Baden-Württemberg population under age 18
Baden-Württemberg population under age 18 stood at 1,935,184 persons in 2025, according to Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis). It is one of the indicators in the Population and migration by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2025 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Population and migration by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population at year-end | 11,238,761 | |
| Population under age 181 | 1,935,184 | |
| Population under age 16 | 1,719,555 |
Understanding baden-Württemberg population under age 18
Residents who have not reached age 18 and maintain their main domicile in Baden-Württemberg make up this year-end headcount. The scope encompasses all registered minors, regardless of citizenship, who hold primary residency within the state boundary. It excludes individuals holding only secondary residential registrations whose primary home is elsewhere, as well as temporary visitors without official local registration. In the demographic structure of the table, this group captures the complete underage population. It serves as the direct parent category to narrower nested juvenile subcategories in the table, while standing in mutual exclusion to the adult population aged 18 and over, with which it sums to the total resident population of the state.
Because this measure captures an annual stock at the close of the calendar year, intra-annual seasonal variations in relocations or birth registrations do not appear in the reported figures. Annual totals reflect the cumulative balance of live births, child mortality, and net migration flows across municipal and state borders. Analysts tracking structural changes should rely on year-on-year comparisons rather than short-term fluctuations, while remaining mindful of census rebasing. Intercensal register updates and benchmark revisions can produce structural level shifts that stem from administrative register cleanups rather than genuine sudden changes in the youth population.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include foreign youth residing in Baden-Württemberg?
- Yes, all registered residents who have not reached age 18 are counted, regardless of their nationality or citizenship status.
- How does this series relate to the adult population series?
- It complements the population aged 18 and over, together forming the entire resident population of the state.
- Why might census benchmark years show unexpected changes in this headcount?
- Census reconciliations correct cumulative administrative inaccuracies in local population registers, creating statistical breaks between intercensal periods.