Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Eastern Europe

Children under 15 in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 44,684,227 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 40.1%.

2025 44.68M people −1.35% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 76.63M people1963
Period minimum 43.66M people2008

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Eastern Europe, 1960–202540M50M60M70M80M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 74,627,549 people1962: 76,477,805 people1964: 76,267,968 people1966: 74,513,820 people1968: 72,708,448 people1970: 70,431,839 people1972: 68,334,145 people1974: 66,759,374 people1976: 65,912,487 people1978: 65,628,171 people1980: 66,376,479 people1982: 67,603,271 people1984: 69,100,641 people1986: 70,397,912 people1988: 71,212,046 people1990: 70,680,065 people1992: 69,021,160 people1994: 66,516,234 people1996: 63,498,651 people1998: 59,722,307 people2000: 55,174,281 people2002: 50,489,831 people2004: 46,975,910 people2006: 44,553,555 people2008: 43,656,015 people2010: 43,867,064 people2012: 44,845,243 people2014: 46,268,448 people2016: 47,687,626 people2018: 48,484,214 people2020: 48,459,917 people2022: 47,273,299 people2024: 45,295,822 people2025: 44,684,227 people
Change over the period: −29.94M (−40.12%) Average annual rate: -0.79 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 44.68M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 44.68M −611,595 −1.35%
2024 45.3M −768,832 −1.67%
2023 46.06M −1.21M −2.56%
2022 47.27M −893,850 −1.86%
2021 48.17M −292,768 −0.6%
2020 48.46M −118,827 −0.24%
2019 48.58M +94,530 +0.19%
2018 48.48M +266,067 +0.55%
2017 48.22M +530,521 +1.11%
2016 47.69M +686,595 +1.46%
2015 47M +732,583 +1.58%
2014 46.27M +737,156 +1.62%
2013 45.53M +686,049 +1.53%
2012 44.85M +598,322 +1.35%
2011 44.25M +379,857 +0.87%
2010 43.87M +155,453 +0.36%
2009 43.71M +55,596 +0.13%
2008 43.66M −229,298 −0.52%
2007 43.89M −668,242 −1.5%
2006 44.55M −1.06M −2.33%
2005 45.62M −1.36M −2.9%
2004 46.98M −1.6M −3.3%
2003 48.58M −1.91M −3.78%
2002 50.49M −2.3M −4.37%
2001 52.79M −2.38M −4.31%
2000 55.17M −2.32M −4.03%
1999 57.49M −2.23M −3.74%
1998 59.72M −2.06M −3.33%
1997 61.78M −1.72M −2.71%
1996 63.5M −1.56M −2.4%
1995 65.06M −1.46M −2.19%
1994 66.52M −1.31M −1.92%
1993 67.82M −1.2M −1.74%
1992 69.02M −972,160 −1.39%
1991 69.99M −686,745 −0.97%
1990 70.68M −515,900 −0.72%
1989 71.2M −16,081 −0.02%
1988 71.21M +323,101 +0.46%
1987 70.89M +491,033 +0.7%
1986 70.4M +596,953 +0.86%
1985 69.8M +700,318 +1.01%
1984 69.1M +802,594 +1.18%
1983 68.3M +694,776 +1.03%
1982 67.6M +602,764 +0.9%
1981 67M +624,028 +0.94%
1980 66.38M +556,088 +0.84%
1979 65.82M +192,220 +0.29%
1978 65.63M −100,170 −0.15%
1977 65.73M −184,146 −0.28%
1976 65.91M −330,836 −0.5%
1975 66.24M −516,051 −0.77%
1974 66.76M −711,743 −1.05%
1973 67.47M −863,028 −1.26%
1972 68.33M −924,808 −1.34%
1971 69.26M −1.17M −1.67%
1970 70.43M −1.26M −1.75%
1969 71.69M −1.02M −1.4%
1968 72.71M −874,359 −1.19%
1967 73.58M −931,013 −1.25%
1966 74.51M −1.01M −1.34%
1965 75.52M −743,736 −0.98%
1964 76.27M −361,561 −0.47%
1963 76.63M +151,724 +0.2%
1962 76.48M +501,985 +0.66%
1961 75.98M +1.35M +1.81%
1960 74.63M

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.