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People Statistics · Country

Children under 15 in Liberia

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 4 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

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

Children under 15, 1960 – 2025 percent · Liberia · World
−3.3 pp since 2015
Liberia World

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

Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Liberia
39.1%
World
24.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 39.1% · 2025
First value 41.1% · 1960
Highest 44.3% · 1986
Lowest 39.1% · 2025
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearLiberiaChange World
2025 39.1% −0.4 pp 24.4%
2024 39.5% −0.5 pp 24.7%
2023 40.0% −0.5 pp 25.0%
2022 40.5% −0.5 pp 25.3%
2021 41.0% −0.4 pp 25.6%
2020 41.4% −0.3 pp 25.8%
2019 41.7% −0.2 pp 26.0%
2018 42.0% −0.2 pp 26.2%
2017 42.1% −0.1 pp 26.4%
2016 42.3% −0.1 pp 26.5%
2015 42.4% −0.1 pp 26.6%
2014 42.5% +0.0 pp 26.8%
2013 42.5% +0.1 pp 26.9%
2012 42.4% −0.3 pp 27.0%
2011 42.7% −0.4 pp 27.1%
2010 43.1% −0.0 pp 27.3%
2009 43.1% −0.0 pp 27.5%
2008 43.2% −0.0 pp 27.6%
2007 43.2% +0.1 pp 27.9%
2006 43.1% +0.1 pp 28.1%
2005 43.0% +0.0 pp 28.5%
2004 42.9% +0.0 pp 28.8%
2003 42.9% −0.0 pp 29.2%
2002 42.9% −0.0 pp 29.6%
2001 43.0% −0.1 pp 30.0%
2000 43.0% −0.1 pp 30.4%
1999 43.1% −0.1 pp 30.8%
1998 43.2% −0.1 pp 31.1%
1997 43.3% −0.1 pp 31.5%
1996 43.4% −0.1 pp 31.8%
1995 43.6% −0.2 pp 32.1%
1994 43.8% −0.2 pp 32.3%
1993 43.9% −0.1 pp 32.5%
1992 44.1% −0.1 pp 32.7%
1991 44.2% +0.1 pp 32.9%
1990 44.1% +0.0 pp 33.0%
1989 44.1% −0.1 pp 33.2%
1988 44.2% −0.1 pp 33.3%
1987 44.3% −0.0 pp 33.6%
1986 44.3% +0.0 pp 33.8%
1985 44.2% +0.0 pp 34.0%
1984 44.2% −0.0 pp 34.3%
1983 44.2% +0.0 pp 34.6%
1982 44.2% +0.1 pp 34.9%
1981 44.1% +0.1 pp 35.2%
1980 44.0% +0.1 pp 35.5%
1979 43.9% +0.1 pp 35.8%
1978 43.8% +0.1 pp 36.3%
1977 43.7% +0.1 pp 36.7%
1976 43.6% +0.1 pp 36.9%
1975 43.5% +0.1 pp 37.1%
1974 43.4% +0.1 pp 37.2%
1973 43.3% +0.1 pp 37.3%
1972 43.2% +0.1 pp 37.5%
1971 43.0% +0.1 pp 37.6%
1970 42.9% +0.1 pp 37.7%
1969 42.8% +0.2 pp 37.8%
1968 42.6% +0.2 pp 37.9%
1967 42.4% +0.2 pp 38.0%
1966 42.2% +0.2 pp 38.0%
1965 42.0% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1964 41.7% +0.3 pp 38.0%
1963 41.4% +0.2 pp 37.8%
1962 41.2% +0.1 pp 37.6%
1961 41.1% +0.0 pp 37.5%
1960 41.1% 37.4%

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

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryChildren under 15
11 Algeria 29.9%
18 Argentina 24.6%
10 Bangladesh 30.1%
21 Brazil 21.7%
38 Bulgaria 14.2%
31 Canada 16.2%
22 Chile 19.3%
24 China 18.4%
20 Colombia 23.3%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 42.1%
1 Congo - Kinshasa 45.8%
33 Czechia 15.6%
12 Ecuador 28.0%
7 Egypt 34.1%
30 Finland 16.2%
26 France 17.9%
6 Gabon 36.6%
39 Germany 13.5%
37 Greece 14.4%
8 Honduras 33.7%
42 Hong Kong SAR China 11.6%
13 India 27.8%
16 Indonesia 26.6%
40 Italy 13.4%
15 Lebanon 26.9%
2 Liberia 42.1%
35 Lithuania 14.9%
14 Mexico 27.2%
29 Netherlands 16.2%
27 Norway 17.8%
9 Philippines 32.3%
34 Poland 15.2%
32 Romania 15.8%
28 Russia 17.5%
17 Saudi Arabia 25.2%
5 Sierra Leone 41.0%
41 South Korea 13.0%
36 Spain 14.8%
19 Türkiye 23.3%
25 United Kingdom 18.0%
23 United States 18.9%
4 Yemen 41.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

The share of residents who are children.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.