As of 2023, the estimated population of young children aged between 0 and 4 years old in the United Kingdom was just over 3.57 million. This was the fewest number of young children in the UK since 2006, when there were approximately 3.5 million young children in the UK.
Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 8, 2024). Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621435/young-children-population-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2023." Chart. October 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621435/young-children-population-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621435/young-children-population-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Young Children (Aged 0-4) in The United Kingdom from 1971 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621435/young-children-population-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621435/young-children-population-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621435/young-children-population-uk/