Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Australia and New Zealand

Children under 15 in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 5,834,045 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 50.3%.

2025 5.83M people +0.41% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 5.83M people2025
Period minimum 3.88M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Australia and New Zealand, 1960–20253.5M4M4.5M5M5.5M6M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,882,399 people1962: 4,049,620 people1964: 4,176,357 people1966: 4,305,894 people1968: 4,379,892 people1970: 4,501,603 people1972: 4,665,298 people1974: 4,749,059 people1976: 4,709,875 people1978: 4,629,188 people1980: 4,560,373 people1982: 4,571,722 people1984: 4,548,428 people1986: 4,491,446 people1988: 4,476,321 people1990: 4,535,315 people1992: 4,631,706 people1994: 4,690,526 people1996: 4,758,349 people1998: 4,797,733 people2000: 4,827,364 people2002: 4,853,555 people2004: 4,870,374 people2006: 4,896,476 people2008: 4,999,197 people2010: 5,108,878 people2012: 5,216,061 people2014: 5,351,581 people2016: 5,494,563 people2018: 5,630,009 people2020: 5,725,146 people2022: 5,691,896 people2024: 5,810,441 people2025: 5,834,045 people
Change over the period: +1.95M (+50.27%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 5.83M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.83M +23,604 +0.41%
2024 5.81M +48,096 +0.83%
2023 5.76M +70,449 +1.24%
2022 5.69M +769 +0.01%
2021 5.69M −34,019 −0.59%
2020 5.73M +44,759 +0.79%
2019 5.68M +50,378 +0.89%
2018 5.63M +60,045 +1.08%
2017 5.57M +75,401 +1.37%
2016 5.49M +76,321 +1.41%
2015 5.42M +66,661 +1.25%
2014 5.35M +65,258 +1.23%
2013 5.29M +70,262 +1.35%
2012 5.22M +65,236 +1.27%
2011 5.15M +41,947 +0.82%
2010 5.11M +46,130 +0.91%
2009 5.06M +63,551 +1.27%
2008 5M +57,647 +1.17%
2007 4.94M +45,074 +0.92%
2006 4.9M +18,558 +0.38%
2005 4.88M +7,544 +0.15%
2004 4.87M +4,767 +0.1%
2003 4.87M +12,052 +0.25%
2002 4.85M +11,886 +0.25%
2001 4.84M +14,305 +0.3%
2000 4.83M +14,522 +0.3%
1999 4.81M +15,109 +0.31%
1998 4.8M +15,908 +0.33%
1997 4.78M +23,476 +0.49%
1996 4.76M +33,665 +0.71%
1995 4.72M +34,158 +0.73%
1994 4.69M +30,871 +0.66%
1993 4.66M +27,949 +0.6%
1992 4.63M +31,830 +0.69%
1991 4.6M +64,561 +1.42%
1990 4.54M +35,248 +0.78%
1989 4.5M +23,746 +0.53%
1988 4.48M +1,482 +0.03%
1987 4.47M −16,607 −0.37%
1986 4.49M −32,312 −0.71%
1985 4.52M −24,670 −0.54%
1984 4.55M −20,175 −0.44%
1983 4.57M −3,119 −0.07%
1982 4.57M +12,166 +0.27%
1981 4.56M −817 −0.02%
1980 4.56M −24,688 −0.54%
1979 4.59M −44,127 −0.95%
1978 4.63M −41,052 −0.88%
1977 4.67M −39,635 −0.84%
1976 4.71M −33,856 −0.71%
1975 4.74M −5,328 −0.11%
1974 4.75M +55,284 +1.18%
1973 4.69M +28,477 +0.61%
1972 4.67M +51,658 +1.12%
1971 4.61M +112,037 +2.49%
1970 4.5M +61,846 +1.39%
1969 4.44M +59,865 +1.37%
1968 4.38M +41,700 +0.96%
1967 4.34M +32,298 +0.75%
1966 4.31M +70,160 +1.66%
1965 4.24M +59,377 +1.42%
1964 4.18M +66,062 +1.61%
1963 4.11M +60,675 +1.5%
1962 4.05M +84,425 +2.13%
1961 3.97M +82,796 +2.13%
1960 3.88M

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.