Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Italy

Children under 15 in Italy in 2025 — 6,867,896 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 45.3%.

2025 6.87M people −2.04% vs 2024
World rank 57of 217
Period maximum 13.48M people1974
Period minimum 6.87M people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Italy, 1960–20256M8M10M12M14M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12,555,941 people1962: 12,589,049 people1964: 12,638,410 people1966: 12,861,483 people1968: 13,110,075 people1970: 13,286,252 people1972: 13,373,153 people1974: 13,484,529 people1976: 13,402,324 people1978: 13,113,390 people1980: 12,563,991 people1982: 11,903,153 people1984: 11,257,689 people1986: 10,595,378 people1988: 9,937,945 people1990: 9,338,753 people1992: 8,645,783 people1994: 8,387,878 people1996: 8,253,076 people1998: 8,161,074 people2000: 8,128,321 people2002: 8,131,431 people2004: 8,184,800 people2006: 8,225,384 people2008: 8,305,287 people2010: 8,396,282 people2012: 8,409,619 people2014: 8,340,877 people2016: 8,148,536 people2018: 7,914,268 people2020: 7,623,612 people2022: 7,311,664 people2024: 7,010,835 people2025: 6,867,896 people
Change over the period: −5.69M (−45.3%) Average annual rate: -0.92 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Italy 6.87M people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Southern Europe computed 19.2M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.87M −142,939 −2.04%
2024 7.01M −152,465 −2.13%
2023 7.16M −148,364 −2.03%
2022 7.31M −147,796 −1.98%
2021 7.46M −164,152 −2.15%
2020 7.62M −155,440 −2%
2019 7.78M −135,216 −1.71%
2018 7.91M −121,315 −1.51%
2017 8.04M −112,953 −1.39%
2016 8.15M −107,055 −1.3%
2015 8.26M −85,286 −1.02%
2014 8.34M −53,138 −0.63%
2013 8.39M −15,604 −0.19%
2012 8.41M +1,746 +0.02%
2011 8.41M +11,591 +0.14%
2010 8.4M +35,603 +0.43%
2009 8.36M +55,392 +0.67%
2008 8.31M +53,051 +0.64%
2007 8.25M +26,852 +0.33%
2006 8.23M +13,630 +0.17%
2005 8.21M +26,954 +0.33%
2004 8.18M +22,759 +0.28%
2003 8.16M +30,610 +0.38%
2002 8.13M +17,258 +0.21%
2001 8.11M −14,148 −0.17%
2000 8.13M −12,100 −0.15%
1999 8.14M −20,653 −0.25%
1998 8.16M −34,663 −0.42%
1997 8.2M −57,339 −0.69%
1996 8.25M −41,725 −0.5%
1995 8.29M −93,077 −1.11%
1994 8.39M −148,703 −1.74%
1993 8.54M −109,202 −1.26%
1992 8.65M −301,109 −3.37%
1991 8.95M −391,861 −4.2%
1990 9.34M −293,246 −3.04%
1989 9.63M −305,946 −3.08%
1988 9.94M −317,664 −3.1%
1987 10.26M −339,769 −3.21%
1986 10.6M −338,038 −3.09%
1985 10.93M −324,273 −2.88%
1984 11.26M −325,352 −2.81%
1983 11.58M −320,112 −2.69%
1982 11.9M −327,319 −2.68%
1981 12.23M −333,519 −2.65%
1980 12.56M −304,052 −2.36%
1979 12.87M −245,347 −1.87%
1978 13.11M −173,463 −1.31%
1977 13.29M −115,471 −0.86%
1976 13.4M −69,741 −0.52%
1975 13.47M −12,464 −0.09%
1974 13.48M +42,273 +0.31%
1973 13.44M +69,103 +0.52%
1972 13.37M +51,477 +0.39%
1971 13.32M +35,424 +0.27%
1970 13.29M +72,440 +0.55%
1969 13.21M +103,737 +0.79%
1968 13.11M +119,977 +0.92%
1967 12.99M +128,615 +1%
1966 12.86M +116,537 +0.91%
1965 12.74M +106,536 +0.84%
1964 12.64M +57,433 +0.46%
1963 12.58M −8,072 −0.06%
1962 12.59M −21,401 −0.17%
1961 12.61M +54,509 +0.43%
1960 12.56M

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.