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In 2020, there were about 73.6 million children in the United States. This was a slight decrease from the previous year, when there were about 74.2 million children in the country. The number of children in the United States is projected to reach 78.2 million in 2050.

Number of children in the United States from 1950 to 2050 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of children in millions
2050*	78.2
2049*	78.1
2048*	77.9
2047*	77.8
2046*	77.7
2045*	77.6
2044*	77.5
2043*	77.4
2042*	77.3
2041*	77.2
2040*	77.1
2039*	77.1
2038*	77
2037*	76.9
2036*	76.8
2035*	76.7
2034*	76.5
2033*	76.3
2032*	76.1
2031*	75.9
2030*	75.7
2029*	75.4
2028*	75.2
2027*	75
2026*	74.8
2025*	74.7
2024*	74.6
2023*	74.4
2022*	74.3
2021	73.6
2020	74.2
2019	73.1
2018	73.4
2017	73.6
2016	73.7
2015	73.7
2014	73.6
2013	73.6
2012	73.7
2011	73.9
2010	74.1
2009	74.1
2008	74.1
2007	74
2006	73.8
2005	73.5
2004	73.3
2003	73.1
2002	72.9
2001	72.7
2000	72.4
1999	71.9
1998	71.4
1997	70.9
1996	70.2
1995	69.5
1994	68.6
1993	67.6
1992	66.5
1991	65.3
1990	64.2
1989	63.5
1988	63.2
1987	63.1
1986	62.9
1985	62.6
1984	62.5
1983	62.6
1982	62.8
1981	63.2
1980	63.7
1979	64.1
1978	64.8
1977	65.5
1976	66.3
1975	67.2
1974	68
1973	68.8
1972	69.4
1971	69.8
1970	69.8
1969	69.8
1968	69.9
1967	69.9
1966	69.9
1965	69.7
1964	69.7
1963	68.4
1962	67.1
1961	65.8
1960	64.5
1959	63.1
1958	61.3
1957	59.5
1956	57.5
1955	55.7
1954	53.9
1953	52.1
1952	50.5
1951	48.8
1950	47.3

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September 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1950 to 2021

Age group

0-17 years

Supplementary notes

* Projection.

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