Reason no ID: Too expensive, total (% of population ages 15+ without an ID)

The percentage of adult respondents without an ID who report that one of the reasons they do not own an ID is because getting an ID is too expensive. If the minimum age for obtaining an ID is above 15, observations below the minimum age are excluded, total sample.

📅 2024📏 %29 entries

Sierra LeoneMozambiqueGhanaNigerEswatiniLaosComorosGambiaTajikistanCameroonCongoBangladeshJordanSouth AfricaPhilippinesTanzaniaZambiaNepal

74.24% – 45.43%44.51% – 37.43%37.12% – 24.28%23.99% – 15.92%15.62% – 5.70%No data

🇬🇳Guinea

74.24%

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

65.13%

🇲🇿Mozambique

54.15%

🇬🇭Ghana

48.10%

🇳🇪Niger

47.29%

🇸🇿Eswatini

45.43%

🇹🇬Togo

44.51%

🇱🇦Laos

43.45%

🇰🇲Comoros

42.92%

🇬🇲Gambia

41.03%

🇹🇯Tajikistan

40.28%

🇨🇮Ivory Coast

37.43%

🇨🇲Cameroon

37.12%

🇨🇬Congo

35.31%

🇧🇩Bangladesh

31.46%

🇺🇬Uganda

25.43%

🇯🇴Jordan

24.64%

🇲🇱Mali

24.28%

🇸🇳Senegal

23.99%

🇿🇦South Africa

21.43%

🇵🇭Philippines

21.05%

🇹🇿Tanzania

19.60%

🇳🇬Nigeria

18.58%

🇱🇸Lesotho

15.92%

🇲🇼Malawi

15.62%

🇬🇦Gabon

12.76%

🇨🇩DR Congo

11.26%

🇿🇲Zambia

5.79%

🇳🇵Nepal

5.70%

Highlights

As of 2024, Guinea ranks first with 74.24%, followed by Sierra Leone (65.13%) and Mozambique (54.15%).

Across 29 countries and territories, values run from 74.24% (Guinea) to 5.70% (Nepal), with a median of 31.46%.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 9 from Africa and 1 from Asia.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Reason no ID: Too expensive, total (% of population ages 15+ without an ID), 2024. Unit: %.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Reason no ID: Too expensive, total (% of population ages 15+ without an ID) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026

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