Forum on Child and Family StatisticsPOP1 Child population: Number of children (in millions) ages 0–17 in the United States by age, 1950–2022 and projected 2023–2050
| Number (in millions) | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All children | 47.3 | 48.8 | 50.5 | 52.1 | 53.9 | 55.7 | 57.5 | 59.5 | 61.3 | 63.1 | 64.5 | 65.8 | 67.1 | 68.4 | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.9 | 69.9 | 69.9 | 69.8 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 0–5 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.3 |
| Ages 6–11 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 24.7 |
| Ages 12–17 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.7 |
| Number (in millions) | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| All children | 69.8 | 69.8 | 69.4 | 68.8 | 68.0 | 67.2 | 66.3 | 65.5 | 64.8 | 64.1 | 63.7 | 63.2 | 62.8 | 62.6 | 62.5 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 63.5 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 0–5 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 22.1 |
| Ages 6–11 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.3 |
| Ages 12–17 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 23.9 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
| Number (in millions) | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| All children | 64.2 | 65.3 | 66.5 | 67.6 | 68.6 | 69.5 | 70.2 | 70.9 | 71.4 | 71.9 | 72.4 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.8 | 74.0 | 74.1 | 74.1 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 0–5 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.3 |
| Ages 6–11 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.3 |
| Ages 12–17 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.5 |
| Number (in millions) | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
| All children | 74.1 | 73.9 | 73.7 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 73.7 | 73.7 | 73.6 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 74.3 | 73.6 | 73.2 | 72.8 | 71.5 | 70.9 | 70.4 | 69.9 | 69.6 | 69.3 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 0–5 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
| Ages 6–11 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 |
| Ages 12–17 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 |
| Number (in millions) | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 |
| All children | 69.1 | 68.9 | 68.6 | 68.3 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.2 | 67.1 | 66.9 | 66.7 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 0–5 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.2 |
| Ages 6–11 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.3 |
| Ages 12–17 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.1 |
| Number (in millions) | 2050 | |||||||||||||||||||
| All children | 66.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 0–5 | 21.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 6–11 | 22.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 12–17 | 23.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Some estimates have been revised since previous publication in America's Children. Differences observed between 2019 and 2020 and between 2023 and 2024 may be due in part to the change in data sources and not necessarily reflective of trends in the data. For example, the data for 2010 to 2019 are based on the population estimates released for July 1, 2020 and have not yet been adjusted to account for the results of the 2020 Census. Because the data for 2020 take the results of the 2020 Census into account, this results in an "error of closure" between the data for 2019 and 2020 whereby differences are inherent to the two sources of data and not necessarily reflective of demographic trends. The Census Bureau reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release (DMS Project Numbers: P-6000042, P-7501659, and P-6000035; Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0086). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Estimates of the population of the United States by single years of age, color, and sex: 1900 to 1959 (Series P-25, No. 311); Estimates of the population of the United States, by age, sex, and race: April 1, 1960, to July 1, 1973 (Series P-25, No. 519); Preliminary estimates of the population of the United States by age, sex, and race: 1970 to 1981 (Series P-25, No. 917); and Intercensal estimates for 1980–1989, 1990–1999, and 2000–2009. The data for 2010 to 2019 are based on the population estimates released for July 1, 2020. The data for 2020 to 2023 are based on the population estimates released for July 1, 2023. Data beyond 2023 are derived from the national population projections released in November 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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