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Children under 15 in South East England
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
6 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
17.3%
−0.1 pp
since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024
6 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.5 pp
vs United Kingdom
+0.3 pp
United Kingdom: 17.0% · 2024
Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · South East England · United Kingdom · World
−0.5 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
South East England
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Children under 15 · percent
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance South East England · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
17.3% · 2024
First value
18.5% · 1990
Highest
19.0% · 1994
Lowest
17.3% · 2024
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | South East England | Change | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.3% | −0.1 pp | 17.0% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | −0.1 pp | 17.1% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.0 pp | 17.2% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | −0.1 pp | 17.2% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | −0.1 pp | 17.4% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | −0.1 pp | 17.5% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | −0.0 pp | 17.7% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | ±0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | ±0.0 pp | 17.6% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +0.0 pp | 17.6% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | ±0.0 pp | 17.6% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | −0.0 pp | 17.6% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | −0.1 pp | 17.7% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | −0.1 pp | 17.8% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | −0.1 pp | 17.9% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | −0.2 pp | 18.0% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | −0.1 pp | 18.2% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | −0.1 pp | 18.4% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | −0.1 pp | 18.6% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | −0.1 pp | 18.8% | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | −0.1 pp | 19.0% | 30.4% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | ±0.0 pp | 19.2% | 30.8% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | −0.0 pp | 19.3% | 31.1% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | −0.0 pp | 19.4% | 31.5% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | −0.1 pp | 19.4% | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | ±0.0 pp | 19.5% | 32.1% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | +0.0 pp | 19.5% | 32.3% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | +0.1 pp | 19.5% | 32.5% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +0.2 pp | 19.4% | 32.7% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +0.2 pp | 19.1% | 32.9% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | 19.0% | 33.0% |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Greater London | 18.4% | |
| 3 | West Midlands | 18.2% | |
| 4 | North West England | 17.7% | |
| 5 | East of England | 17.7% | |
| 6 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 17.6% | |
| 7 | South East England | 17.5% | |
| 8 | East Midlands | 17.1% | |
| 9 | North East England | 16.7% | |
| 10 | Wales | 16.6% | |
| 11 | South West England | 16.0% | |
| 12 | Scotland | 15.7% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020
What it means
The share of residents who are children.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 0–14 divided by the total population.
People
South East England in numbers
Population
9.6M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Population density
506
2024
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Residents 65 and over
19.7%
2022
Life expectancy
82.8
2024
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom
Net migration
6.5
2023 · United Kingdom
Born abroad
17.1%
2024 · United Kingdom
Urban population
83.3%
2025 · United Kingdom