How many children live in the European Union (EU)? And how has their share in the population evolved and is expected to change in the future? Are the youngest children in your country cared for more often by their parents, relatives, a child-minder or through a day-care centre? How do young people make the switch from school to work? How are they affected by information and communication technologies in their everyday lives? 

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At EU level, the share of children is expected to slightly decrease in the future, from 15.6% in 2014 to 15.0% by 2050.

Children aged less than 15 in the EU Member States

1994

2014

 2050

 In thousand persons

 Share in total population

 In thousand persons

 Share in total population

 In thousand persons

 Share in total population

 EU*

 88 628

 18.6%

 79 092

 15.6%

 78 643

 15.0%

 Belgium

 1 831

18.1%

1 906

17.0%

2 541

17.2%

Bulgaria

 1 573

18.6%

996

13.7%

813

14.1%

Czech Republic

 2 010

19.4%

1 577

15.0%

1 748

15.8%

Denmark

 889

17.1%

969

17.2%

1 057

16.5%

Germany

 13 308

16.4%

10 607

13.1%

9 456

12.7%

Estonia

 314

21.2%

208

15.8%

176

15.6%

Ireland

 903

25.2%

1 013

22.0%

962

19.4%

Greece

 1 888

18.0%

1 598

14.7%

1 175

12.9%

Spain

 6 874

17.5%

7 067

15.2%

6 027

13.2%

France

 11 819

20.0%

12 222

18.6%

12 963

17.4%

Croatia

 :

:

628

14.8%

531

13.9%

Italy

 8 495

14.9%

8 448

13.9%

9 153

13.6%

Cyprus

 160

25.2%

140

16.3%

153

14.8%

Latvia

 536

21.1%

294

14.7%

231

15.9%

Lithuania

 814

22.2%

430

14.6%

316

16.6%

Luxembourg

 73

18.1%

93

16.8%

183

17.4%

Hungary

 1 930

18.6%

1 426

14.4%

1 336

14.3%

Malta

 82

22.4%

61

14.4%

70

14.9%

Netherlands

 2 816

18.4%

2 850

16.9%

2 643

15.2%

Austria

 1 413

17.8%

1 219

14.3%

1 355

13.9%

Poland

 9 111

23.7%

5 719

15.0%

4 583

13.2%

Portugal

 1 836

18.4%

1 522

14.6%

1 023

11.5%

Romania

 4 878

21.4%

3 095

15.5%

2 728

15.2%

Slovenia

 379

19.1%

301

14.6%

307

14.8%

Slovakia

 1 256

23.5%

830

15.3%

577

11.8%

Finland

 971

19.1%

895

16.4%

1 009

16.4%

Sweden

 1 636

18.7%

1 646

17.1%

2 186

17.6%

United Kingdom

 11 268

19.5%

11 333

17.6%

13 341

17.3%

Iceland

 66

24.8%

67

20.5%

76

18.7%

Liechtenstein

 6

19.3%

6

15.2%

:

:

Norway

 836

19.3%

931

18.2%

1 340

17.4%

Switzerland

 1 224

17.6%

1 212

14.9%

1 664

15.3%