Population, ages 12-16, total by country

Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.

Countries reporting
188
Highest
123.56 million
India
Lowest
1,832
Palau
Median
639,640
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
4,786

What the numbers show

Population, ages 12-16, total is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 123.56 million in India; the lowest is 1,832 in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 639,640, and the mean is 3.21 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 67,446.

Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 49.1%), and the largest decrease in Macao (down 48.3%).

Population, ages 12-16, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 123.56 million 2015 up 3.0% rising
2 China 88.18 million 2015 down 19.7% falling
3 United States 21.50 million 2015 down 1.4% rising
4 Indonesia 21.38 million 2015 up 0.5% flat
5 Nigeria 20.99 million 2015 up 22.8% rising
6 Pakistan 18.60 million 2015 down 7.2% rising
7 Bangladesh 18.10 million 2015 up 5.9% rising
8 Brazil 17.72 million 2015 up 5.5% flat
9 Ethiopia 11.91 million 2015 up 24.1% rising
10 Philippines 10.46 million 2015 up 11.3% rising
11 Mexico 10.25 million 2015 down 2.7% flat
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.56 million 2015 up 37.6% rising
13 Egypt 8.27 million 2015 up 5.6% rising
14 Vietnam 7.82 million 2015 down 17.5% rising
15 Turkey 6.75 million 2015 down 1.5% flat
16 Russia 6.72 million 2015 down 31.2% falling
17 Tanzania 6.01 million 2015 up 32.6% rising
18 Japan 5.89 million 2015 down 4.3% falling
19 Iran 5.60 million 2015 down 34.8% falling
20 Kenya 5.29 million 2015 up 24.4% rising
21 Sudan 5.15 million 2015 up 20.3% rising
22 South Africa 5.10 million 2015 up 3.1% rising
23 Uganda 4.95 million 2015 up 34.8% rising
24 Colombia 4.49 million 2015 down 0.2% rising
25 Thailand 4.43 million 2015 down 7.6% falling
26 Afghanistan 4.30 million 2015 up 41.9% rising
27 Myanmar 4.13 million 2015 down 11.5% falling
28 Iraq 4.04 million 2015 up 21.2% rising
29 France 3.90 million 2015 up 4.1% flat
30 Germany 3.87 million 2015 down 13.9% falling
31 Nepal 3.53 million 2015 up 10.1% rising
32 United Kingdom 3.51 million 2015 down 10.4% flat
33 Argentina 3.36 million 2015 down 2.5% rising
34 Yemen 3.32 million 2015 up 19.3% rising
35 Mozambique 3.16 million 2015 up 32.7% rising
36 Algeria 3.00 million 2015 down 18.9% falling
37 Ghana 2.96 million 2015 up 11.0% rising
38 Morocco 2.93 million 2015 down 10.5% flat
39 Madagascar 2.85 million 2015 up 29.9% rising
40 Venezuela 2.82 million 2015 up 3.0% rising
41 Italy 2.74 million 2015 down 2.8% falling
42 Uzbekistan 2.73 million 2015 down 16.3% rising
43 Saudi Arabia 2.72 million 2015 up 9.0% rising
44 Peru 2.72 million 2015 down 6.4% rising
45 Malaysia 2.72 million 2015 up 4.4% rising
46 South Korea 2.66 million 2015 down 20.1% falling
47 Cote d'Ivoire 2.58 million 2015 up 11.5% rising
48 Cameroon 2.50 million 2015 up 16.5% rising
49 Angola 2.50 million 2015 up 26.4% rising
50 Syria 2.37 million 2015 up 7.0% rising
51 Niger 2.26 million 2015 up 48.0% rising
