Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Switzerland

Children under 15 in Switzerland in 2025 — 1,353,268 people. Ranked 113 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.7%.

2025 1.35M people +0.51% vs 2024
World rank 113of 217
Period maximum 1.47M people1971
Period minimum 1.12M people1987

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Switzerland, 1960–20251.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,280,469 people1962: 1,343,427 people1964: 1,394,708 people1966: 1,429,266 people1968: 1,454,265 people1970: 1,469,037 people1972: 1,471,843 people1974: 1,448,075 people1976: 1,383,460 people1978: 1,311,411 people1980: 1,247,440 people1982: 1,199,165 people1984: 1,157,324 people1986: 1,129,349 people1988: 1,124,984 people1990: 1,147,883 people1992: 1,192,134 people1994: 1,230,892 people1996: 1,248,839 people1998: 1,248,034 people2000: 1,248,155 people2002: 1,224,155 people2004: 1,210,361 people2006: 1,188,942 people2008: 1,179,156 people2010: 1,185,872 people2012: 1,197,295 people2014: 1,218,368 people2016: 1,245,633 people2018: 1,276,075 people2020: 1,300,208 people2022: 1,322,744 people2024: 1,346,408 people2025: 1,353,268 people
Change over the period: +72,799 (+5.69%) Average annual rate: 0.09 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Switzerland 1.35M people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Western Europe computed 30.09M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.35M +6,860 +0.51%
2024 1.35M +12,108 +0.91%
2023 1.33M +11,556 +0.87%
2022 1.32M +10,185 +0.78%
2021 1.31M +12,351 +0.95%
2020 1.3M +11,237 +0.87%
2019 1.29M +12,896 +1.01%
2018 1.28M +14,341 +1.14%
2017 1.26M +16,101 +1.29%
2016 1.25M +15,003 +1.22%
2015 1.23M +12,262 +1.01%
2014 1.22M +12,227 +1.01%
2013 1.21M +8,846 +0.74%
2012 1.2M +4,880 +0.41%
2011 1.19M +6,543 +0.55%
2010 1.19M +4,464 +0.38%
2009 1.18M +2,252 +0.19%
2008 1.18M −1,442 −0.12%
2007 1.18M −8,344 −0.7%
2006 1.19M −11,362 −0.95%
2005 1.2M −10,057 −0.83%
2004 1.21M −8,240 −0.68%
2003 1.22M −5,554 −0.45%
2002 1.22M −12,314 −1%
2001 1.24M −11,686 −0.94%
2000 1.25M −115 −0.01%
1999 1.25M +236 +0.02%
1998 1.25M −1,501 −0.12%
1997 1.25M +696 +0.06%
1996 1.25M +6,562 +0.53%
1995 1.24M +11,385 +0.92%
1994 1.23M +16,493 +1.36%
1993 1.21M +22,265 +1.87%
1992 1.19M +22,535 +1.93%
1991 1.17M +21,716 +1.89%
1990 1.15M +15,667 +1.38%
1989 1.13M +7,232 +0.64%
1988 1.12M +1,565 +0.14%
1987 1.12M −5,930 −0.53%
1986 1.13M −11,759 −1.03%
1985 1.14M −16,216 −1.4%
1984 1.16M −19,941 −1.69%
1983 1.18M −21,900 −1.83%
1982 1.2M −22,937 −1.88%
1981 1.22M −25,338 −2.03%
1980 1.25M −30,071 −2.35%
1979 1.28M −33,900 −2.59%
1978 1.31M −34,331 −2.55%
1977 1.35M −37,718 −2.73%
1976 1.38M −38,455 −2.7%
1975 1.42M −26,160 −1.81%
1974 1.45M −14,291 −0.98%
1973 1.46M −9,477 −0.64%
1972 1.47M −2,783 −0.19%
1971 1.47M +5,589 +0.38%
1970 1.47M +7,432 +0.51%
1969 1.46M +7,340 +0.5%
1968 1.45M +10,758 +0.75%
1967 1.44M +14,241 +1%
1966 1.43M +16,636 +1.18%
1965 1.41M +17,922 +1.29%
1964 1.39M +22,024 +1.6%
1963 1.37M +29,257 +2.18%
1962 1.34M +39,106 +3%
1961 1.3M +23,852 +1.86%
1960 1.28M

Western Europe, 2025

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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.