Reason no ID: Do not need an ID, 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 they do not need one. If the minimum age for obtaining an ID is above 15, observations below the minimum age are excluded, total sample.

📅 2024📏 %29 entries

LaosTajikistanMaliComorosMozambiqueLesothoNepalJordanPhilippinesBangladeshTogoNigerGabonNigeriaMalawiSouth AfricaSierra LeoneUganda

44.65% – 36.40%33.86% – 23.76%23.63% – 16.49%16.38% – 12.46%9.84% – 5.06%No data

🇱🇦Laos

44.65%

🇹🇯Tajikistan

43.92%

🇲🇱Mali

37.92%

🇰🇲Comoros

37.00%

🇬🇳Guinea

36.82%

🇲🇿Mozambique

36.40%

🇸🇳Senegal

33.86%

🇱🇸Lesotho

28.39%

🇳🇵Nepal

27.90%

🇯🇴Jordan

25.14%

🇵🇭Philippines

24.29%

🇧🇩Bangladesh

23.76%

🇹🇬Togo

23.63%

🇳🇪Niger

23.25%

🇬🇭Ghana

20.92%

🇬🇦Gabon

18.82%

🇬🇲Gambia

17.60%

🇨🇬Congo

16.49%

🇨🇩DR Congo

16.38%

🇳🇬Nigeria

15.40%

🇲🇼Malawi

15.23%

🇿🇦South Africa

13.50%

🇸🇿Eswatini

12.96%

🇨🇮Ivory Coast

12.46%

🇨🇲Cameroon

9.84%

🇹🇿Tanzania

9.81%

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

9.68%

🇺🇬Uganda

9.43%

🇿🇲Zambia

5.06%

Highlights

As of 2024, Laos ranks first with 44.65%, followed by Tajikistan (43.92%) and Mali (37.92%).

Across 29 countries and territories, values run from 44.65% (Laos) to 5.06% (Zambia), with a median of 20.92%.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 6 from Africa and 4 from Asia.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Reason no ID: Do not need an ID, total (% of population ages 15+ without an ID), 2024. Unit: %.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Reason no ID: Do not need an ID, total (% of population ages 15+ without an ID) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026

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