Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — France

Children under 15 in France in 2025 — 11,149,789 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 11.3%.

2025 11.15M people −1.46% vs 2024
World rank 40of 217
Period maximum 13.05M people1973
Period minimum 11.15M people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — France, 1960–202511M11.5M12M12.5M13M13.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12,566,327 people1962: 12,685,743 people1964: 12,742,662 people1966: 12,799,539 people1968: 12,843,567 people1970: 12,914,992 people1972: 13,024,877 people1974: 13,013,041 people1976: 12,820,060 people1978: 12,591,676 people1980: 12,369,098 people1982: 12,243,875 people1984: 12,129,966 people1986: 11,962,788 people1988: 11,779,879 people1990: 11,732,569 people1992: 11,769,034 people1994: 11,695,442 people1996: 11,545,018 people1998: 11,440,697 people2000: 11,529,555 people2002: 11,613,674 people2004: 11,654,467 people2006: 11,743,448 people2008: 11,882,830 people2010: 12,050,091 people2012: 12,169,451 people2014: 12,165,657 people2016: 12,065,828 people2018: 11,941,549 people2020: 11,789,064 people2022: 11,612,778 people2024: 11,314,533 people2025: 11,149,789 people
Change over the period: −1.42M (−11.27%) Average annual rate: -0.18 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 11.15M people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Western Europe computed 30.09M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 11.15M −164,744 −1.46%
2024 11.31M −161,604 −1.41%
2023 11.48M −136,641 −1.18%
2022 11.61M −86,855 −0.74%
2021 11.7M −89,431 −0.76%
2020 11.79M −76,071 −0.64%
2019 11.87M −76,414 −0.64%
2018 11.94M −57,571 −0.48%
2017 12M −66,708 −0.55%
2016 12.07M −75,879 −0.62%
2015 12.14M −23,950 −0.2%
2014 12.17M −7,138 −0.06%
2013 12.17M +3,344 +0.03%
2012 12.17M +53,142 +0.44%
2011 12.12M +66,218 +0.55%
2010 12.05M +74,470 +0.62%
2009 11.98M +92,791 +0.78%
2008 11.88M +77,350 +0.66%
2007 11.81M +62,032 +0.53%
2006 11.74M +53,255 +0.46%
2005 11.69M +35,726 +0.31%
2004 11.65M +21,222 +0.18%
2003 11.63M +19,571 +0.17%
2002 11.61M +32,690 +0.28%
2001 11.58M +51,429 +0.45%
2000 11.53M +61,352 +0.53%
1999 11.47M +27,506 +0.24%
1998 11.44M −33,655 −0.29%
1997 11.47M −70,666 −0.61%
1996 11.55M −79,546 −0.68%
1995 11.62M −70,878 −0.61%
1994 11.7M −48,971 −0.42%
1993 11.74M −24,621 −0.21%
1992 11.77M +12,419 +0.11%
1991 11.76M +24,046 +0.2%
1990 11.73M −3,253 −0.03%
1989 11.74M −44,057 −0.37%
1988 11.78M −84,081 −0.71%
1987 11.86M −98,828 −0.83%
1986 11.96M −89,940 −0.75%
1985 12.05M −77,238 −0.64%
1984 12.13M −69,989 −0.57%
1983 12.2M −43,920 −0.36%
1982 12.24M −67,223 −0.55%
1981 12.31M −58,000 −0.47%
1980 12.37M −91,807 −0.74%
1979 12.46M −130,771 −1.04%
1978 12.59M −116,964 −0.92%
1977 12.71M −111,420 −0.87%
1976 12.82M −107,279 −0.83%
1975 12.93M −85,702 −0.66%
1974 13.01M −37,089 −0.28%
1973 13.05M +25,253 +0.19%
1972 13.02M +53,248 +0.41%
1971 12.97M +56,637 +0.44%
1970 12.91M +38,360 +0.3%
1969 12.88M +33,065 +0.26%
1968 12.84M +19,818 +0.15%
1967 12.82M +24,210 +0.19%
1966 12.8M +27,471 +0.22%
1965 12.77M +29,406 +0.23%
1964 12.74M +50,093 +0.39%
1963 12.69M +6,826 +0.05%
1962 12.69M −5,175 −0.04%
1961 12.69M +124,591 +0.99%
1960 12.57M

Western Europe, 2025

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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.