Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — NATO

Children under 15 in NATO in 2025 — 157,792,001 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 11.9%.

2025 158M people −1.05% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 189M people1969
Period minimum 158M people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — NATO, 1960–2025150M160M170M180M190M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 179,136,622 people1962: 183,376,073 people1964: 186,200,071 people1966: 188,199,635 people1968: 189,344,218 people1970: 189,316,977 people1972: 188,499,505 people1974: 186,121,031 people1976: 183,184,841 people1978: 180,145,358 people1980: 177,487,773 people1982: 175,715,082 people1984: 173,721,474 people1986: 171,941,885 people1988: 171,491,609 people1990: 172,274,644 people1992: 172,993,615 people1994: 173,185,536 people1996: 171,994,149 people1998: 170,559,259 people2000: 169,191,074 people2002: 167,494,728 people2004: 165,969,282 people2006: 164,485,784 people2008: 164,078,923 people2010: 164,548,133 people2012: 164,762,088 people2014: 164,827,054 people2016: 165,189,595 people2018: 165,408,144 people2020: 164,436,104 people2022: 161,988,345 people2024: 159,470,336 people2025: 157,792,001 people
Change over the period: −21.34M (−11.92%) Average annual rate: -0.19 %

Comparison, 2025

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

NATO 158M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 158M −1.68M −1.05%
2024 159M −1.3M −0.81%
2023 161M −1.21M −0.75%
2022 162M −1.07M −0.66%
2021 163M −1.37M −0.84%
2020 164M −781,873 −0.47%
2019 165M −190,167 −0.11%
2018 165M +13,313 +0.01%
2017 165M +205,236 +0.12%
2016 165M +245,111 +0.15%
2015 165M +117,430 +0.07%
2014 165M +69,547 +0.04%
2013 165M −4,581 −0%
2012 165M +141,102 +0.09%
2011 165M +72,853 +0.04%
2010 165M +256,741 +0.16%
2009 164M +212,469 +0.13%
2008 164M +82,703 +0.05%
2007 164M −489,564 −0.3%
2006 164M −661,104 −0.4%
2005 165M −822,394 −0.5%
2004 166M −767,315 −0.46%
2003 167M −758,131 −0.45%
2002 167M −826,946 −0.49%
2001 168M −869,400 −0.51%
2000 169M −719,939 −0.42%
1999 170M −648,246 −0.38%
1998 171M −730,101 −0.43%
1997 171M −704,789 −0.41%
1996 172M −685,434 −0.4%
1995 173M −505,953 −0.29%
1994 173M −106,275 −0.06%
1993 173M +298,196 +0.17%
1992 173M +355,455 +0.21%
1991 173M +363,516 +0.21%
1990 172M +412,130 +0.24%
1989 172M +370,905 +0.22%
1988 171M +33,568 +0.02%
1987 171M −483,844 −0.28%
1986 172M −797,641 −0.46%
1985 173M −981,948 −0.57%
1984 174M −1.03M −0.59%
1983 175M −964,327 −0.55%
1982 176M −918,872 −0.52%
1981 177M −853,819 −0.48%
1980 177M −1.16M −0.65%
1979 179M −1.49M −0.83%
1978 180M −1.51M −0.83%
1977 182M −1.52M −0.83%
1976 183M −1.56M −0.84%
1975 185M −1.38M −0.74%
1974 186M −1.29M −0.69%
1973 187M −1.09M −0.58%
1972 188M −635,495 −0.34%
1971 189M −181,977 −0.1%
1970 189M −171,403 −0.09%
1969 189M +144,162 +0.08%
1968 189M +433,586 +0.23%
1967 189M +710,997 +0.38%
1966 188M +875,015 +0.47%
1965 187M +1.12M +0.6%
1964 186M +1.45M +0.79%
1963 185M +1.37M +0.75%
1962 183M +1.6M +0.88%
1961 182M +2.63M +1.47%
1960 179M

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.