In 2020, there were about 73.6 million children in the United States. This was a slight decrease from the previous year, when there were about 74.2 million children in the country. The number of children in the United States is projected to reach 78.2 million in 2050.
Number of children in the United States from 1950 to 2050
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of children in millions
2050*
78.2
2049*
78.1
2048*
77.9
2047*
77.8
2046*
77.7
2045*
77.6
2044*
77.5
2043*
77.4
2042*
77.3
2041*
77.2
2040*
77.1
2039*
77.1
2038*
77
2037*
76.9
2036*
76.8
2035*
76.7
2034*
76.5
2033*
76.3
2032*
76.1
2031*
75.9
2030*
75.7
2029*
75.4
2028*
75.2
2027*
75
2026*
74.8
2025*
74.7
2024*
74.6
2023*
74.4
2022*
74.3
2021
73.6
2020
74.2
2019
73.1
2018
73.4
2017
73.6
2016
73.7
2015
73.7
2014
73.6
2013
73.6
2012
73.7
2011
73.9
2010
74.1
2009
74.1
2008
74.1
2007
74
2006
73.8
2005
73.5
2004
73.3
2003
73.1
2002
72.9
2001
72.7
2000
72.4
1999
71.9
1998
71.4
1997
70.9
1996
70.2
1995
69.5
1994
68.6
1993
67.6
1992
66.5
1991
65.3
1990
64.2
1989
63.5
1988
63.2
1987
63.1
1986
62.9
1985
62.6
1984
62.5
1983
62.6
1982
62.8
1981
63.2
1980
63.7
1979
64.1
1978
64.8
1977
65.5
1976
66.3
1975
67.2
1974
68
1973
68.8
1972
69.4
1971
69.8
1970
69.8
1969
69.8
1968
69.9
1967
69.9
1966
69.9
1965
69.7
1964
69.7
1963
68.4
1962
67.1
1961
65.8
1960
64.5
1959
63.1
1958
61.3
1957
59.5
1956
57.5
1955
55.7
1954
53.9
1953
52.1
1952
50.5
1951
48.8
1950
47.3
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ChildStats.gov. (September 28, 2022). Number of children in the United States from 1950 to 2050 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/457760/number-of-children-in-the-us/
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ChildStats.gov. (2022). Number of children in the United States from 1950 to 2050 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/457760/number-of-children-in-the-us/
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