Population aged 0-14 years (children) (2026)

India leads the world in population aged 0-14 years (children) at 351.2K thousands in 2026, followed by China (209.2K thousands) and Nigeria (97K thousands). Pakistan (92.8K thousands) and Indonesia (68.7K thousands) close out the top 5. Next up, United States of America (59K thousands) and Ethiopia (53.5K thousands). Democratic Republic of the Congo (53.4K thousands), Bangladesh (48.6K thousands), and Brazil (40.8K thousands) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — India has 8.6× the value of Brazil (40.8K thousands). Five of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Southern. Among these countries, China saw the largest year-over-year change at -4.1%.