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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Niger

Share of population under 15 in Niger in 2025 — 46.2%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.7 pp.

2025 46.2% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 3of 217
Period maximum 49.5%2011
Period minimum 46.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Niger, 1960–2025464748495019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49%1962: 48.8%1964: 48.8%1966: 48.6%1968: 48.4%1970: 48.1%1972: 47.9%1974: 47.6%1976: 47.3%1978: 47%1980: 47%1982: 47%1984: 47%1986: 47%1988: 47%1990: 46.8%1992: 46.7%1994: 46.7%1996: 46.7%1998: 46.9%2000: 47.3%2002: 47.8%2004: 48.2%2006: 48.7%2008: 49.1%2010: 49.4%2012: 49.5%2014: 49.3%2016: 49%2018: 48.6%2020: 48%2022: 47.3%2024: 46.6%2025: 46.2%
Change over the period: −2.7 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Niger 46.2%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 46.2 −0.4 pp
2024 46.6 −0.4 pp
2023 47 −0.4 pp
2022 47.3 −0.4 pp
2021 47.7 −0.3 pp
2020 48 −0.3 pp
2019 48.3 −0.3 pp
2018 48.6 −0.2 pp
2017 48.8 −0.2 pp
2016 49 −0.2 pp
2015 49.2 −0.1 pp
2014 49.3 −0.1 pp
2013 49.4 −0.1 pp
2012 49.5 −0 pp
2011 49.5 +0.1 pp
2010 49.4 +0.1 pp
2009 49.3 +0.2 pp
2008 49.1 +0.2 pp
2007 48.9 +0.2 pp
2006 48.7 +0.2 pp
2005 48.5 +0.2 pp
2004 48.2 +0.2 pp
2003 48 +0.2 pp
2002 47.8 +0.2 pp
2001 47.5 +0.2 pp
2000 47.3 +0.2 pp
1999 47.1 +0.2 pp
1998 46.9 +0.1 pp
1997 46.8 +0.1 pp
1996 46.7 +0 pp
1995 46.7 −0 pp
1994 46.7 −0 pp
1993 46.7 −0 pp
1992 46.7 −0 pp
1991 46.8 −0.1 pp
1990 46.8 −0.1 pp
1989 46.9 −0.1 pp
1988 47 −0 pp
1987 47 −0 pp
1986 47 −0 pp
1985 47 +0 pp
1984 47 +0 pp
1983 47 +0 pp
1982 47 +0 pp
1981 47 +0 pp
1980 47 −0 pp
1979 47 −0.1 pp
1978 47 −0.1 pp
1977 47.1 −0.1 pp
1976 47.3 −0.1 pp
1975 47.4 −0.1 pp
1974 47.6 −0.1 pp
1973 47.7 −0.1 pp
1972 47.9 −0.1 pp
1971 48 −0.1 pp
1970 48.1 −0.1 pp
1969 48.3 −0.1 pp
1968 48.4 −0.1 pp
1967 48.5 −0.1 pp
1966 48.6 −0.1 pp
1965 48.7 −0.1 pp
1964 48.8 −0 pp
1963 48.8 −0 pp
1962 48.8 −0 pp
1961 48.9 −0.1 pp
1960 49 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
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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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How many children and adolescents younger than 15 there are in a country.

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