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Children under 15 in California

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 21, 2026

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · California · United States · section.levels.world
−2.3 pp section.change_since
California United States section.levels.world

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

section.compare Children under 15 · percent
California
17.4%
section.levels.world
24.4% · 2025

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

YearCaliforniaChange United Statessection.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.

#TerritoryChildren 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.