U.S. - children as a percentage of the population 1950-2021

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2021, children between the ages of zero and 17 years old made up 22.2 percent of the total population in the United States. This is down from a peak in 1960, where children made up 36 percent of the total population in the country.

Share of child population in the total U.S. population from 1950 to 2021

CharacteristicPercentage of total population
2021 22.2%
2020 22.4%
2019 22.3%
2018 22.5%
2017 22.6%
2016 22.8%
2015 23%
2014 23.1%
2013 23.3%
2012 23.5%
2011 23.7%
2010 24%
2009 24.2%
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Release date

September 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

1950 to 2021

Age group

0-17 years

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