Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Moldova

Children under 15 in Moldova in 2025 — 461,113 people. Ranked 144 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 35.1%.

2025 461,113 people −3% vs 2024
World rank 144of 217
Period maximum 826,971 people1989
Period minimum 461,113 people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Moldova, 1960–2025400,000500,000600,000700,000800,000900,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 710,230 people1962: 754,477 people1964: 773,946 people1966: 771,786 people1968: 760,944 people1970: 747,321 people1972: 732,057 people1974: 717,964 people1976: 706,457 people1978: 704,468 people1980: 728,720 people1982: 745,443 people1984: 768,733 people1986: 797,421 people1988: 821,466 people1990: 825,802 people1992: 817,264 people1994: 801,022 people1996: 774,996 people1998: 738,110 people2000: 686,694 people2002: 628,105 people2004: 576,006 people2006: 542,870 people2008: 517,824 people2010: 500,734 people2012: 495,740 people2014: 507,330 people2016: 524,678 people2018: 527,779 people2020: 526,825 people2022: 509,416 people2024: 475,386 people2025: 461,113 people
Change over the period: −249,117 (−35.08%) Average annual rate: -0.66 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Moldova 461,113 people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Eastern Europe computed 44.68M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 461,113 −14,273 −3%
2024 475,386 −15,979 −3.25%
2023 491,365 −18,051 −3.54%
2022 509,416 −13,539 −2.59%
2021 522,955 −3,870 −0.73%
2020 526,825 −143 −0.03%
2019 526,968 −811 −0.15%
2018 527,779 +248 +0.05%
2017 527,531 +2,853 +0.54%
2016 524,678 +7,626 +1.47%
2015 517,052 +9,722 +1.92%
2014 507,330 +8,774 +1.76%
2013 498,556 +2,816 +0.57%
2012 495,740 −840 −0.17%
2011 496,580 −4,154 −0.83%
2010 500,734 −7,199 −1.42%
2009 507,933 −9,891 −1.91%
2008 517,824 −11,922 −2.25%
2007 529,746 −13,124 −2.42%
2006 542,870 −14,855 −2.66%
2005 557,725 −18,281 −3.17%
2004 576,006 −23,825 −3.97%
2003 599,831 −28,274 −4.5%
2002 628,105 −29,503 −4.49%
2001 657,608 −29,086 −4.24%
2000 686,694 −27,105 −3.8%
1999 713,799 −24,311 −3.29%
1998 738,110 −19,455 −2.57%
1997 757,565 −17,431 −2.25%
1996 774,996 −13,112 −1.66%
1995 788,108 −12,914 −1.61%
1994 801,022 −9,579 −1.18%
1993 810,601 −6,663 −0.82%
1992 817,264 −4,936 −0.6%
1991 822,200 −3,602 −0.44%
1990 825,802 −1,169 −0.14%
1989 826,971 +5,505 +0.67%
1988 821,466 +10,916 +1.35%
1987 810,550 +13,129 +1.65%
1986 797,421 +14,792 +1.89%
1985 782,629 +13,896 +1.81%
1984 768,733 +12,634 +1.67%
1983 756,099 +10,656 +1.43%
1982 745,443 +8,788 +1.19%
1981 736,655 +7,935 +1.09%
1980 728,720 +13,480 +1.88%
1979 715,240 +10,772 +1.53%
1978 704,468 +619 +0.09%
1977 703,849 −2,608 −0.37%
1976 706,457 −4,905 −0.69%
1975 711,362 −6,602 −0.92%
1974 717,964 −7,100 −0.98%
1973 725,064 −6,993 −0.96%
1972 732,057 −7,527 −1.02%
1971 739,584 −7,737 −1.04%
1970 747,321 −7,188 −0.95%
1969 754,509 −6,435 −0.85%
1968 760,944 −5,985 −0.78%
1967 766,929 −4,857 −0.63%
1966 771,786 −2,718 −0.35%
1965 774,504 +558 +0.07%
1964 773,946 +6,158 +0.8%
1963 767,788 +13,311 +1.76%
1962 754,477 +19,839 +2.7%
1961 734,638 +24,408 +3.44%
1960 710,230

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.