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People Statistics · Country

Children under 15 in India

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 14 of 42 · Countries Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · India

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

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Latest value · 2025 24.2% −0.4 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 14 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −4.7 pp
vs World −0.2 pp World: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1960 – 2025 percent · India · World
−4.7 pp since 2015
India World

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

Compared with Children under 15 · percent
India
24.2%
World
24.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance India · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 24.2% · 2025
First value 40.6% · 1960
Highest 41.7% · 1965
Lowest 24.2% · 2025
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearIndiaChange World
2025 24.2% −0.4 pp 24.4%
2024 24.6% −0.4 pp 24.7%
2023 25.1% −0.4 pp 25.0%
2022 25.5% −0.4 pp 25.3%
2021 25.9% −0.4 pp 25.6%
2020 26.3% −0.5 pp 25.8%
2019 26.8% −0.5 pp 26.0%
2018 27.3% −0.5 pp 26.2%
2017 27.8% −0.5 pp 26.4%
2016 28.4% −0.5 pp 26.5%
2015 28.9% −0.5 pp 26.6%
2014 29.4% −0.5 pp 26.8%
2013 29.9% −0.5 pp 26.9%
2012 30.4% −0.5 pp 27.0%
2011 30.9% −0.5 pp 27.1%
2010 31.3% −0.5 pp 27.3%
2009 31.8% −0.4 pp 27.5%
2008 32.2% −0.4 pp 27.6%
2007 32.7% −0.4 pp 27.9%
2006 33.1% −0.4 pp 28.1%
2005 33.6% −0.4 pp 28.5%
2004 34.0% −0.4 pp 28.8%
2003 34.4% −0.4 pp 29.2%
2002 34.8% −0.4 pp 29.6%
2001 35.2% −0.4 pp 30.0%
2000 35.6% −0.4 pp 30.4%
1999 35.9% −0.4 pp 30.8%
1998 36.3% −0.4 pp 31.1%
1997 36.7% −0.3 pp 31.5%
1996 37.0% −0.3 pp 31.8%
1995 37.3% −0.3 pp 32.1%
1994 37.6% −0.3 pp 32.3%
1993 37.9% −0.2 pp 32.5%
1992 38.1% −0.2 pp 32.7%
1991 38.4% −0.2 pp 32.9%
1990 38.6% −0.2 pp 33.0%
1989 38.8% −0.2 pp 33.2%
1988 38.9% −0.1 pp 33.3%
1987 39.1% −0.1 pp 33.6%
1986 39.2% −0.1 pp 33.8%
1985 39.3% −0.1 pp 34.0%
1984 39.4% −0.1 pp 34.3%
1983 39.5% −0.1 pp 34.6%
1982 39.6% −0.1 pp 34.9%
1981 39.7% −0.1 pp 35.2%
1980 39.8% −0.2 pp 35.5%
1979 40.0% −0.2 pp 35.8%
1978 40.1% −0.2 pp 36.3%
1977 40.3% −0.2 pp 36.7%
1976 40.5% −0.2 pp 36.9%
1975 40.7% −0.2 pp 37.1%
1974 40.8% −0.1 pp 37.2%
1973 41.0% −0.1 pp 37.3%
1972 41.1% −0.1 pp 37.5%
1971 41.2% −0.1 pp 37.6%
1970 41.4% −0.1 pp 37.7%
1969 41.5% −0.1 pp 37.8%
1968 41.5% −0.1 pp 37.9%
1967 41.6% −0.1 pp 38.0%
1966 41.7% −0.0 pp 38.0%
1965 41.7% +0.0 pp 38.0%
1964 41.6% +0.2 pp 38.0%
1963 41.5% +0.3 pp 37.8%
1962 41.2% +0.3 pp 37.6%
1961 40.9% +0.3 pp 37.5%
1960 40.6% 37.4%

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

Ranking · Countries

2023 · 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 46.1%
2 Yemen 41.2%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 40.9%
4 Liberia 40.0%
5 Sierra Leone 38.5%
6 Gabon 36.7%
7 Egypt 32.4%
8 Honduras 31.0%
9 Algeria 30.6%
10 Philippines 28.6%
11 Bangladesh 28.4%
12 Lebanon 26.7%
13 India 25.1%
14 Ecuador 25.0%
15 Indonesia 24.9%
16 Mexico 24.9%
17 Saudi Arabia 24.1%
18 Argentina 22.2%
19 Türkiye 21.8%
20 Colombia 20.6%
21 Brazil 19.9%
22 United States 17.6%
23 Russia 17.5%
24 United Kingdom 17.4%
25 Chile 17.4%
26 France 16.8%
27 China 16.6%
28 Norway 16.5%
29 Romania 15.9%
30 Czechia 15.7%
31 Canada 15.3%
32 Netherlands 15.2%
33 Poland 15.1%
34 Finland 14.9%
35 Lithuania 14.9%
36 Bulgaria 14.5%
37 Germany 13.9%
38 Greece 13.6%
39 Spain 13.3%
40 Italy 12.1%
41 South Korea 11.0%
42 Hong Kong SAR China 10.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

What it means

The share of residents who are children.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.