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Children under 15 in California
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
section.rank · Regions of United States
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section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
17.4%
−0.3 pp
section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−2.3 pp
vs United States
−0.2 pp
United States: 17.6% · 2024
Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · California · United States · section.levels.world
−2.3 pp section.change_since
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section.levels.world
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
section.compare Children under 15 · percent
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance California · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
17.4% · 2024
First value
22.7% · 1990
Highest
24.2% · 1996
Lowest
17.4% · 2024
Data points
35
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | California | Change | United States | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.4% | −0.3 pp | 17.6% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | −0.3 pp | 17.8% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | −0.4 pp | 18.0% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | −0.3 pp | 18.3% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | −0.3 pp | 18.5% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.0 pp | 18.5% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | −0.2 pp | 18.6% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | −0.2 pp | 18.8% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | −0.2 pp | 18.9% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | −0.2 pp | 19.0% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | −0.2 pp | 19.2% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | −0.2 pp | 19.3% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | −0.2 pp | 19.5% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | −0.2 pp | 19.6% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | −0.2 pp | 19.8% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | −0.2 pp | 19.9% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | −0.2 pp | 20.0% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | −0.3 pp | 20.1% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | −0.3 pp | 20.3% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | −0.4 pp | 20.5% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | −0.3 pp | 20.7% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | −0.2 pp | 20.9% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | −0.2 pp | 21.1% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | −0.2 pp | 21.2% | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | −0.2 pp | 21.4% | 30.4% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | −0.3 pp | 21.5% | 30.8% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | −0.4 pp | 21.6% | 31.1% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | −0.3 pp | 21.7% | 31.5% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | +0.1 pp | 21.8% | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +0.1 pp | 21.9% | 32.1% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | +0.3 pp | 22.0% | 32.3% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +0.3 pp | 22.0% | 32.5% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +0.2 pp | 21.9% | 32.7% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | +0.5 pp | 21.8% | 32.9% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | 21.7% | 33.0% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United States
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Vermont | 14.8% | |
| 50 | Maine | 14.9% | |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 15.0% | |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 15.5% | |
| 47 | Massachusetts | 15.9% | |
| 46 | Florida | 16.1% | |
| 45 | District of Columbia | 16.4% | |
| 44 | Connecticut | 16.4% | |
| 43 | West Virginia | 16.5% | |
| 42 | Oregon | 16.6% | |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | 16.9% | |
| 40 | New York | 17.1% | |
| 39 | Delaware | 17.2% | |
| 38 | Hawaii | 17.5% | |
| 37 | Montana | 17.5% | |
| 36 | Colorado | 17.6% | |
| 35 | Michigan | 17.6% | |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 17.8% | |
| 33 | South Carolina | 17.8% | |
| 32 | New Jersey | 18.0% | |
| 31 | Arizona | 18.0% | |
| 30 | North Carolina | 18.0% | |
| 29 | Washington | 18.0% | |
| 28 | New Mexico | 18.1% | |
| 27 | Virginia | 18.1% | |
| 26 | Illinois | 18.1% | |
| 25 | Nevada | 18.2% | |
| 24 | Ohio | 18.3% | |
| 23 | California | 18.4% | |
| 22 | Maryland | 18.4% | |
| 21 | Tennessee | 18.4% | |
| 20 | Alabama | 18.4% | |
| 19 | Missouri | 18.5% | |
| 18 | Kentucky | 18.7% | |
| 17 | Wyoming | 18.8% | |
| 16 | Iowa | 19.0% | |
| 15 | Minnesota | 19.0% | |
| 14 | Arkansas | 19.2% | |
| 13 | Georgia | 19.3% | |
| 12 | Indiana | 19.3% | |
| 11 | Mississippi | 19.3% | |
| 10 | Louisiana | 19.6% | |
| 9 | Kansas | 19.8% | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 20.0% | |
| 7 | North Dakota | 20.0% | |
| 6 | Idaho | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Alaska | 20.4% | |
| 4 | South Dakota | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Nebraska | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Texas | 20.8% | |
| 1 | Utah | 23.4% |
section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2021
section.what
The share of residents who are children.
section.how
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
people
section.title
Population
39M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
97.4
2025
Median age
38.9
2024 · United States
Children under 18
22.0%
2024 · United States
Residents 65 and over
15.2%
2021
Life expectancy
79.3
2022
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Born abroad
14.1%
2024 · United States