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Children under 15 in Wales
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
10 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
16.0%
−0.2 pp
since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024
10 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.8 pp
vs United Kingdom
−1.0 pp
United Kingdom: 17.0% · 2024
Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · Wales · United Kingdom · World
−0.8 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Wales
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Wales · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
16.0% · 2024
First value
19.1% · 1990
Highest
19.6% · 1994
Lowest
16.0% · 2024
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | Wales | Change | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.0% | −0.2 pp | 17.0% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | −0.2 pp | 17.1% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | −0.1 pp | 17.2% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | −0.2 pp | 17.2% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | −0.2 pp | 17.4% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | −0.1 pp | 17.5% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +0.0 pp | 17.7% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | −0.1 pp | 17.6% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | −0.1 pp | 17.6% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | −0.1 pp | 17.6% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | −0.1 pp | 17.7% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | −0.2 pp | 17.8% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | −0.2 pp | 17.9% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | −0.2 pp | 18.0% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | −0.3 pp | 18.2% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | −0.3 pp | 18.4% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | −0.3 pp | 18.6% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | −0.2 pp | 18.8% | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | −0.2 pp | 19.0% | 30.4% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | −0.1 pp | 19.2% | 30.8% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | −0.1 pp | 19.3% | 31.1% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | −0.0 pp | 19.4% | 31.5% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | −0.1 pp | 19.4% | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | −0.1 pp | 19.5% | 32.1% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | +0.0 pp | 19.5% | 32.3% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +0.1 pp | 19.5% | 32.5% |
| 1992 | 19.5% | +0.2 pp | 19.4% | 32.7% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +0.2 pp | 19.1% | 32.9% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | 19.0% | 33.0% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom
2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Scotland | 15.2% | |
| 11 | South West England | 15.6% | |
| 10 | Wales | 16.1% | |
| 9 | North East England | 16.3% | |
| 8 | East Midlands | 16.8% | |
| 7 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 17.3% | |
| 6 | South East England | 17.3% | |
| 5 | North West England | 17.4% | |
| 4 | East of England | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Greater London | 17.7% | |
| 2 | West Midlands | 18.0% | |
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 18.9% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2023
What it means
The share of residents who are children.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
People
Wales in numbers
Population
3.2M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Population density
154
2024
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Residents 65 and over
21.5%
2022
Life expectancy
80.3
2024
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom
Net migration
6.5
2023 · United Kingdom
Born abroad
17.1%
2024 · United Kingdom
Urban population
83.3%
2025 · United Kingdom