Population aged 0 to 14 in United Kingdom
17.0% of the population of United Kingdom was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
United Kingdom, 2025
17.0%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
15.4%
Position in 2025
155th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in United Kingdom over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.0% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 17.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.9%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, United Kingdom has the 155th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Population aged 65 and over
19.7%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.55 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat