Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Europe & Central Asia

Children under 15 in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 160,224,041 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 14.7%.

2025 160M people −0.8% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 200M people1969
Period minimum 155M people2008

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2025140M160M180M200M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 187,750,387 people1962: 193,423,301 people1964: 196,680,220 people1966: 198,280,333 people1968: 199,464,743 people1970: 199,234,332 people1972: 198,483,628 people1974: 197,092,992 people1976: 195,184,991 people1978: 193,248,662 people1980: 192,133,646 people1982: 191,598,585 people1984: 191,511,544 people1986: 191,682,019 people1988: 192,036,470 people1990: 192,005,526 people1992: 190,463,466 people1994: 187,682,033 people1996: 183,376,730 people1998: 177,827,543 people2000: 171,514,302 people2002: 165,114,081 people2004: 160,257,553 people2006: 156,597,405 people2008: 155,197,733 people2010: 155,882,504 people2012: 157,207,752 people2014: 159,344,494 people2016: 162,085,951 people2018: 164,208,276 people2020: 165,114,248 people2022: 164,207,889 people2024: 161,521,850 people2025: 160,224,041 people
Change over the period: −27.53M (−14.66%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 160M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 160M −1.3M −0.8%
2024 162M −1.25M −0.77%
2023 163M −1.43M −0.87%
2022 164M −785,658 −0.48%
2021 165M −120,701 −0.07%
2020 165M +227,623 +0.14%
2019 165M +678,349 +0.41%
2018 164M +885,131 +0.54%
2017 163M +1.24M +0.76%
2016 162M +1.42M +0.89%
2015 161M +1.32M +0.83%
2014 159M +1.17M +0.74%
2013 158M +970,610 +0.62%
2012 157M +862,755 +0.55%
2011 156M +462,493 +0.3%
2010 156M +417,609 +0.27%
2009 155M +267,162 +0.17%
2008 155M −209,755 −0.13%
2007 155M −1.19M −0.76%
2006 157M −1.66M −1.05%
2005 158M −2M −1.25%
2004 160M −2.26M −1.39%
2003 163M −2.6M −1.57%
2002 165M −3.11M −1.85%
2001 168M −3.29M −1.92%
2000 172M −3.14M −1.8%
1999 175M −3.17M −1.78%
1998 178M −3.01M −1.67%
1997 181M −2.53M −1.38%
1996 183M −2.26M −1.22%
1995 186M −2.05M −1.09%
1994 188M −1.61M −0.85%
1993 189M −1.17M −0.61%
1992 190M −921,714 −0.48%
1991 191M −620,346 −0.32%
1990 192M −243,435 −0.13%
1989 192M +212,491 +0.11%
1988 192M +248,910 +0.13%
1987 192M +105,541 +0.06%
1986 192M +108,642 +0.06%
1985 192M +61,833 +0.03%
1984 192M +36,178 +0.02%
1983 191M −123,219 −0.06%
1982 192M −313,745 −0.16%
1981 192M −221,316 −0.12%
1980 192M −302,184 −0.16%
1979 192M −812,832 −0.42%
1978 193M −993,890 −0.51%
1977 194M −942,439 −0.48%
1976 195M −977,247 −0.5%
1975 196M −930,754 −0.47%
1974 197M −792,166 −0.4%
1973 198M −598,470 −0.3%
1972 198M −321,278 −0.16%
1971 199M −429,426 −0.22%
1970 199M −428,238 −0.21%
1969 200M +197,827 +0.1%
1968 199M +533,707 +0.27%
1967 199M +650,703 +0.33%
1966 198M +664,013 +0.34%
1965 198M +936,100 +0.48%
1964 197M +1.42M +0.73%
1963 195M +1.84M +0.95%
1962 193M +2.22M +1.16%
1961 191M +3.45M +1.84%
1960 188M

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.