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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Comoros

Share of population under 15 in the Comoros in 2025 — 36.9%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 4.8 pp.

2025 36.9% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 43of 217
Period maximum 47.9%1996
Period minimum 36.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Comoros, 1960–20253540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.6%1962: 42.5%1964: 43.7%1966: 44.5%1968: 45.3%1970: 45.8%1972: 46%1974: 46.3%1976: 46.6%1978: 46.8%1980: 46.9%1982: 46.9%1984: 46.8%1986: 46.9%1988: 46.9%1990: 47%1992: 47.1%1994: 47.7%1996: 47.9%1998: 47.7%2000: 47%2002: 46.6%2004: 45.7%2006: 44.3%2008: 42.9%2010: 41.6%2012: 40.5%2014: 40%2016: 39.6%2018: 38.9%2020: 38.3%2022: 37.7%2024: 37.1%2025: 36.9%
Change over the period: −4.8 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Comoros

Comoros 36.9%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.9 −0.3 pp
2024 37.1 −0.3 pp
2023 37.4 −0.3 pp
2022 37.7 −0.3 pp
2021 38 −0.3 pp
2020 38.3 −0.3 pp
2019 38.6 −0.3 pp
2018 38.9 −0.4 pp
2017 39.3 −0.3 pp
2016 39.6 −0.2 pp
2015 39.8 −0.2 pp
2014 40 −0.2 pp
2013 40.2 −0.3 pp
2012 40.5 −0.5 pp
2011 41 −0.6 pp
2010 41.6 −0.6 pp
2009 42.2 −0.7 pp
2008 42.9 −0.7 pp
2007 43.6 −0.7 pp
2006 44.3 −0.7 pp
2005 45 −0.7 pp
2004 45.7 −0.5 pp
2003 46.3 −0.3 pp
2002 46.6 −0.2 pp
2001 46.7 −0.3 pp
2000 47 −0.4 pp
1999 47.4 −0.3 pp
1998 47.7 −0.2 pp
1997 47.9 −0 pp
1996 47.9 +0.1 pp
1995 47.9 +0.2 pp
1994 47.7 +0.3 pp
1993 47.5 +0.4 pp
1992 47.1 +0.2 pp
1991 46.9 −0 pp
1990 47 +0 pp
1989 47 +0 pp
1988 46.9 +0 pp
1987 46.9 +0 pp
1986 46.9 +0 pp
1985 46.9 +0 pp
1984 46.8 −0 pp
1983 46.9 −0 pp
1982 46.9 −0 pp
1981 46.9 −0 pp
1980 46.9 +0 pp
1979 46.9 +0.1 pp
1978 46.8 +0.1 pp
1977 46.7 +0.1 pp
1976 46.6 +0.1 pp
1975 46.4 +0.1 pp
1974 46.3 +0.1 pp
1973 46.2 +0.1 pp
1972 46 +0.1 pp
1971 45.9 +0.2 pp
1970 45.8 +0.2 pp
1969 45.6 +0.3 pp
1968 45.3 +0.4 pp
1967 44.9 +0.4 pp
1966 44.5 +0.3 pp
1965 44.1 +0.4 pp
1964 43.7 +0.6 pp
1963 43.1 +0.6 pp
1962 42.5 +0.5 pp
1961 42 +0.4 pp
1960 41.6 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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