Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — G7

Children under 15 in the G7 in 2025 — 119,945,436 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 16.2%.

2025 120M people −1.01% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 147M people1971
Period minimum 120M people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — G7, 1960–2025110M120M130M140M150M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 143,196,691 people1962: 145,219,338 people1964: 145,861,686 people1966: 146,499,564 people1968: 146,700,865 people1970: 146,721,443 people1972: 146,654,554 people1974: 144,811,868 people1976: 141,666,347 people1978: 138,231,544 people1980: 135,049,694 people1982: 132,890,340 people1984: 130,482,438 people1986: 127,941,264 people1988: 126,481,589 people1990: 126,652,797 people1992: 127,602,442 people1994: 128,207,972 people1996: 128,000,322 people1998: 127,704,699 people2000: 127,527,663 people2002: 127,166,070 people2004: 126,627,202 people2006: 125,929,210 people2008: 126,068,992 people2010: 126,496,431 people2012: 126,493,192 people2014: 126,604,365 people2016: 126,836,163 people2018: 126,588,476 people2020: 125,302,047 people2022: 123,039,365 people2024: 121,166,083 people2025: 119,945,436 people
Change over the period: −23.25M (−16.24%) Average annual rate: -0.27 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 120M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 120M −1.22M −1.01%
2024 121M −878,509 −0.72%
2023 122M −994,773 −0.81%
2022 123M −1.02M −0.82%
2021 124M −1.24M −0.99%
2020 125M −825,432 −0.65%
2019 126M −460,997 −0.36%
2018 127M −231,197 −0.18%
2017 127M −16,490 −0.01%
2016 127M +121,986 +0.1%
2015 127M +109,812 +0.09%
2014 127M +83,152 +0.07%
2013 127M +28,021 +0.02%
2012 126M +99,375 +0.08%
2011 126M −102,614 −0.08%
2010 126M +196,770 +0.16%
2009 126M +230,669 +0.18%
2008 126M +193,798 +0.15%
2007 126M −54,016 −0.04%
2006 126M −309,921 −0.25%
2005 126M −388,071 −0.31%
2004 127M −291,756 −0.23%
2003 127M −247,112 −0.19%
2002 127M −196,421 −0.15%
2001 127M −165,172 −0.13%
2000 128M −70,231 −0.06%
1999 128M −106,805 −0.08%
1998 128M −165,434 −0.13%
1997 128M −130,189 −0.1%
1996 128M −130,224 −0.1%
1995 128M −77,426 −0.06%
1994 128M +138,576 +0.11%
1993 128M +466,954 +0.37%
1992 128M +529,689 +0.42%
1991 127M +419,956 +0.33%
1990 127M +213,042 +0.17%
1989 126M −41,834 −0.03%
1988 126M −481,236 −0.38%
1987 127M −978,439 −0.76%
1986 128M −1.24M −0.96%
1985 129M −1.3M −1%
1984 130M −1.24M −0.94%
1983 132M −1.17M −0.88%
1982 133M −1.05M −0.78%
1981 134M −1.11M −0.82%
1980 135M −1.52M −1.11%
1979 137M −1.66M −1.2%
1978 138M −1.69M −1.21%
1977 140M −1.75M −1.23%
1976 142M −1.74M −1.21%
1975 143M −1.41M −0.97%
1974 145M −1.11M −0.76%
1973 146M −732,834 −0.5%
1972 147M −321,207 −0.22%
1971 147M +254,318 +0.17%
1970 147M −23,942 −0.02%
1969 147M +44,520 +0.03%
1968 147M +116,261 +0.08%
1967 147M +85,040 +0.06%
1966 146M +165,274 +0.11%
1965 146M +472,604 +0.32%
1964 146M +435,917 +0.3%
1963 145M +206,431 +0.14%
1962 145M +381,725 +0.26%
1961 145M +1.64M +1.15%
1960 143M

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.