Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Northern Europe

Children under 15 in Northern Europe in 2025 — 18,223,705 people. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 8.2%.

2025 18.22M people −1.06% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 21.1M people1972
Period minimum 17.38M people2007

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Northern Europe, 1960–202517M18M19M20M21M22M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 19,843,233 people1962: 19,916,428 people1964: 20,088,181 people1966: 20,435,780 people1968: 20,789,562 people1970: 21,011,578 people1972: 21,095,650 people1974: 20,906,638 people1976: 20,439,928 people1978: 19,800,868 people1980: 19,178,694 people1982: 18,588,545 people1984: 18,140,195 people1986: 17,858,579 people1988: 17,790,101 people1990: 17,971,125 people1992: 18,221,754 people1994: 18,335,946 people1996: 18,258,183 people1998: 18,143,867 people2000: 17,934,488 people2002: 17,652,954 people2004: 17,561,127 people2006: 17,397,686 people2008: 17,411,244 people2010: 17,562,117 people2012: 17,769,215 people2014: 18,041,297 people2016: 18,380,338 people2018: 18,643,054 people2020: 18,659,019 people2022: 18,554,600 people2024: 18,419,384 people2025: 18,223,705 people
Change over the period: −1.62M (−8.16%) Average annual rate: -0.13 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Northern Europe 18.22M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 18.22M −195,679 −1.06%
2024 18.42M −97,409 −0.53%
2023 18.52M −37,807 −0.2%
2022 18.55M −37,169 −0.2%
2021 18.59M −67,250 −0.36%
2020 18.66M −32,645 −0.17%
2019 18.69M +48,610 +0.26%
2018 18.64M +105,140 +0.57%
2017 18.54M +157,576 +0.86%
2016 18.38M +187,141 +1.03%
2015 18.19M +151,900 +0.84%
2014 18.04M +142,461 +0.8%
2013 17.9M +129,621 +0.73%
2012 17.77M +114,164 +0.65%
2011 17.66M +92,934 +0.53%
2010 17.56M +80,733 +0.46%
2009 17.48M +70,140 +0.4%
2008 17.41M +35,250 +0.2%
2007 17.38M −21,692 −0.12%
2006 17.4M −72,378 −0.41%
2005 17.47M −91,063 −0.52%
2004 17.56M −44,002 −0.25%
2003 17.61M −47,825 −0.27%
2002 17.65M −121,397 −0.68%
2001 17.77M −160,137 −0.89%
2000 17.93M −132,284 −0.73%
1999 18.07M −77,095 −0.42%
1998 18.14M −61,383 −0.34%
1997 18.21M −52,933 −0.29%
1996 18.26M −50,463 −0.28%
1995 18.31M −27,300 −0.15%
1994 18.34M +32,127 +0.18%
1993 18.3M +82,065 +0.45%
1992 18.22M +124,525 +0.69%
1991 18.1M +126,104 +0.7%
1990 17.97M +87,013 +0.49%
1989 17.88M +94,011 +0.53%
1988 17.79M +21,684 +0.12%
1987 17.77M −90,162 −0.5%
1986 17.86M −122,521 −0.68%
1985 17.98M −159,095 −0.88%
1984 18.14M −198,068 −1.08%
1983 18.34M −250,282 −1.35%
1982 18.59M −293,757 −1.56%
1981 18.88M −296,392 −1.55%
1980 19.18M −301,523 −1.55%
1979 19.48M −320,651 −1.62%
1978 19.8M −327,064 −1.62%
1977 20.13M −311,996 −1.53%
1976 20.44M −264,560 −1.28%
1975 20.7M −202,150 −0.97%
1974 20.91M −135,559 −0.64%
1973 21.04M −53,453 −0.25%
1972 21.1M +21,950 +0.1%
1971 21.07M +62,122 +0.3%
1970 21.01M +91,035 +0.44%
1969 20.92M +130,981 +0.63%
1968 20.79M +167,059 +0.81%
1967 20.62M +186,723 +0.91%
1966 20.44M +180,243 +0.89%
1965 20.26M +167,356 +0.83%
1964 20.09M +117,347 +0.59%
1963 19.97M +54,406 +0.27%
1962 19.92M +21,687 +0.11%
1961 19.89M +51,508 +0.26%
1960 19.84M

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.