Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Ukraine

Children under 15 in Ukraine in 2025 — 5,338,123 people. Ranked 67 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 53.2%.

2025 5.34M people +1.52% vs 2024
World rank 67of 217
Period maximum 12.04M people1964
Period minimum 5.26M people2024

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Ukraine, 1960–20254M6M8M10M12M14M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 11,414,655 people1962: 11,906,394 people1964: 12,040,360 people1966: 11,954,045 people1968: 11,883,079 people1970: 11,698,231 people1972: 11,522,240 people1974: 11,277,625 people1976: 11,014,527 people1978: 10,735,435 people1980: 10,699,560 people1982: 10,769,746 people1984: 10,987,796 people1986: 11,141,607 people1988: 11,228,420 people1990: 11,256,311 people1992: 11,196,133 people1994: 10,918,955 people1996: 10,355,883 people1998: 9,653,631 people2000: 8,851,420 people2002: 7,956,553 people2004: 7,264,103 people2006: 6,780,747 people2008: 6,559,158 people2010: 6,555,691 people2012: 6,647,529 people2014: 6,832,206 people2016: 6,961,083 people2018: 6,970,999 people2020: 6,828,625 people2022: 6,084,136 people2024: 5,258,230 people2025: 5,338,123 people
Change over the period: −6.08M (−53.23%) Average annual rate: -1.16 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Ukraine 5.34M people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Eastern Europe computed 44.68M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.34M +79,893 +1.52%
2024 5.26M −135,882 −2.52%
2023 5.39M −690,024 −11.34%
2022 6.08M −624,659 −9.31%
2021 6.71M −119,830 −1.75%
2020 6.83M −82,048 −1.19%
2019 6.91M −60,326 −0.87%
2018 6.97M −20,752 −0.3%
2017 6.99M +30,668 +0.44%
2016 6.96M +57,424 +0.83%
2015 6.9M +71,453 +1.05%
2014 6.83M +90,640 +1.34%
2013 6.74M +94,037 +1.41%
2012 6.65M +65,826 +1%
2011 6.58M +26,012 +0.4%
2010 6.56M +9,333 +0.14%
2009 6.55M −12,800 −0.2%
2008 6.56M −74,175 −1.12%
2007 6.63M −147,414 −2.17%
2006 6.78M −214,249 −3.06%
2005 6.99M −269,107 −3.7%
2004 7.26M −313,489 −4.14%
2003 7.58M −378,961 −4.76%
2002 7.96M −452,135 −5.38%
2001 8.41M −442,732 −5%
2000 8.85M −399,843 −4.32%
1999 9.25M −402,368 −4.17%
1998 9.65M −372,935 −3.72%
1997 10.03M −329,317 −3.18%
1996 10.36M −298,238 −2.8%
1995 10.65M −264,834 −2.43%
1994 10.92M −196,197 −1.77%
1993 11.12M −80,981 −0.72%
1992 11.2M −31,300 −0.28%
1991 11.23M −28,878 −0.26%
1990 11.26M +365 +0%
1989 11.26M +27,526 +0.25%
1988 11.23M +32,818 +0.29%
1987 11.2M +53,995 +0.48%
1986 11.14M +71,199 +0.64%
1985 11.07M +82,612 +0.75%
1984 10.99M +122,630 +1.13%
1983 10.87M +95,420 +0.89%
1982 10.77M +36,316 +0.34%
1981 10.73M +33,870 +0.32%
1980 10.7M +29,449 +0.28%
1979 10.67M −65,324 −0.61%
1978 10.74M −145,520 −1.34%
1977 10.88M −133,572 −1.21%
1976 11.01M −130,559 −1.17%
1975 11.15M −132,539 −1.18%
1974 11.28M −133,490 −1.17%
1973 11.41M −111,125 −0.96%
1972 11.52M −83,577 −0.72%
1971 11.61M −92,414 −0.79%
1970 11.7M −109,933 −0.93%
1969 11.81M −74,915 −0.63%
1968 11.88M −36,730 −0.31%
1967 11.92M −34,236 −0.29%
1966 11.95M −38,521 −0.32%
1965 11.99M −47,794 −0.4%
1964 12.04M +8,427 +0.07%
1963 12.03M +125,539 +1.05%
1962 11.91M +188,110 +1.61%
1961 11.72M +303,629 +2.66%
1960 11.41M

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.