Population ages 0-14, total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Population ages 0-14, total was 11.79 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total in United Kingdom, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 11.79 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in United Kingdom peaked at 13.46 million in 1972 and was at its lowest, 10.74 million, in 1987.
That places United Kingdom 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.70 million | 12.23 million | 13.30 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.99 million | 12.05 million | 13.46 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.10 million | 10.74 million | 11.81 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.22 million | 10.96 million | 11.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.02 million | 10.96 million | 11.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.59 million | 11.15 million | 12.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.91 million | 11.79 million | 11.99 million | 6 |
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More health data for United Kingdom
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 445,876 (2025)
- Population, male 49.3% (2025)
- Population, male 34.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 448,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 427,273 (2025)
- Population, female 50.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 414,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 408,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 429,768 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in United Kingdom?
- Population ages 0-14, total in United Kingdom was 11.79 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 13.46 million in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.74 million in 1987.
- How does United Kingdom rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- United Kingdom ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.