POP1 Child population: Number of children (in millions) ages 0–17 in the United States by age, 1950–2021 and projected 2022–2050

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
74.2
73.6
74.3
74.4
74.6
74.7
74.8
75.0
75.2
75.4

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
24.8
24.9
25.0
25.0
25.1
25.1
25.2
25.2

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
24.5
24.3
24.4
24.6
24.7
24.9
25.0
25.2
25.3

Ages 12–17
25.3
25.1
25.1
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.1
25.0
25.0
26.1
26.2
25.1
25.1
25.0
24.9
24.8
24.8
24.8
24.9

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
75.7
75.9
76.1
76.3
76.5
76.7
76.8
76.9
77.0
77.1
77.1
77.2
77.3
77.4
77.5
77.6
77.7
77.8
77.9
78.1

Age

Ages 0–5
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.3
25.3
25.3
25.3
25.4
25.4
25.5
25.5
25.6
25.7
25.7
25.8
25.9

Ages 6–11
25.4
25.5
25.5
25.6
25.6
25.6
25.6
25.7
25.7
25.7
25.7
25.7
25.7
25.7
25.7
25.8
25.8
25.9
25.9
26.0

Ages 12–17
25.1
25.2
25.4
25.5
25.7
25.8
25.9
26.0
26.0
26.1
26.1
26.1
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2

Number (in millions)
2050

All children
78.2

Age

Ages 0–5
25.9

Ages 6–11
26.0

Ages 12–17
26.3