 down 4.6% rising
43 Italy 545,368 2015 down 3.1% falling
44 Uzbekistan 539,305 2015 down 16.8% rising
45 Malaysia 538,881 2015 up 4.7% rising
46 Saudi Arabia 536,578 2015 up 10.6% rising
47 Cote d'Ivoire 508,434 2015 up 12.1% rising
48 Cameroon 484,496 2015 up 15.3% rising
49 Angola 480,659 2015 up 26.4% rising
50 Syria 464,946 2015 up 3.9% rising
51 Niger 431,195 2015 up 48.6% rising
52 Burkina Faso 430,646 2015 up 32.7% rising
53 Malawi 430,096 2015 up 41.9% rising
54 Spain 424,739 2015 down 2.5% falling
55 Ukraine 393,699 2015 down 41.1% falling
56 Canada 389,011 2015 down 10.0% rising
57 Guatemala 373,663 2015 up 26.6% rising
58 Mali 371,836 2015 up 34.2% rising
59 Poland 370,686 2015 down 32.2% falling
60 North Korea 369,252 2015 down 4.6% rising
61 Zambia 348,329 2015 up 25.9% rising
62 Senegal 334,251 2015 up 21.2% rising
63 Zimbabwe 327,865 2015 down 5.8% rising
64 Cambodia 327,108 2015 down 8.4% rising
65 Chad 314,149 2015 up 36.4% rising
66 Sri Lanka 292,761 2015 down 13.8% falling
67 Ecuador 284,159 2015 up 4.6% rising
68 Australia 272,334 2015 down 2.8% rising
69 Guinea 257,585 2015 up 26.6% rising
70 Chile 255,587 2015 down 14.6% rising
71 Benin 255,451 2015 up 30.1% rising
72 Somalia 252,089 2015 up 44.1% rising
73 Rwanda 250,905 2015 down 1.0% rising
74 Haiti 229,202 2015 up 5.9% rising
75 Bolivia 228,966 2015 up 12.3% rising
76 Burundi 228,346 2015 up 15.9% rising
77 Romania 216,201 2015 down 30.1% falling
78 Dominican Republic 210,271 2015 up 10.8% rising
79 Kazakhstan 208,746 2015 down 32.7% falling
80 Netherlands 199,670 2015 down 0.2% rising
81 Togo 184,707 2015 up 27.6% rising
82 Honduras 180,261 2015 up 9.9% rising
83 Papua New Guinea 171,895 2015 up 29.5% rising
84 Tajikistan 166,810 2015 down 3.7% rising
85 Tunisia 161,073 2015 down 23.8% falling
86 Sierra Leone 153,206 2015 up 25.9% rising
87 El Salvador 149,577 2015 up 9.9% rising
88 Laos 144,579 2015 down 1.4% rising
89 Jordan 143,157 2015 up 18.0% rising
90 Paraguay 141,490 2015 up 7.0% rising
91 Cuba 134,084 2015 down 20.1% falling
92 Eritrea 133,861 2015 up 28.1% rising
93 Israel 132,184 2015 up 19.6% rising
94 Nicaragua 129,811 2015 down 1.5% rising
95 Libya 123,486 2015 up 11.4% falling
96 Palestine 123,369 2015 up 41.8% rising
97 Azerbaijan 118,747 2015 down 37.1% rising
98 Belgium 118,055 2015 down 5.4% flat
99 Central African Republic 117,405 2015 up 19.0% rising
100 Liberia 116,424 2015 up 46.9% rising
101 Portugal 112,401 2015 down 1.1% falling
102 Greece 105,373 2015 down 8.0% falling
103 Congo 102,463 2015 up 25.6% rising
104 Kyrgyzstan 100,225 2015 down 16.6% rising
105 Hungary 97,802 2015 down 21.7% falling
106 Sweden 96,859 2015 down 20.9% rising
107 Turkmenistan 92,223 2015 down 20.8% rising
108 Belarus 90,084 2015 down 39.1% falling
109 Czechia 88,680 2015 down 30.2% falling
110 Austria 86,367 2015 down 10.4% flat
111 Switzerland 84,915 2015 down 6.4% rising
112 Mauritania 81,849 2015 up 25.5% rising
113 Costa Rica 81,242 2015 down 8.6% rising
114 Lebanon 76,670 2015 up 3.1% rising
115 Hong Kong 73,905 2015 down 11.5% falling
116 Denmark 68,422 2015 up 4.5% rising
117 Panama 67,283 2015 up 10.7% rising
118 Bulgaria 63,586 2015 down 32.8% falling
