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Is there something unusual? Perhaps the mortality rate is too high, but I don't see anything weird.

Also, it looks like they are projecting is a decrease of the share of the sub 15 population. Is there any reason for that?

What is wild is comparing the distribution in some of these countries. Try Uganda: https://www.populationpyramid.net/uganda/2026/ vs Bulgaria: https://www.populationpyramid.net/bulgaria/2026/ or Japan: https://www.populationpyramid.net/japan/2026/ ... and you see why any remaining expansion in the human population will come from Africa. Israel is an interesting exception to the rule: https://www.populationpyramid.net/israel/2026/