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Children under 15 in United Kingdom
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
4 of 6 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
17.0%
−0.1 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
4 of 6
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.6 pp
vs World
−7.4 pp
World: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · World
−0.6 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Children under 15 · percent
United Kingdom
17.0%
World
24.4% · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
17.0% · 2024
First value
19.0% · 1990
Highest
19.5% · 1994
Lowest
17.0% · 2024
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.0% | −0.1 pp | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | −0.1 pp | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | −0.0 pp | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | −0.2 pp | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | −0.1 pp | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | −0.1 pp | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | −0.0 pp | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +0.0 pp | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +0.0 pp | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +0.0 pp | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | −0.0 pp | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +0.0 pp | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | ±0.0 pp | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | −0.0 pp | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | −0.0 pp | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | −0.1 pp | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | −0.1 pp | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | −0.1 pp | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | −0.2 pp | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | −0.2 pp | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | −0.2 pp | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | −0.2 pp | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | −0.2 pp | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | −0.2 pp | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | −0.2 pp | 30.4% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | −0.1 pp | 30.8% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | −0.1 pp | 31.1% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | −0.0 pp | 31.5% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | −0.1 pp | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | −0.1 pp | 32.1% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +0.0 pp | 32.3% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | +0.1 pp | 32.5% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +0.3 pp | 32.7% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +0.1 pp | 32.9% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | 33.0% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Argentina | 24.5% | |
| 8 | Canada | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Chile | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Colombia | 24.0% | |
| 1 | Mexico | 26.4% | |
| 6 | Russia | 17.8% | |
| 9 | South Korea | 12.5% | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 17.5% | |
| 5 | United States | 18.5% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019
What it means
The share of residents who are children.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
People
United Kingdom in numbers
Population
69M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025
Population density
285
2024
Median age
39.8
2023
Residents 65 and over
18.8%
2022
Life expectancy
81.4
2024
Births per woman
1.55
2024
Birth rate
9.9
2024
Infant mortality
4.1
2024
Net migration
6.5
2023
Born abroad
17.1%
2024
Urban population
83.3%
2025