Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Sweden

Children under 15 in Sweden in 2025 — 1,770,323 people. Ranked 104 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.5%.

2025 1.77M people −1.39% vs 2024
World rank 104of 217
Period maximum 1.84M people2021
Period minimum 1.5M people1987

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Sweden, 1960–20251.5M1.6M1.7M1.8M1.9M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,678,749 people1962: 1,628,832 people1964: 1,610,155 people1966: 1,635,141 people1968: 1,656,655 people1970: 1,676,433 people1972: 1,687,571 people1974: 1,690,359 people1976: 1,696,201 people1978: 1,677,520 people1980: 1,628,374 people1982: 1,571,180 people1984: 1,527,561 people1986: 1,507,896 people1988: 1,504,424 people1990: 1,535,079 people1992: 1,591,649 people1994: 1,649,206 people1996: 1,663,530 people1998: 1,651,532 people2000: 1,635,262 people2002: 1,616,095 people2004: 1,591,253 people2006: 1,555,175 people2008: 1,542,032 people2010: 1,557,188 people2012: 1,598,052 people2014: 1,664,018 people2016: 1,739,046 people2018: 1,807,181 people2020: 1,836,276 people2022: 1,834,039 people2024: 1,795,348 people2025: 1,770,323 people
Change over the period: +91,574 (+5.45%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Sweden 1.77M people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Northern Europe computed 18.22M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.77M −25,025 −1.39%
2024 1.8M −22,198 −1.22%
2023 1.82M −16,493 −0.9%
2022 1.83M −4,364 −0.24%
2021 1.84M +2,127 +0.12%
2020 1.84M +9,031 +0.49%
2019 1.83M +20,064 +1.11%
2018 1.81M +29,363 +1.65%
2017 1.78M +38,772 +2.23%
2016 1.74M +39,499 +2.32%
2015 1.7M +35,529 +2.14%
2014 1.66M +35,074 +2.15%
2013 1.63M +30,892 +1.93%
2012 1.6M +23,440 +1.49%
2011 1.57M +17,424 +1.12%
2010 1.56M +11,295 +0.73%
2009 1.55M +3,861 +0.25%
2008 1.54M −3,608 −0.23%
2007 1.55M −9,535 −0.61%
2006 1.56M −16,986 −1.08%
2005 1.57M −19,092 −1.2%
2004 1.59M −14,180 −0.88%
2003 1.61M −10,662 −0.66%
2002 1.62M −9,443 −0.58%
2001 1.63M −9,724 −0.59%
2000 1.64M −8,863 −0.54%
1999 1.64M −7,407 −0.45%
1998 1.65M −6,516 −0.39%
1997 1.66M −5,482 −0.33%
1996 1.66M −615 −0.04%
1995 1.66M +14,939 +0.91%
1994 1.65M +28,353 +1.75%
1993 1.62M +29,204 +1.83%
1992 1.59M +28,904 +1.85%
1991 1.56M +27,666 +1.8%
1990 1.54M +20,073 +1.32%
1989 1.52M +10,582 +0.7%
1988 1.5M +2,187 +0.15%
1987 1.5M −5,659 −0.38%
1986 1.51M −8,705 −0.57%
1985 1.52M −10,960 −0.72%
1984 1.53M −17,593 −1.14%
1983 1.55M −26,026 −1.66%
1982 1.57M −29,514 −1.84%
1981 1.6M −27,680 −1.7%
1980 1.63M −26,125 −1.58%
1979 1.65M −23,021 −1.37%
1978 1.68M −13,693 −0.81%
1977 1.69M −4,988 −0.29%
1976 1.7M +968 +0.06%
1975 1.7M +4,874 +0.29%
1974 1.69M +2,319 +0.14%
1973 1.69M +469 +0.03%
1972 1.69M +3,206 +0.19%
1971 1.68M +7,932 +0.47%
1970 1.68M +11,846 +0.71%
1969 1.66M +7,932 +0.48%
1968 1.66M +7,291 +0.44%
1967 1.65M +14,223 +0.87%
1966 1.64M +15,335 +0.95%
1965 1.62M +9,651 +0.6%
1964 1.61M −2,959 −0.18%
1963 1.61M −15,718 −0.96%
1962 1.63M −22,277 −1.35%
1961 1.65M −27,640 −1.65%
1960 1.68M

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.