demographic2024
Age 15-24
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
15.7%
Median: 12.9%
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
76.5%
Lowest
Niger
0.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti76.5%
2South Africa60.2%
3Eswatini54.4%
4Libya50.6%
5Botswana45.3%
By Region
Africa20.9%(9 countries)
South America17.2%(7 countries)
Other16.2%(107 countries)
Europe15.6%(32 countries)
Asia13.3%(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.4%)High (76.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.7%)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (107)
Europe (32)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 76.5% |
| 2 | South Africa | 60.2% |
| 3 | Eswatini | 54.4% |
| 4 | Libya | 50.6% |
| 5 | Botswana | 45.3% |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.9% |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 40.6% |
| 8 | Jordan | 39.1% |
| 9 | Tunisia | 38.9% |
| 10 | Namibia | 37.2% |
| 11 | Haiti | 36.8% |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 36.5% |
| 13 | Gabon | 36.3% |
| 14 | State of Palestine | 36.1% |
| 15 | Somalia | 34.1% |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.8% |
| 17 | Yemen | 32.2% |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 31.8% |
| 19 | Iraq | 31.7% |
| 20 | Algeria | 29.9% |
| 21 | Georgia | 29.9% |
| 22 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 28.7% |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 28.1% |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.3% |
| 25 | Angola | 26.7% |
| 26 | Uruguay | 26.7% |
| 27 | Armenia | 26.7% |
| 28 | Spain | 26.6% |
| 29 | Albania | 25.6% |
| 30 | Suriname | 24.9% |
| 31 | Lesotho | 24.7% |
| 32 | Guyana | 24.7% |
| 33 | Western Sahara | 24.6% |
| 34 | Sweden | 24.3% |
| 35 | Montenegro | 24.0% |
| 36 | Romania | 23.6% |
| 37 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 23.0% |
| 38 | Mauritania | 23.0% |
| 39 | Lebanon | 22.7% |
| 40 | Greece | 22.4% |
| 41 | Morocco | 22.4% |
| 42 | Portugal | 21.8% |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 21.7% |
| 44 | Serbia | 21.4% |
| 45 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 21.3% |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 21.3% |
| 47 | Chile | 21.0% |
| 48 | Nepal | 20.6% |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 20.5% |
| 50 | Italy | 20.2% |
| 51 | Panama | 19.7% |
| 52 | Colombia | 19.4% |
| 53 | Estonia | 19.3% |
| 54 | Argentina | 19.2% |
| 55 | Ukraine | 19.1% |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 19.1% |
| 57 | Slovakia | 19.0% |
| 58 | Finland | 18.7% |
| 59 | France | 18.6% |
| 60 | Belize | 18.6% |
| 61 | South Sudan | 18.5% |
| 62 | Bahamas | 18.3% |
| 63 | Barbados | 18.0% |
| 64 | Bhutan | 17.9% |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.9% |
| 66 | Belgium | 17.3% |
| 67 | Egypt | 17.3% |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 17.2% |
| 69 | Rwanda | 16.6% |
| 70 | Mauritius | 16.5% |
| 71 | Croatia | 16.5% |
| 72 | Türkiye | 16.3% |
| 73 | India | 15.7% |
| 74 | Brazil | 15.7% |
| 75 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.6% |
| 76 | Kenya | 15.5% |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 15.4% |
| 78 | Kuwait | 15.1% |
| 79 | Fiji | 15.1% |
| 80 | Hungary | 15.1% |
| 81 | People's Republic of China | 15.0% |
| 82 | Maldives | 14.8% |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 14.6% |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 14.3% |
| 85 | New Zealand | 14.0% |
| 86 | Lithuania | 13.7% |
| 87 | Latvia | 13.6% |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 13.5% |
| 89 | Oman | 13.5% |
| 90 | Paraguay | 13.4% |
| 91 | Canada | 13.3% |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 13.1% |
| 93 | Indonesia | 13.1% |
| 94 | Guam | 12.9% |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 12.9% |
| 96 | Cyprus | 12.9% |
| 97 | Samoa | 12.7% |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 12.5% |
| 99 | Taiwan, Province of China | 12.3% |
| 100 | Malaysia | 12.3% |
| 101 | Norway | 12.1% |
| 102 | Sudan | 12.0% |
| 103 | Denmark | 11.8% |
| 104 | Mongolia | 11.5% |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 11.5% |
| 106 | Mozambique | 11.5% |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 11.4% |
| 108 | Slovenia | 11.0% |
| 109 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.8% |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 10.8% |
| 111 | Poland | 10.7% |
| 112 | Belarus | 10.5% |
| 113 | Ireland | 10.4% |
| 114 | Austria | 10.4% |
| 115 | Jamaica | 10.4% |
| 116 | Venezuela | 10.2% |
| 117 | Zambia | 10.1% |
| 118 | Eritrea | 10.1% |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 10.0% |
| 120 | Myanmar | 10.0% |
| 121 | Peru | 9.7% |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 9.6% |
| 123 | Pakistan | 9.5% |
| 124 | Hong Kong | 9.5% |
| 125 | Australia | 9.4% |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 9.3% |
| 127 | Czech Republic | 9.2% |
| 128 | Malta | 9.1% |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 9.1% |
| 130 | United States of America | 8.9% |
| 131 | Comoros | 8.8% |
| 132 | Iceland | 8.8% |
| 133 | Netherlands | 8.8% |
| 134 | Ecuador | 8.6% |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.6% |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.4% |
| 137 | Honduras | 8.3% |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 8.3% |
| 139 | Switzerland | 8.2% |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.0% |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.0% |
| 142 | North Korea | 7.8% |
| 143 | El Salvador | 7.5% |
| 144 | Guinea | 7.1% |
| 145 | Philippines | 7.0% |
| 146 | Malawi | 6.9% |
| 147 | Macao | 6.7% |
| 148 | Cameroon | 6.6% |
| 149 | Germany | 6.6% |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 6.5% |
| 151 | South Korea | 6.4% |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 6.4% |
| 153 | Vietnam | 6.3% |
| 154 | Singapore | 6.3% |
| 155 | Israel | 6.2% |
| 156 | Tonga | 6.0% |
| 157 | Mexico | 5.8% |
| 158 | Bahrain | 5.5% |
| 159 | Madagascar | 5.5% |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 5.4% |
| 161 | Ghana | 5.3% |
| 162 | Bolivia | 5.2% |
| 163 | Nigeria | 5.1% |
| 164 | Thailand | 4.7% |
| 165 | Guatemala | 4.6% |
| 166 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.5% |
| 167 | Cuba | 4.3% |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2% |
| 169 | Uganda | 4.2% |
| 170 | Japan | 3.9% |
| 171 | Senegal | 3.9% |
| 172 | Mali | 3.8% |
| 173 | Kazakhstan | 3.8% |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8% |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | 3.5% |
| 176 | Togo | 3.4% |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 3.2% |
| 178 | Benin | 3.1% |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 2.9% |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.8% |
| 181 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.3% |
| 182 | Liberia | 2.2% |
| 183 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.2% |
| 184 | Burundi | 1.7% |
| 185 | Chad | 1.5% |
| 186 | Cambodia | 0.7% |
| 187 | Qatar | 0.6% |
| 188 | Niger | 0.4% |
Showing 188 of 188 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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