Germany population under age 16
Germany population under age 16 stood at 12,302,265 persons in 2025, according to Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis). It is one of the indicators in the Population and demographic structure table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1990 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Population and demographic structure table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population under age 18 | 13,875,964 | 13,975,042 | 13,974,170 | 13,915,949 | 13,863,259 | 13,743,944 | 13,677,902 | 13,597,428 | 13,538,146 | 13,470,262 | |
| Population under age 161 | 12,302,265 | 12,389,352 | 12,420,368 | 12,387,842 | 12,346,953 | 12,222,018 | 12,148,082 | 12,043,166 | 11,931,997 | 11,823,429 | |
| Population under age 6 | 4,361,109 | 4,491,670 | 4,595,340 | 4,671,733 | 4,791,475 | 4,754,892 | 4,732,855 | 4,666,126 | 4,578,866 | 4,466,095 |
Understanding germany population under age 16
Children and young adolescents who have not attained age 16 constitute this demographic tier, encompassing cohorts from infancy through completed age fifteen. Positioned as an intermediate subcategory within the minor population under age 18, it excludes sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds while serving as the parent aggregate for children under age six. Drawing the boundary below age 16 aligns this group with the conventional limit of childhood dependency, separating school-age youth from the standard working-age population tracked in adjacent sections of the table.
Year-on-year variations trace the incoming flow of infants at the bottom against the exit of adolescents crossing into older brackets, combined with family relocations. Because this grouping tracks a sixteen-year age window, its size reflects accumulated historical births rather than single-year birth fluctuations. Users comparing this series against compulsory schooling enrollment figures must account for differing reporting cutoffs, as school statistics follow the autumn academic start whereas this series records the population stock on the final calendar day of the year. Periodic census revisions also adjust youth registers if municipal rosters contain unrecorded family relocations.
Frequently asked questions
- Which cohorts are included in this count?
- The series covers all completed ages from infancy through age fifteen, excluding anyone who has already reached age 16.
- Why does the statistical framework separate youth under age 16 from older minors?
- Age 16 serves as the conventional demarcation where childhood dependency ends and the working-age population begins.
- How does this metric differ from school enrollment statistics?
- This metric measures all resident children at calendar year-end regardless of educational status, whereas schooling data reflect autumn classroom enrollments.