Population, age 17, 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
24.59 million
India
Lowest
311
Palau
Median
125,050
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
4,605

What the numbers show

Population, age 17, total is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 24.59 million in India; the lowest is 311 in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 125,050, and the mean is 638,962.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 79,058.

Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 49.2%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 53.7%).

Population, age 17, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 24.59 million 2015 up 7.9% rising
2 China 19.17 million 2015 down 20.7% flat
3 United States 4.33 million 2015 down 0.6% rising
4 Indonesia 4.18 million 2015 down 2.0% flat
5 Pakistan 3.95 million 2015 down 0.4% rising
6 Nigeria 3.89 million 2015 up 25.0% rising
7 Brazil 3.45 million 2015 down 0.7% rising
8 Bangladesh 3.43 million 2015 up 5.6% rising
9 Ethiopia 2.25 million 2015 up 31.1% rising
10 Mexico 2.05 million 2015 up 4.6% flat
11 Philippines 1.96 million 2015 up 10.1% rising
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.69 million 2015 up 34.0% rising
13 Egypt 1.59 million 2015 down 2.1% rising
14 Vietnam 1.51 million 2015 down 19.0% rising
15 Turkey 1.41 million 2015 up 5.9% rising
16 Russia 1.27 million 2015 down 49.2% falling
17 Japan 1.23 million 2015 down 6.2% falling
18 Iran 1.07 million 2015 down 39.4% rising
19 Tanzania 1.05 million 2015 up 23.1% rising
20 South Africa 1.00 million 2015 up 4.4% rising
21 Sudan 997,457 2015 up 26.7% rising
22 Kenya 947,794 2015 up 10.7% rising
23 Colombia 903,065 2015 up 4.6% rising
24 Thailand 899,273 2015 down 10.7% falling
25 Uganda 893,973 2015 up 37.9% rising
26 Myanmar 859,960 2015 down 10.4% flat
27 Germany 834,000 2015 down 15.2% flat
28 Afghanistan 793,460 2015 up 47.4% rising
29 Iraq 778,381 2015 up 25.6% rising
30 France 766,321 2015 down 2.5% falling
31 United Kingdom 729,650 2015 down 8.5% rising
32 Nepal 708,187 2015 up 21.9% rising
33 Argentina 687,029 2015 up 1.8% rising
34 Yemen 629,981 2015 up 25.2% rising
35 South Korea 616,708 2015 down 1.1% falling
36 Morocco 599,078 2015 down 9.3% rising
37 Algeria 574,264 2015 down 23.0% rising
38 Ghana 561,029 2015 up 10.9% rising
39 Mozambique 559,801 2015 up 28.3% rising
40 Peru 554,615 2015 up 0.0% rising
41 Venezuela 552,089 2015 up 1.3% rising
42 Italy 541,384 2015 down 4.3% falling
43 Madagascar 534,942 2015 up 35.5% rising
44 Uzbekistan 533,252 2015 down 15.4% rising
45 Malaysia 529,476 2015 up 5.6% rising
46 Saudi Arabia 523,081 2015 up 14.5% rising
47 Cote d'Ivoire 494,415 2015 up 13.9% rising
48 Cameroon 452,437 2015 up 13.0% rising
49 Syria 450,113 2015 down 1.2% rising
50 Angola 447,265 2015 up 27.0% rising
51 Malawi 409,303 2015 up 48.4% rising
52 Spain 408,335 2015 down 11.2% falling
53 Ukraine 407,742 2015 down 44.4% falling
54 Burkina Faso 406,212 2015 up 34.4% rising
55 Canada 401,419 2015 down 6.4% rising
56 North Korea 398,006 2015 up 9.8% rising
57 Niger 393,437 2015 up 49.2% rising
58 Poland 392,491 2015 down 32.2% falling
59 Guatemala 355,415 2015 up 29.5% rising
60 Mali 354,184 2015 up 37.3% rising
61 Zambia 333,126 2015 up 27.1% rising
62 Cambodia 331,821 2015 down 1.3% rising
63 Zimbabwe 330,619 2015 down 3.4% rising
64 Senegal 316,597 2015 up 20.0% rising
65 Sri Lanka 292,328 2015 down 16.5% falling
66 Chad 291,978 2015 up 35.7% rising
67 Ecuador 283,410 2015 up 6.5% rising
68 Australia 278,386 2015 down 0.1% rising
69 Chile 263,892 2015 down 10.2% rising
70 Guinea 242,566 2015 up 26.4% rising
71 Benin 241,436 2015 up 30.9% rising
72 Somalia 237,505 2015 up 38.8% rising
73 Rwanda 236,838 2015 down 9.5% rising
74 Haiti 225,566 2015 up 6.2% rising
75 Romania 222,531 2015 down 38.2% falling
76 Bolivia 221,901 2015 up 16.2% rising
77 Burundi 215,299 2015 up 13.4% rising
78 Dominican Republic 204,470 2015 up 12.3% rising
79 Kazakhstan 203,448 2015 down 37.1% falling
80 Netherlands 197,235 2015 down 0.3% flat
81 Honduras 178,629 2015 up 15.5% rising
82 Togo 175,046 2015 up 27.7% rising
83 Tajikistan 167,288 2015 down 1.7% rising
84 Papua New Guinea 166,926 2015 up 33.1% rising
85 Tunisia 162,814 2015 down 25.3% flat
86 Laos 149,468 2015 up 8.9% rising
87 El Salvador 147,910 2015 up 13.8% rising
88 Sierra Leone 144,047 2015 up 22.9% rising
