Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Spain

Children under 15 in Spain in 2025 — 6,228,191 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 25.5%.

2025 6.23M people −1.33% vs 2024
World rank 61of 217
Period maximum 9.87M people1978
Period minimum 5.99M people2001

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Spain, 1960–20255M6M7M8M9M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,359,133 people1962: 8,510,782 people1964: 8,665,817 people1966: 8,924,662 people1968: 9,198,812 people1970: 9,421,587 people1972: 9,610,975 people1974: 9,732,418 people1976: 9,827,594 people1978: 9,871,827 people1980: 9,748,768 people1982: 9,462,821 people1984: 9,110,065 people1986: 8,693,310 people1988: 8,221,456 people1990: 7,691,701 people1992: 7,214,836 people1994: 6,805,428 people1996: 6,427,606 people1998: 6,166,485 people2000: 6,010,466 people2002: 6,038,333 people2004: 6,231,951 people2006: 6,456,764 people2008: 6,748,376 people2010: 6,949,998 people2012: 7,044,027 people2014: 6,992,927 people2016: 6,930,761 people2018: 6,860,903 people2020: 6,724,805 people2022: 6,496,956 people2024: 6,312,122 people2025: 6,228,191 people
Change over the period: −2.13M (−25.49%) Average annual rate: -0.45 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 6.23M 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 — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.23M −83,931 −1.33%
2024 6.31M −98,771 −1.54%
2023 6.41M −86,063 −1.32%
2022 6.5M −101,681 −1.54%
2021 6.6M −126,168 −1.88%
2020 6.72M −83,251 −1.22%
2019 6.81M −52,847 −0.77%
2018 6.86M −41,224 −0.6%
2017 6.9M −28,634 −0.41%
2016 6.93M −31,094 −0.45%
2015 6.96M −31,072 −0.44%
2014 6.99M −31,324 −0.45%
2013 7.02M −19,776 −0.28%
2012 7.04M +28,437 +0.41%
2011 7.02M +65,592 +0.94%
2010 6.95M +82,782 +1.21%
2009 6.87M +118,840 +1.76%
2008 6.75M +147,595 +2.24%
2007 6.6M +144,017 +2.23%
2006 6.46M +124,550 +1.97%
2005 6.33M +100,263 +1.61%
2004 6.23M +95,831 +1.56%
2003 6.14M +97,787 +1.62%
2002 6.04M +49,568 +0.83%
2001 5.99M −21,701 −0.36%
2000 6.01M −63,133 −1.04%
1999 6.07M −92,886 −1.51%
1998 6.17M −120,046 −1.91%
1997 6.29M −141,075 −2.19%
1996 6.43M −176,387 −2.67%
1995 6.6M −201,435 −2.96%
1994 6.81M −203,751 −2.91%
1993 7.01M −205,657 −2.85%
1992 7.21M −218,948 −2.95%
1991 7.43M −257,917 −3.35%
1990 7.69M −274,396 −3.44%
1989 7.97M −255,359 −3.11%
1988 8.22M −241,796 −2.86%
1987 8.46M −230,058 −2.65%
1986 8.69M −214,899 −2.41%
1985 8.91M −201,856 −2.22%
1984 9.11M −185,579 −2%
1983 9.3M −167,177 −1.77%
1982 9.46M −164,229 −1.71%
1981 9.63M −121,718 −1.25%
1980 9.75M −74,983 −0.76%
1979 9.82M −48,076 −0.49%
1978 9.87M +2,446 +0.02%
1977 9.87M +41,787 +0.43%
1976 9.83M +49,783 +0.51%
1975 9.78M +45,393 +0.47%
1974 9.73M +56,279 +0.58%
1973 9.68M +65,164 +0.68%
1972 9.61M +81,718 +0.86%
1971 9.53M +107,670 +1.14%
1970 9.42M +112,796 +1.21%
1969 9.31M +109,979 +1.2%
1968 9.2M +133,765 +1.48%
1967 9.07M +140,385 +1.57%
1966 8.92M +128,766 +1.46%
1965 8.8M +130,079 +1.5%
1964 8.67M +91,405 +1.07%
1963 8.57M +63,630 +0.75%
1962 8.51M +85,281 +1.01%
1961 8.43M +66,368 +0.79%
1960 8.36M

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.