In 2020, Turkey had the highest number of children aged under 15 at approximately 19.2 million, which was followed by the France and Germany at approximately 12.0 million and 11.4 million inhabitants respectively.
Population size of citizens aged under 15 years in Europe in 2020, by country
The completeness of the demographic data collected on a voluntary basis depends on the availability and completeness of information provided by the national statistical institutes.
The recommended definition is the 'usually resident population' and represents the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or, in some cases, on 31st December of the previous year). However, the population transmitted by the countries can also be either based on data from the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, either based on population registers.
The data for this statistic was taken from the Eurostat database with the code MIGR_POP1CTZ and refers to section Y_LT15
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Eurostat. (April 8, 2021). Population size of citizens aged under 15 years in Europe in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611870/population-size-of-under-15-s-in-european-countries/
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Population size of citizens aged under 15 years in Europe in 2020, by country [Graph], Eurostat, April 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611870/population-size-of-under-15-s-in-european-countries/
