Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.0002 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2025.
United Kingdom ranks 138th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 347,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 365,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in United Kingdom?
- Child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.