89 Jordan 143,839 2015 up 21.8% rising
90 Paraguay 139,497 2015 up 8.4% rising
91 Cuba 136,580 2015 down 21.4% falling
92 Azerbaijan 133,533 2015 down 29.3% rising
93 Nicaragua 130,501 2015 up 5.6% rising
94 Israel 128,039 2015 up 16.4% rising
95 Eritrea 122,060 2015 up 19.6% rising
96 Belgium 119,462 2015 down 3.7% flat
97 Libya 117,750 2015 up 2.5% falling
98 Palestine 117,683 2015 up 42.2% rising
99 Central African Republic 113,860 2015 up 22.1% rising
100 Portugal 112,926 2015 down 4.6% falling
101 Liberia 107,639 2015 up 42.1% rising
102 Greece 107,035 2015 down 10.8% falling
103 Kyrgyzstan 104,246 2015 down 12.9% rising
104 Hungary 100,038 2015 down 20.6% falling
105 Congo 96,031 2015 up 24.4% rising
106 Sweden 94,689 2015 down 19.7% rising
107 Belarus 91,824 2015 down 44.0% falling
108 Turkmenistan 91,379 2015 down 19.9% rising
109 Switzerland 89,622 2015 up 1.7% rising
110 Austria 89,320 2015 down 6.3% flat
111 Czechia 87,326 2015 down 33.2% falling
112 Costa Rica 82,740 2015 down 8.2% rising
113 Lebanon 79,631 2015 up 10.4% rising
114 Hong Kong 78,907 2015 down 5.7% falling
115 Mauritania 77,977 2015 up 25.5% rising
116 Denmark 69,542 2015 up 12.9% rising
117 Panama 66,116 2015 up 9.5% rising
118 Norway 63,617 2015 up 7.1% rising
119 Singapore 62,238 2015 up 10.8% rising
120 Bulgaria 62,086 2015 down 40.1% falling
121 United Arab Emirates 61,935 2015 up 30.1% rising
122 Finland 59,977 2015 down 4.8% flat
123 New Zealand 59,153 2015 down 3.8% rising
124 Oman 59,068 2015 up 5.8% rising
126 Slovakia 56,886 2015 down 29.9% falling
127 Jamaica 53,636 2015 up 0.4% rising
128 Albania 52,119 2015 down 19.8% flat
129 Namibia 51,915 2015 up 4.4% rising
130 Lesotho 51,782 2015 up 3.7% rising
131 Uruguay 51,459 2015 down 0.1% flat
132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50,831 2015 down 10.2% falling
133 Georgia 49,050 2015 down 38.0% falling
134 Croatia 48,547 2015 down 13.8% falling
135 Moldova 46,555 2015 down 35.4% falling
136 Guinea-Bissau 46,234 2015 up 41.1% rising
137 Kuwait 44,278 2015 up 19.5% rising
138 Mongolia 44,032 2015 down 32.5% rising
139 Gambia 43,511 2015 up 36.9% rising
140 Botswana 42,710 2015 down 3.2% rising
141 Armenia 37,151 2015 down 43.2% falling
142 Lithuania 35,694 2015 down 36.4% falling
143 East Timor 33,053 2015 up 47.8% rising
144 Gabon 29,770 2015 up 2.4% rising
145 Eswatini 28,238 2015 down 5.5% rising
146 North Macedonia 25,262 2015 down 20.5% falling
147 Comoros 21,754 2015 up 27.5% rising
148 Djibouti 19,729 2015 up 7.1% rising
149 Mauritius 19,677 2015 up 5.8% flat
150 Slovenia 18,491 2015 down 27.5% falling
151 Latvia 18,156 2015 down 53.7% falling
152 Trinidad and Tobago 18,012 2015 down 36.2% falling
153 Fiji 17,706 2015 up 9.4% rising
154 Guyana 15,516 2015 up 26.0% falling
155 Bhutan 13,809 2015 down 7.3% rising
156 Equatorial Guinea 13,099 2015 up 31.2% rising
157 Solomon Islands 12,658 2015 up 25.7% rising
158 Cape Verde 12,421 2015 down 0.8% rising
159 Estonia 12,147 2015 down 46.0% falling
160 Bahrain 12,073 2015 up 9.7% rising
161 Qatar 11,687 2015 up 30.6% rising
162 Cyprus 11,014 2015 down 4.9% rising
163 Suriname 8,665 2015 down 2.4% flat
164 Brunei 7,132 2015 up 12.4% rising
165 Belize 6,971 2015 up 19.3% rising
167 Maldives 6,298 2015 down 19.4% rising
168 Bahamas 6,124 2015 up 11.8% rising
169 Vanuatu 5,740 2015 up 18.3% rising
170 Samoa 5,082 2015 up 27.8% rising
171 Macao 5,010 2015 down 42.4% rising
173 Iceland 4,276 2015 down 0.3% rising
174 Sao Tome and Principe 4,078 2015 up 20.4% rising
175 Barbados 3,556 2015 down 17.7% falling
176 Saint Lucia 2,756 2015 down 16.5% flat
177 Micronesia (country) 2,679 2015 down 0.9% rising
178 Tonga 2,418 2015 up 9.4% rising
179 Grenada 2,255 2015 down 8.7% rising
180 Kiribati 2,211 2006 up 37.7% rising
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,915 2015 down 28.8% falling
182 Aruba 1,469 2015 up 1.9% rising
183 Seychelles 1,462 2005 down 0.2% flat
184 Marshall Islands 1,417 2006 up 20.6% rising
185 Dominica 1,416 2005 down 5.9% falling
186 Antigua and Barbuda 1,377 2006 up 9.6% rising
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 892 2005 up 2.2% rising
188 Andorra 762 2006 up 5.5% rising
189 Bermuda 732 2005 up 1.4% flat
190 Cayman Islands 518 2006 up 33.2% rising
191 Palau 311 2006 up 16.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
Population, age 17, 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.