52 Burkina Faso 2.22 million 2015 up 31.7% rising
53 Malawi 2.20 million 2015 up 38.1% rising
54 Spain 2.18 million 2015 up 1.6% falling
55 Ukraine 1.96 million 2015 down 37.8% falling
56 Canada 1.92 million 2015 down 11.2% flat
57 Guatemala 1.91 million 2015 up 25.1% rising
58 Mali 1.91 million 2015 up 32.7% rising
59 Poland 1.82 million 2015 down 31.4% falling
60 Zambia 1.78 million 2015 up 25.1% rising
61 North Korea 1.77 million 2015 down 11.2% rising
62 Senegal 1.72 million 2015 up 21.8% rising
63 Zimbabwe 1.63 million 2015 down 6.5% rising
64 Cambodia 1.63 million 2015 down 10.7% rising
65 Chad 1.63 million 2015 up 36.5% rising
66 Sri Lanka 1.47 million 2015 down 11.9% falling
67 Ecuador 1.42 million 2015 up 3.6% rising
68 Australia 1.35 million 2015 down 3.8% rising
69 Guinea 1.33 million 2015 up 26.6% rising
70 Benin 1.31 million 2015 up 29.8% rising
71 Rwanda 1.30 million 2015 up 5.3% rising
72 Somalia 1.30 million 2015 up 45.8% rising
73 Chile 1.26 million 2015 down 16.0% rising
74 Burundi 1.19 million 2015 up 18.4% rising
75 Bolivia 1.16 million 2015 up 10.5% rising
76 Haiti 1.15 million 2015 up 5.9% rising
77 Kazakhstan 1.07 million 2015 down 28.5% falling
78 Romania 1.07 million 2015 down 23.9% falling
79 Dominican Republic 1.06 million 2015 up 9.9% rising
80 Netherlands 1.00 million 2015 down 0.3% rising
81 Togo 947,146 2015 up 27.4% rising
82 Honduras 903,912 2015 up 7.5% rising
83 Papua New Guinea 867,507 2015 up 27.1% rising
84 Tajikistan 832,934 2015 down 3.8% rising
85 Tunisia 807,353 2015 down 21.9% falling
86 Sierra Leone 790,888 2015 up 27.4% rising
87 El Salvador 749,412 2015 up 7.5% rising
88 Paraguay 711,666 2015 up 6.6% rising
89 Jordan 711,416 2015 up 15.9% rising
90 Laos 709,626 2015 down 5.6% rising
91 Eritrea 701,475 2015 up 32.1% rising
92 Israel 669,566 2015 up 20.7% rising
93 Cuba 664,738 2015 down 18.7% falling
94 Nicaragua 646,383 2015 down 4.6% rising
95 Libya 632,898 2015 up 15.5% falling
96 Palestine 629,235 2015 up 41.1% rising
97 Liberia 606,166 2015 up 49.1% rising
98 Central African Republic 595,406 2015 up 17.5% rising
99 Belgium 587,310 2015 down 6.1% flat
100 Azerbaijan 563,483 2015 down 39.5% falling
101 Portugal 561,517 2015 up 0.2% falling
102 Congo 527,933 2015 up 25.8% rising
103 Greece 524,531 2015 down 6.9% falling
104 Sweden 495,233 2015 down 20.2% rising
105 Kyrgyzstan 492,651 2015 down 17.5% rising
106 Hungary 486,271 2015 down 21.9% falling
107 Turkmenistan 466,971 2015 down 20.1% rising
108 Czechia 452,636 2015 down 27.9% falling
109 Belarus 452,332 2015 down 34.7% falling
110 Austria 425,815 2015 down 12.0% flat
111 Mauritania 418,502 2015 up 25.1% rising
112 Switzerland 413,327 2015 down 10.0% rising
113 Costa Rica 402,972 2015 down 8.1% rising
114 Lebanon 374,651 2015 down 0.6% rising
115 Hong Kong 357,986 2015 down 14.3% falling
116 Panama 338,720 2015 up 11.2% rising
117 Denmark 338,397 2015 up 0.3% rising
118 Bulgaria 325,224 2015 down 27.6% falling
120 Norway 305,310 2015 down 2.1% rising
121 United Arab Emirates 301,765 2015 up 28.8% rising
122 New Zealand 293,086 2015 down 6.2% rising
