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Children under 15 in United States
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
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section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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4 figures
people
18 figures
economy
18 figures
housing
6 figures
education
10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
17.6%
−0.2 pp
section.change_since
Countries · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−1.6 pp
vs section.levels.world
−6.9 pp
section.levels.world: 24.4% · 2025
Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · United States · section.levels.world
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Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
section.compare Children under 15 · percent
United States
17.6%
section.levels.world
24.4% · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United States · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
17.6% · 2024
First value
21.7% · 1990
Highest
22.0% · 1993
Lowest
17.6% · 2024
Data points
35
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.6% | −0.2 pp | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | −0.3 pp | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | −0.2 pp | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | −0.2 pp | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | −0.0 pp | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | −0.1 pp | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | −0.1 pp | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | −0.1 pp | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | −0.1 pp | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | −0.2 pp | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | −0.1 pp | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | −0.1 pp | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | −0.2 pp | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | −0.2 pp | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | −0.1 pp | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | −0.1 pp | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | −0.1 pp | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | −0.1 pp | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | −0.2 pp | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | −0.2 pp | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | −0.2 pp | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | −0.2 pp | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | −0.2 pp | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | −0.1 pp | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | −0.1 pp | 30.4% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | −0.1 pp | 30.8% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | −0.1 pp | 31.1% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | −0.1 pp | 31.5% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | −0.1 pp | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | −0.1 pp | 32.1% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | ±0.0 pp | 32.3% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | +0.1 pp | 32.5% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +0.1 pp | 32.7% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | +0.1 pp | 32.9% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | 33.0% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Argentina | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Colombia | 24.6% | |
| 4 | Brazil | 21.8% | |
| 5 | Chile | 20.3% | |
| 6 | United States | 18.9% | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 17.6% | |
| 8 | Russia | 17.1% | |
| 9 | Canada | 16.2% | |
| 10 | South Korea | 13.4% |
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2016
section.what
The share of residents who are children.
section.how
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
people
United States in numbers
Population
342M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025
Population density
37.3
2025
Median age
38.9
2024
Children under 18
22.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
17.2%
2024
Life expectancy
79.0
2024
Births per woman
1.63
2024
Birth rate
10.6
2024
Infant mortality
5.5
2024
Net migration
3.9
2023
Born abroad
14.1%
2024