Ranking · 12 countries · September 2026
FIDE rated juniors (born 2008 or later) by country 2026
12 countries ranked by FIDE rated juniors (born 2008 or later) for September 2026, the latest period that most reporting countries share. Built from the FIDE rated juniors (born 2008 or later) indicator; every row links to its record.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: FIDE rated juniors (born 2008 or later) · Topic: FIDE rated chess players · Industry: Chess · Period: September 2026. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked.
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FIDE rated juniors (born 2008 or later) by country
September 2026
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| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | World Chess Federation | Actual | 19,100 |
| Russia | World Chess Federation | Actual | 10,283 |
| France | World Chess Federation | Actual | 6,856 |
| Spain | World Chess Federation | Actual | 5,548 |
| Iran | World Chess Federation | Actual | 4,216 |
| Poland | World Chess Federation | Actual | 3,668 |
| Germany | World Chess Federation | Actual | 3,573 |
| Sri Lanka | World Chess Federation | Actual | 3,433 |
| Turkiye | World Chess Federation | Actual | 3,257 |
| United States | World Chess Federation | Actual | 3,140 |
| China | World Chess Federation | Actual | 2,316 |
| Ukraine | World Chess Federation | Actual | 1,240 |
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · source.
| # | Country | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India IN | 19,100 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 2 | Russia RU | 10,283 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 3 | France FR | 6,856 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 4 | Spain ES | 5,548 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 5 | Iran IR | 4,216 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 6 | Poland PL | 3,668 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 7 | Germany DE | 3,573 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 8 | Sri Lanka LK | 3,433 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 9 | Turkiye TR | 3,257 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 10 | United States US | 3,140 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 11 | China CN | 2,316 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 12 | Ukraine UA | 1,240 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| — | Global Reference total, not ranked | 122,176 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
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StatOrigin. (2026). FIDE rated juniors (born 2008 or later) by country, September 2026. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/fide-rated-juniors-u18-by-country