| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 37.35 | 2021 | 1 | 37.27 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 34.63 | 2021 | 2 | 34.82 |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.56 | 2021 | 3 | 32.65 |
| 4 | Laos | 31.62 | 2021 | 4 | 31.95 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 31.2 | 2021 | 5 | 31.09 |
| 6 | Cambodia | 30.7 | 2021 | 6 | 30.92 |
| 7 | Turkmenistan | 30.63 | 2021 | 7 | 30.79 |
| 8 | Philippines | 29.53 | 2021 | 8 | 30.04 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 29.18 | 2021 | 9 | 29.14 |
| 10 ↑ | Uzbekistan | 28.75 | 2021 | 11 | 28.8 |
| 11 ↓ | Nepal | 28.07 | 2021 | 10 | 28.81 |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 26.31 | 2021 | 12 | 26.75 |
| 13 | India | 25.78 | 2021 | 13 | 26.16 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 25.62 | 2021 | 14 | 25.94 |
| 15 | Burma (Myanmar) | 25.11 | 2021 | 15 | 25.49 |
| 16 | Bhutan | 24.55 | 2021 | 16 | 24.89 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 23.43 | 2021 | 17 | 23.68 |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 23.41 | 2021 | 18 | 23.52 |
| 19 | Malaysia | 23.27 | 2021 | 19 | 23.45 |
| 20 | Vietnam | 23.17 | 2021 | 20 | 23.19 |
| 21 | Brunei | 21.92 | 2021 | 21 | 22.32 |
| 22 ↑ | Maldives | 19.87 | 2021 | 23 | 19.6 |
| 23 ↓ | North Korea | 19.75 | 2021 | 22 | 19.84 |
| 24 | Russia | 18.49 | 2021 | 24 | 18.36 |
| 25 | China | 17.6 | 2021 | 25 | 17.71 |
| 26 | Thailand | 16.3 | 2021 | 26 | 16.55 |
| 27 | Macao | 14.62 | 2021 | 27 | 14.35 |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 13.01 | 2021 | 28 | 12.67 |
| 29 ↑ | Singapore | 12.41 | 2021 | 31 | 12.3 |
| 30 | Japan | 12.3 | 2021 | 30 | 12.45 |
| 31 ↓ | South Korea | 12.27 | 2021 | 29 | 12.54 |
Total population below the age of 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