123 Finland 292,827 2015 down 10.8% falling
124 Oman 276,671 2015 down 1.9% rising
125 Jamaica 271,835 2015 down 4.8% rising
126 Slovakia 264,756 2015 down 30.3% falling
127 Singapore 263,742 2015 down 19.3% rising
128 Lesotho 261,142 2015 up 2.9% rising
129 Guinea-Bissau 259,549 2015 up 40.2% rising
130 Uruguay 253,540 2015 down 5.2% flat
131 Albania 250,892 2015 down 21.2% falling
132 Namibia 246,787 2015 down 8.3% rising
133 Georgia 235,988 2015 down 36.3% falling
134 Gambia 234,462 2015 up 32.6% rising
135 Kuwait 228,297 2015 up 20.5% rising
136 Mongolia 223,663 2015 down 26.1% falling
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 222,767 2015 down 12.1% falling
138 Croatia 220,004 2015 down 18.2% falling
139 Moldova 215,207 2015 down 32.8% falling
140 Botswana 210,904 2015 down 4.3% rising
141 East Timor 169,682 2015 up 36.4% rising
142 Armenia 164,277 2015 down 45.0% falling
143 Lithuania 159,694 2015 down 38.1% falling
144 Gabon 150,826 2015 down 0.3% rising
145 Eswatini 139,448 2015 down 8.9% rising
146 North Macedonia 121,055 2015 down 23.1% falling
147 Comoros 117,268 2015 up 28.9% rising
148 Djibouti 101,019 2015 up 2.5% rising
149 Mauritius 95,881 2015 down 7.8% falling
150 Latvia 95,163 2015 down 40.3% falling
151 Trinidad and Tobago 89,813 2015 down 25.6% falling
152 Slovenia 89,583 2015 down 19.5% falling
153 Fiji 87,070 2015 up 1.2% flat
154 Guyana 77,067 2015 up 13.8% falling
155 Equatorial Guinea 70,296 2015 up 28.4% rising
156 Cape Verde 67,590 2015 up 5.5% rising
157 Solomon Islands 66,303 2015 up 20.8% rising
158 Bhutan 64,492 2015 down 16.6% rising
159 Bahrain 63,002 2015 up 2.9% rising
160 Estonia 62,816 2015 down 30.4% falling
161 Qatar 60,738 2015 up 23.7% rising
162 Cyprus 51,495 2015 down 7.1% rising
163 Suriname 42,368 2015 down 0.2% flat
164 Brunei 36,378 2015 up 9.6% rising
165 Belize 35,415 2015 up 13.0% rising
167 Maldives 29,599 2015 down 25.0% rising
168 Vanuatu 29,478 2015 up 14.4% rising
169 Bahamas 28,800 2015 down 3.1% rising
170 Samoa 25,039 2015 up 16.8% rising
171 Sao Tome and Principe 21,610 2015 up 17.5% rising
173 Iceland 20,941 2015 down 7.6% flat
174 Macao 19,990 2015 down 48.3% falling
175 Barbados 17,223 2015 down 17.0% falling
176 Saint Lucia 14,233 2015 down 13.7% falling
177 Micronesia (country) 13,884 2015 up 1.7% flat
178 Tonga 11,523 2015 down 5.3% rising
179 Kiribati 10,825 2006 up 18.3% rising
180 Grenada 10,738 2015 down 22.0% rising
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10,413 2015 down 17.9% falling
182 Antigua and Barbuda 7,453 2006 up 9.7% rising
183 Aruba 7,373 2015 down 0.6% rising
184 Seychelles 7,138 2005 up 1.4% flat
185 Dominica 7,053 2005 down 11.0% falling
186 Marshall Islands 6,669 2006 down 5.8% flat
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,265 2005 down 4.0% falling
188 Andorra 3,870 2006 up 19.7% rising
189 Bermuda 3,827 2005 up 2.3% flat
190 Cayman Islands 2,671 2006 up 33.2% rising
191 Palau 1,832 2006 up 18.7% rising

About this data

Indicator
Population, ages 12-16, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.