Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in European Free Trade Association

European Free Trade Association: Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age was 15.08 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
15.08 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
9th
of 9 regions
All-time high
15.08 million
in 2025
All-time low
13.45 million
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in European Free Trade Association, 2013–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M2013201920252013: 13.4M2014: 13.6M2015: 13.8M2016: 13.9M2017: 14.1M2018: 14.2M2019: 14.3M2020: 14.4M2021: 14.5M2022: 14.6M2023: 14.7M2024: 14.9M2025: 15.1M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in European Free Trade Association stood at 15.08 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in European Free Trade Association peaked at 15.08 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.45 million, in 2013.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in European Free Trade Association, year by year

Annual values for Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in European Free Trade Association, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 13.45 million —
2014 13.61 million +1.2%
2015 13.77 million +1.2%
2016 13.91 million +1.0%
2017 14.05 million +1.0%
2018 14.17 million +0.8%
2019 14.27 million +0.7%
2020 14.38 million +0.8%
2021 14.47 million +0.6%
2022 14.58 million +0.8%
2023 14.73 million +1.0%
2024 14.94 million +1.4%
2025 15.08 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.89 million 13.45 million 14.27 million 7
2020s 14.69 million 14.38 million 15.08 million 6

Countries ranked near European Free Trade Association

  1. 6 United Kingdom 67.03 million compare
  2. 6 United Kingdom 67.03 million compare
  3. 8 Metropolitan France 63.70 million
  4. 9 Italy 58.94 million compare
  5. 10 Spain 49.13 million compare
  6. 11 Ukraine 41.00 million compare
  7. 12 Poland 36.50 million compare
  8. 12 Poland 36.50 million compare

See the full ranking of 74 places →

More population data for European Free Trade Association

All data for European Free Trade Association →

Frequently asked questions

What is child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in European Free Trade Association?
Child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in European Free Trade Association was 15.08 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age recorded in European Free Trade Association?
The highest recorded value was 15.08 million in 2025.
What is the lowest child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age recorded in European Free Trade Association?
The lowest recorded value was 13.45 million in 2013.
How does European Free Trade Association rank for child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age?
European Free Trade Association ranks 9th out of 9 regions with data for 2025.
Is child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age rising or falling in European Free Trade Association?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Free Trade Association data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in European Free Trade Association. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/child-and-youth-population-on-1-january-by-sex-and-age/european-free-trade-association/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/child-and-youth-population-on-1-january-by-sex-and-age/european-free-trade-association/">Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in European Free Trade Association</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
74 places, 1,171 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed