Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Southern Asia

Children under 15 in Southern Asia in 2025 — 547,563,329 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 129.1%.

2025 548M people −0.52% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 569M people2013
Period minimum 239M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Southern Asia, 1960–2025200M300M400M500M600M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 238,978,348 people1962: 254,255,541 people1964: 270,066,044 people1966: 283,964,906 people1968: 297,429,271 people1970: 310,877,289 people1972: 323,948,777 people1974: 338,254,000 people1976: 352,820,449 people1978: 367,876,403 people1980: 384,002,415 people1982: 401,481,888 people1984: 420,749,325 people1986: 440,514,935 people1988: 459,538,579 people1990: 477,675,576 people1992: 494,696,744 people1994: 510,388,648 people1996: 522,775,496 people1998: 532,870,164 people2000: 541,334,352 people2002: 549,198,237 people2004: 556,066,153 people2006: 560,949,109 people2008: 564,059,270 people2010: 567,252,411 people2012: 569,350,581 people2014: 568,977,593 people2016: 566,107,501 people2018: 562,731,406 people2020: 559,399,746 people2022: 555,347,550 people2024: 550,398,570 people2025: 547,563,329 people
Change over the period: +309M (+129.13%) Average annual rate: 1.28 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Asia 548M people
World 2.01B people
Children under 15 — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 548M −2.84M −0.52%
2024 550M −2.58M −0.47%
2023 553M −2.37M −0.43%
2022 555M −2.19M −0.39%
2021 558M −1.86M −0.33%
2020 559M −1.76M −0.31%
2019 561M −1.57M −0.28%
2018 563M −1.63M −0.29%
2017 564M −1.75M −0.31%
2016 566M −1.6M −0.28%
2015 568M −1.27M −0.22%
2014 569M −480,178 −0.08%
2013 569M +107,190 +0.02%
2012 569M +873,892 +0.15%
2011 568M +1.22M +0.22%
2010 567M +1.48M +0.26%
2009 566M +1.71M +0.3%
2008 564M +1.48M +0.26%
2007 563M +1.63M +0.29%
2006 561M +2.25M +0.4%
2005 559M +2.63M +0.47%
2004 556M +3.15M +0.57%
2003 553M +3.72M +0.68%
2002 549M +3.98M +0.73%
2001 545M +3.89M +0.72%
2000 541M +4.01M +0.75%
1999 537M +4.45M +0.84%
1998 533M +4.84M +0.92%
1997 528M +5.26M +1.01%
1996 523M +5.82M +1.13%
1995 517M +6.57M +1.29%
1994 510M +7.44M +1.48%
1993 503M +8.25M +1.67%
1992 495M +8.49M +1.75%
1991 486M +8.53M +1.79%
1990 478M +8.91M +1.9%
1989 469M +9.23M +2.01%
1988 460M +9.38M +2.08%
1987 450M +9.64M +2.19%
1986 441M +9.84M +2.28%
1985 431M +9.93M +2.36%
1984 421M +9.81M +2.39%
1983 411M +9.46M +2.36%
1982 401M +8.96M +2.28%
1981 393M +8.52M +2.22%
1980 384M +8.26M +2.2%
1979 376M +7.86M +2.14%
1978 368M +7.58M +2.1%
1977 360M +7.48M +2.12%
1976 353M +7.31M +2.12%
1975 346M +7.26M +2.15%
1974 338M +7.25M +2.19%
1973 331M +7.06M +2.18%
1972 324M +6.62M +2.09%
1971 317M +6.45M +2.07%
1970 311M +6.67M +2.19%
1969 304M +6.78M +2.28%
1968 297M +6.76M +2.33%
1967 291M +6.7M +2.36%
1966 284M +6.78M +2.45%
1965 277M +7.12M +2.64%
1964 270M +7.79M +2.97%
1963 262M +8.02M +3.15%
1962 254M +7.75M +3.14%
1961 247M +7.53M +3.15%
1960 239M

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.