119 Norway 61,960 2015 up 0.8% rising
121 United Arab Emirates 60,072 2015 up 30.8% rising
122 Finland 58,914 2015 down 9.0% flat
123 New Zealand 58,764 2015 down 5.7% rising
124 Oman 56,533 2015 up 0.4% rising
125 Singapore 56,022 2015 down 10.4% rising
126 Jamaica 54,217 2015 down 3.3% rising
127 Slovakia 53,937 2015 down 30.6% falling
128 Lesotho 52,208 2015 up 3.0% rising
129 Uruguay 51,006 2015 down 3.5% flat
130 Albania 50,715 2015 down 21.4% falling
131 Namibia 50,216 2015 down 4.8% rising
132 Guinea-Bissau 49,900 2015 up 40.6% rising
133 Georgia 47,534 2015 down 37.7% falling
134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46,786 2015 down 11.4% falling
135 Gambia 45,804 2015 up 34.3% rising
136 Croatia 45,466 2015 down 16.8% falling
137 Kuwait 44,944 2015 up 21.0% rising
138 Mongolia 44,190 2015 down 29.4% falling
139 Moldova 43,864 2015 down 34.5% falling
140 Botswana 42,318 2015 down 4.3% rising
141 Armenia 33,943 2015 down 45.4% falling
142 East Timor 33,622 2015 up 40.0% rising
143 Lithuania 32,973 2015 down 38.4% falling
144 Gabon 30,017 2015 up 0.2% rising
145 Eswatini 27,998 2015 down 8.3% rising
146 North Macedonia 24,504 2015 down 22.5% falling
147 Comoros 22,918 2015 up 28.8% rising
148 Djibouti 20,042 2015 up 3.7% rising
149 Mauritius 19,343 2015 down 3.3% falling
150 Latvia 18,458 2015 down 46.7% falling
151 Slovenia 18,028 2015 down 22.8% falling
152 Trinidad and Tobago 17,865 2015 down 30.3% falling
153 Fiji 17,571 2015 up 4.2% rising
154 Guyana 15,598 2015 up 18.9% falling
155 Equatorial Guinea 13,731 2015 up 29.4% rising
156 Bhutan 13,177 2015 down 14.1% rising
157 Cape Verde 13,132 2015 up 2.9% rising
158 Solomon Islands 13,080 2015 up 22.6% rising
159 Bahrain 12,375 2015 up 5.1% rising
160 Estonia 12,289 2015 down 37.5% falling
161 Qatar 11,897 2015 up 26.9% rising
162 Cyprus 10,476 2015 down 5.1% rising
163 Suriname 8,563 2015 down 0.8% flat
164 Brunei 7,191 2015 up 10.5% rising
165 Belize 7,058 2015 up 15.2% rising
167 Maldives 6,007 2015 down 24.2% rising
168 Bahamas 5,891 2015 up 1.8% rising
169 Vanuatu 5,850 2015 up 15.5% rising
170 Samoa 5,073 2015 up 20.7% rising
172 Macao 4,282 2015 down 47.4% rising
173 Sao Tome and Principe 4,250 2015 up 18.8% rising
174 Iceland 4,213 2015 down 5.4% rising
175 Barbados 3,476 2015 down 17.6% falling
176 Saint Lucia 2,805 2015 down 15.2% falling
177 Micronesia (country) 2,752 2015 up 0.7% rising
178 Tonga 2,352 2015 down 0.6% rising
179 Kiribati 2,192 2006 up 25.1% rising
180 Grenada 2,187 2015 down 18.2% rising
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,019 2015 down 22.3% falling
182 Aruba 1,477 2015 up 0.3% rising
183 Antigua and Barbuda 1,451 2006 up 9.7% rising
184 Dominica 1,423 2005 down 8.9% falling
185 Seychelles 1,410 2005 up 1.1% flat
186 Marshall Islands 1,367 2006 up 0.2% flat
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 868 2005 down 2.0% flat
188 Andorra 755 2006 up 13.4% rising
189 Bermuda 753 2005 up 2.0% flat
190 Cayman Islands 520 2006 up 33.3% rising
191 Palau 349 2006 up 19.1% rising

About this data

Indicator
Population, age 15, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.