Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — East Asia & Pacific

Children under 15 in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 420,341,449 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.6%.

2025 420M people −2.55% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 575M people1977
Period minimum 412M people1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025400M450M500M550M600M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 413,751,930 people1962: 418,123,834 people1964: 447,003,045 people1966: 471,381,440 people1968: 491,431,177 people1970: 514,217,946 people1972: 535,566,713 people1974: 554,941,243 people1976: 572,616,248 people1978: 569,873,694 people1980: 558,754,625 people1982: 553,950,333 people1984: 545,760,079 people1986: 537,694,896 people1988: 536,953,067 people1990: 541,578,674 people1992: 546,902,177 people1994: 549,133,894 people1996: 546,615,905 people1998: 538,204,481 people2000: 527,276,388 people2002: 510,332,497 people2004: 490,375,099 people2006: 471,451,950 people2008: 464,035,863 people2010: 460,695,061 people2012: 461,255,744 people2014: 465,473,639 people2016: 468,312,737 people2018: 471,450,765 people2020: 466,403,260 people2022: 451,516,040 people2024: 431,319,935 people2025: 420,341,449 people
Change over the period: +6.59M (+1.59%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 420M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 420M −10.98M −2.55%
2024 431M −10.54M −2.39%
2023 442M −9.65M −2.14%
2022 452M −8.34M −1.81%
2021 460M −6.54M −1.4%
2020 466M −3.7M −0.79%
2019 470M −1.34M −0.29%
2018 471M +770,171 +0.16%
2017 471M +2.37M +0.51%
2016 468M +1.35M +0.29%
2015 467M +1.49M +0.32%
2014 465M +2.23M +0.48%
2013 463M +1.99M +0.43%
2012 461M +1.15M +0.25%
2011 460M −584,338 −0.13%
2010 461M −1.37M −0.3%
2009 462M −1.97M −0.42%
2008 464M −2.89M −0.62%
2007 467M −4.53M −0.96%
2006 471M −8.26M −1.72%
2005 480M −10.66M −2.17%
2004 490M −9.98M −1.99%
2003 500M −9.98M −1.96%
2002 510M −9.5M −1.83%
2001 520M −7.45M −1.41%
2000 527M −6.06M −1.14%
1999 533M −4.87M −0.9%
1998 538M −4.49M −0.83%
1997 543M −3.92M −0.72%
1996 547M −1.93M −0.35%
1995 549M −590,166 −0.11%
1994 549M +674,357 +0.12%
1993 548M +1.56M +0.28%
1992 547M +1.89M +0.35%
1991 545M +3.43M +0.63%
1990 542M +3.51M +0.65%
1989 538M +1.12M +0.21%
1988 537M +85,831 +0.02%
1987 537M −827,660 −0.15%
1986 538M −3.28M −0.61%
1985 541M −4.79M −0.88%
1984 546M −5.4M −0.98%
1983 551M −2.79M −0.5%
1982 554M −1.1M −0.2%
1981 555M −3.7M −0.66%
1980 559M −4.77M −0.85%
1979 564M −6.35M −1.11%
1978 570M −5.33M −0.93%
1977 575M +2.59M +0.45%
1976 573M +8.14M +1.44%
1975 564M +9.53M +1.72%
1974 555M +10.36M +1.9%
1973 545M +9.01M +1.68%
1972 536M +9.64M +1.83%
1971 526M +11.7M +2.28%
1970 514M +11.14M +2.21%
1969 503M +11.65M +2.37%
1968 491M +10.25M +2.13%
1967 481M +9.8M +2.08%
1966 471M +12.2M +2.66%
1965 459M +12.17M +2.72%
1964 447M +14.23M +3.29%
1963 433M +14.65M +3.5%
1962 418M +5.78M +1.4%
1961 412M −1.41M −0.34%
1960 414M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.