Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Poland

Children under 15 in Poland in 2025 — 5,268,765 people. Ranked 69 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 46.8%.

2025 5.27M people −2.66% vs 2024
World rank 69of 217
Period maximum 10M people1962
Period minimum 5.27M people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Poland, 1960–20254M6M8M10M12M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9,897,949 people1962: 10,003,819 people1964: 9,919,015 people1966: 9,606,163 people1968: 9,238,359 people1970: 8,780,093 people1972: 8,386,625 people1974: 8,192,036 people1976: 8,229,371 people1978: 8,384,646 people1980: 8,627,892 people1982: 8,953,223 people1984: 9,331,741 people1986: 9,601,221 people1988: 9,640,457 people1990: 9,516,844 people1992: 9,310,228 people1994: 9,011,515 people1996: 8,592,999 people1998: 8,076,316 people2000: 7,438,293 people2002: 6,921,913 people2004: 6,481,550 people2006: 6,116,465 people2008: 5,879,297 people2010: 5,734,337 people2012: 5,764,464 people2014: 5,736,787 people2016: 5,746,737 people2018: 5,813,440 people2020: 5,810,737 people2022: 5,642,475 people2024: 5,412,880 people2025: 5,268,765 people
Change over the period: −4.63M (−46.77%) Average annual rate: -0.97 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 5.27M people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Eastern Europe computed 44.68M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.27M −144,115 −2.66%
2024 5.41M −125,724 −2.27%
2023 5.54M −103,871 −1.84%
2022 5.64M −75,650 −1.32%
2021 5.72M −92,612 −1.59%
2020 5.81M −44,421 −0.76%
2019 5.86M +41,718 +0.72%
2018 5.81M +38,549 +0.67%
2017 5.77M +28,154 +0.49%
2016 5.75M +11,182 +0.19%
2015 5.74M −1,232 −0.02%
2014 5.74M −9,698 −0.17%
2013 5.75M −17,979 −0.31%
2012 5.76M −9,230 −0.16%
2011 5.77M +39,357 +0.69%
2010 5.73M −46,113 −0.8%
2009 5.78M −98,847 −1.68%
2008 5.88M −95,365 −1.6%
2007 5.97M −141,803 −2.32%
2006 6.12M −174,245 −2.77%
2005 6.29M −190,840 −2.94%
2004 6.48M −210,845 −3.15%
2003 6.69M −229,518 −3.32%
2002 6.92M −245,055 −3.42%
2001 7.17M −271,325 −3.65%
2000 7.44M −355,612 −4.56%
1999 7.79M −282,411 −3.5%
1998 8.08M −277,699 −3.32%
1997 8.35M −238,984 −2.78%
1996 8.59M −220,253 −2.5%
1995 8.81M −198,263 −2.2%
1994 9.01M −162,305 −1.77%
1993 9.17M −136,408 −1.47%
1992 9.31M −112,211 −1.19%
1991 9.42M −94,405 −0.99%
1990 9.52M −72,044 −0.75%
1989 9.59M −51,569 −0.53%
1988 9.64M −13,081 −0.14%
1987 9.65M +52,317 +0.54%
1986 9.6M +111,074 +1.17%
1985 9.49M +158,406 +1.7%
1984 9.33M +187,514 +2.05%
1983 9.14M +191,004 +2.13%
1982 8.95M +169,579 +1.93%
1981 8.78M +155,752 +1.81%
1980 8.63M +145,457 +1.71%
1979 8.48M +97,789 +1.17%
1978 8.38M +73,171 +0.88%
1977 8.31M +82,104 +1%
1976 8.23M +48,729 +0.6%
1975 8.18M −11,394 −0.14%
1974 8.19M −70,668 −0.86%
1973 8.26M −123,921 −1.48%
1972 8.39M −155,359 −1.82%
1971 8.54M −238,109 −2.71%
1970 8.78M −257,617 −2.85%
1969 9.04M −200,649 −2.17%
1968 9.24M −186,824 −1.98%
1967 9.43M −180,980 −1.88%
1966 9.61M −185,109 −1.89%
1965 9.79M −127,743 −1.29%
1964 9.92M −54,895 −0.55%
1963 9.97M −29,909 −0.3%
1962 10M +2,656 +0.03%
1961 10M +103,214 +1.04%
1960 9.9M

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.