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Children under 15 in China

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 29 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · China

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 15.4% −0.6 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 29 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −2.9 pp
vs World −9.0 pp World: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1960 – 2025 percent · China · World
−2.9 pp since 2015
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Children under 15 · percent
China
15.4%
World
24.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 15.4% · 2025
First value 40.3% · 1960
Highest 41.5% · 1966
Lowest 15.4% · 2025
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearChinaChange World
2025 15.4% −0.6 pp 24.4%
2024 16.0% −0.6 pp 24.7%
2023 16.6% −0.5 pp 25.0%
2022 17.1% −0.5 pp 25.3%
2021 17.6% −0.4 pp 25.6%
2020 18.0% −0.2 pp 25.8%
2019 18.2% −0.1 pp 26.0%
2018 18.3% −0.0 pp 26.2%
2017 18.4% +0.0 pp 26.4%
2016 18.3% −0.0 pp 26.5%
2015 18.3% −0.0 pp 26.6%
2014 18.3% +0.0 pp 26.8%
2013 18.3% +0.0 pp 26.9%
2012 18.3% −0.0 pp 27.0%
2011 18.3% −0.1 pp 27.1%
2010 18.5% −0.2 pp 27.3%
2009 18.6% −0.2 pp 27.5%
2008 18.9% −0.3 pp 27.6%
2007 19.2% −0.4 pp 27.9%
2006 19.6% −0.7 pp 28.1%
2005 20.3% −0.9 pp 28.5%
2004 21.2% −0.9 pp 28.8%
2003 22.0% −0.9 pp 29.2%
2002 22.9% −0.9 pp 29.6%
2001 23.8% −0.7 pp 30.0%
2000 24.5% −0.6 pp 30.4%
1999 25.2% −0.6 pp 30.8%
1998 25.7% −0.6 pp 31.1%
1997 26.3% −0.6 pp 31.5%
1996 27.0% −0.5 pp 31.8%
1995 27.4% −0.4 pp 32.1%
1994 27.8% −0.3 pp 32.3%
1993 28.2% −0.2 pp 32.5%
1992 28.4% −0.2 pp 32.7%
1991 28.6% −0.1 pp 32.9%
1990 28.8% −0.1 pp 33.0%
1989 28.9% −0.4 pp 33.2%
1988 29.3% −0.5 pp 33.3%
1987 29.8% −0.6 pp 33.6%
1986 30.4% −0.8 pp 33.8%
1985 31.2% −1.0 pp 34.0%
1984 32.2% −1.1 pp 34.3%
1983 33.3% −0.9 pp 34.6%
1982 34.3% −0.8 pp 34.9%
1981 35.1% −1.0 pp 35.2%
1980 36.1% −1.1 pp 35.5%
1979 37.2% −1.3 pp 35.8%
1978 38.6% −1.3 pp 36.3%
1977 39.8% −0.5 pp 36.7%
1976 40.3% +0.0 pp 36.9%
1975 40.2% +0.1 pp 37.1%
1974 40.2% +0.0 pp 37.2%
1973 40.1% −0.2 pp 37.3%
1972 40.4% −0.3 pp 37.5%
1971 40.7% −0.1 pp 37.6%
1970 40.8% −0.2 pp 37.7%
1969 41.0% −0.1 pp 37.8%
1968 41.0% −0.2 pp 37.9%
1967 41.3% −0.2 pp 38.0%
1966 41.5% +0.1 pp 38.0%
1965 41.5% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1964 41.2% +0.6 pp 38.0%
1963 40.6% +0.6 pp 37.8%
1962 40.0% +0.0 pp 37.6%
1961 40.0% −0.4 pp 37.5%
1960 40.3% 37.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryChildren under 15
1 Congo - Kinshasa 46.0%
2 Liberia 42.4%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 41.9%
4 Yemen 41.8%
5 Sierra Leone 41.8%
6 Gabon 36.6%
7 Honduras 34.9%
8 Egypt 34.1%
9 Philippines 33.5%
10 Bangladesh 31.2%
11 Ecuador 29.0%
12 Algeria 29.0%
13 India 28.9%
14 Mexico 28.0%
15 Indonesia 27.0%
16 Lebanon 25.8%
17 Saudi Arabia 25.1%
18 Argentina 24.9%
19 Colombia 24.5%
20 Türkiye 23.9%
21 Brazil 22.4%
22 Chile 19.9%
23 United States 19.2%
24 China 18.3%
25 France 18.2%
26 Norway 18.0%
27 United Kingdom 17.9%
28 Russia 16.9%
29 Netherlands 16.6%
30 Finland 16.4%
31 Canada 16.2%
32 Romania 15.7%
33 Czechia 15.3%
34 Poland 15.1%
35 Spain 15.0%
36 Lithuania 14.6%
37 Greece 14.5%
38 Bulgaria 13.9%
39 South Korea 13.8%
40 Italy 13.7%
41 Germany 13.2%
42 Hong Kong SAR China 11.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

The share of residents who are children.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.