Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Russia

Children under 15 in Russia in 2025 — 24,436,710 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 33.2%.

2025 24.44M people −1.56% vs 2024
World rank 15of 217
Period maximum 37.99M people1963
Period minimum 21.17M people2007

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Russia, 1960–202520M25M30M35M40M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36,582,157 people1962: 37,814,902 people1964: 37,821,070 people1966: 36,867,537 people1968: 35,589,793 people1970: 34,097,883 people1972: 32,744,602 people1974: 31,482,982 people1976: 30,451,453 people1978: 29,897,411 people1980: 30,128,020 people1982: 30,814,008 people1984: 32,009,934 people1986: 33,025,911 people1988: 33,832,543 people1990: 33,911,053 people1992: 33,277,194 people1994: 32,032,001 people1996: 30,720,984 people1998: 28,828,947 people2000: 26,410,274 people2002: 24,084,639 people2004: 22,447,246 people2006: 21,378,112 people2008: 21,241,417 people2010: 21,672,328 people2012: 22,526,614 people2014: 23,756,394 people2016: 24,948,583 people2018: 25,570,438 people2020: 25,662,708 people2022: 25,514,532 people2024: 24,823,732 people2025: 24,436,710 people
Change over the period: −12.15M (−33.2%) Average annual rate: -0.62 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Russia 24.44M 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 — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 24.44M −387,022 −1.56%
2024 24.82M −367,388 −1.46%
2023 25.19M −323,412 −1.27%
2022 25.51M −135,292 −0.53%
2021 25.65M −12,884 −0.05%
2020 25.66M +5,617 +0.02%
2019 25.66M +86,653 +0.34%
2018 25.57M +204,924 +0.81%
2017 25.37M +416,931 +1.67%
2016 24.95M +569,654 +2.34%
2015 24.38M +622,535 +2.62%
2014 23.76M +624,627 +2.7%
2013 23.13M +605,153 +2.69%
2012 22.53M +538,466 +2.45%
2011 21.99M +315,820 +1.46%
2010 21.67M +208,077 +0.97%
2009 21.46M +222,834 +1.05%
2008 21.24M +66,854 +0.32%
2007 21.17M −203,549 −0.95%
2006 21.38M −459,365 −2.1%
2005 21.84M −609,769 −2.72%
2004 22.45M −729,049 −3.15%
2003 23.18M −908,344 −3.77%
2002 24.08M −1.12M −4.46%
2001 25.21M −1.2M −4.55%
2000 26.41M −1.2M −4.35%
1999 27.61M −1.22M −4.22%
1998 28.83M −1.09M −3.63%
1997 29.92M −805,796 −2.62%
1996 30.72M −681,163 −2.17%
1995 31.4M −629,854 −1.97%
1994 32.03M −601,993 −1.84%
1993 32.63M −643,200 −1.93%
1992 33.28M −445,732 −1.32%
1991 33.72M −188,127 −0.55%
1990 33.91M −123,685 −0.36%
1989 34.03M +202,195 +0.6%
1988 33.83M +377,072 +1.13%
1987 33.46M +429,560 +1.3%
1986 33.03M +466,548 +1.43%
1985 32.56M +549,429 +1.72%
1984 32.01M +634,662 +2.02%
1983 31.38M +561,264 +1.82%
1982 30.81M +390,568 +1.28%
1981 30.42M +295,420 +0.98%
1980 30.13M +230,367 +0.77%
1979 29.9M +242 +0%
1978 29.9M −208,154 −0.69%
1977 30.11M −345,888 −1.14%
1976 30.45M −463,362 −1.5%
1975 30.91M −568,167 −1.8%
1974 31.48M −622,843 −1.94%
1973 32.11M −638,777 −1.95%
1972 32.74M −628,357 −1.88%
1971 33.37M −724,924 −2.13%
1970 34.1M −791,965 −2.27%
1969 34.89M −699,945 −1.97%
1968 35.59M −639,484 −1.77%
1967 36.23M −638,260 −1.73%
1966 36.87M −585,367 −1.56%
1965 37.45M −368,166 −0.97%
1964 37.82M −164,341 −0.43%
1963 37.99M +170,509 +0.45%
1962 37.81M +362,121 +0.97%
1961 37.45M +870,624 +2.38%
1960 36.58M

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.