Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Eastern Africa

Children under 15 in Eastern Africa in 2025 — 206,355,515 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 461.5%.

2025 206M people +1.63% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 206M people2025
Period minimum 36.75M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Eastern Africa, 1960–20250100M200M300M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36,749,655 people1962: 39,010,740 people1964: 41,496,913 people1966: 44,200,536 people1968: 47,113,792 people1970: 50,221,059 people1972: 53,544,900 people1974: 57,003,648 people1976: 60,655,731 people1978: 64,453,194 people1980: 68,603,378 people1982: 73,077,976 people1984: 77,450,350 people1986: 82,030,844 people1988: 86,829,841 people1990: 91,751,467 people1992: 96,660,142 people1994: 101,751,515 people1996: 107,514,001 people1998: 113,925,747 people2000: 120,027,791 people2002: 126,479,740 people2004: 133,481,433 people2006: 140,873,747 people2008: 148,474,427 people2010: 156,091,642 people2012: 163,125,557 people2014: 170,067,457 people2016: 176,552,877 people2018: 182,950,025 people2020: 189,620,046 people2022: 196,237,849 people2024: 203,044,293 people2025: 206,355,515 people
Change over the period: +170M (+461.52%) Average annual rate: 2.69 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Africa 206M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 206M +3.31M +1.63%
2024 203M +3.42M +1.71%
2023 200M +3.39M +1.73%
2022 196M +3.28M +1.7%
2021 193M +3.33M +1.76%
2020 190M +3.35M +1.8%
2019 186M +3.32M +1.81%
2018 183M +3.21M +1.78%
2017 180M +3.19M +1.81%
2016 177M +3.23M +1.86%
2015 173M +3.26M +1.91%
2014 170M +3.41M +2.05%
2013 167M +3.53M +2.17%
2012 163M +3.47M +2.17%
2011 160M +3.57M +2.29%
2010 156M +3.8M +2.49%
2009 152M +3.82M +2.57%
2008 148M +3.81M +2.63%
2007 145M +3.79M +2.69%
2006 141M +3.74M +2.72%
2005 137M +3.66M +2.74%
2004 133M +3.56M +2.74%
2003 130M +3.44M +2.72%
2002 126M +3.29M +2.67%
2001 123M +3.16M +2.63%
2000 120M +3.09M +2.64%
1999 117M +3.01M +2.64%
1998 114M +3.05M +2.76%
1997 111M +3.36M +3.12%
1996 108M +3.31M +3.17%
1995 104M +2.45M +2.41%
1994 102M +2.34M +2.36%
1993 99.41M +2.75M +2.84%
1992 96.66M +2.47M +2.62%
1991 94.19M +2.44M +2.66%
1990 91.75M +2.54M +2.85%
1989 89.21M +2.38M +2.74%
1988 86.83M +2.37M +2.81%
1987 84.46M +2.42M +2.96%
1986 82.03M +2.33M +2.92%
1985 79.7M +2.25M +2.91%
1984 77.45M +2.16M +2.88%
1983 75.29M +2.21M +3.02%
1982 73.08M +2.32M +3.29%
1981 70.75M +2.15M +3.13%
1980 68.6M +2.02M +3.04%
1979 66.58M +2.13M +3.3%
1978 64.45M +1.95M +3.12%
1977 62.5M +1.85M +3.05%
1976 60.66M +1.87M +3.18%
1975 58.78M +1.78M +3.12%
1974 57M +1.75M +3.16%
1973 55.25M +1.71M +3.19%
1972 53.54M +1.68M +3.24%
1971 51.87M +1.65M +3.28%
1970 50.22M +1.58M +3.25%
1969 48.64M +1.53M +3.24%
1968 47.11M +1.49M +3.26%
1967 45.63M +1.43M +3.22%
1966 44.2M +1.38M +3.22%
1965 42.82M +1.32M +3.19%
1964 41.5M +1.27M +3.14%
1963 40.23M +1.22M +3.13%
1962 39.01M +1.16M +3.07%
1961 37.85M +1.1M +3%
1960 36.75M

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.