Population under age 18 in Berlin
Population under age 18 in Berlin stood at 604,966 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 | 3,700,577 | |
| Population under age 181 | 604,966 | |
| Population under age 16 | 538,830 |
Understanding population under age 18 in Berlin
Under the framework of civil majority, this annual series tallies Berlin residents who remain under age 18 on the final day of December. Inclusion is restricted to children and adolescents registered with their principal or exclusive domicile within the federal state, omitting secondary-home registrants and temporary non-resident students. In relation to adjacent table entries, this cohort branches directly from the aggregate year-end population, serving as the parent group for narrower youth sub-brackets. It also forms the direct complement to the adult population, capturing all individuals before legal adulthood.
Freedom from intra-annual seasonal variation is inherent to this series, as annual year-end reporting makes consecutive yearly evaluations the honest metric for youth cohort dynamics. Annual shifts stem from the balance of live births, childhood mortality, and family migrations across state and international boundaries. When analyzing multi-year trends, users must account for census benchmark revisions, which periodically adjust municipal register figures to correct for unrecorded family relocations. Furthermore, this demographic count should not be viewed as school enrollment capacity, because it includes preschool children as well as adolescents who have already transitioned into vocational training.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include adolescents who are seventeen years old?
- Yes, all individuals who have not reached their eighteenth birthday are included, covering seventeen-year-old residents.
- How does this minor cohort relate to Berlin's total population count?
- This series represents the complete under age 18 segment of Berlin's aggregate year-end resident population.
- Are foreign minors registered in Berlin included in this statistic?
- Yes, all officially registered minor residents are counted regardless of nationality or citizenship status.