As of 2021, the population of young children aged between 0 and 4 years old in the United Kingdom was estimated to be 3.58 million, with 675,477 being under 12 months old, 701,987 at age one, 719,130 aged two, 732,469 aged three, and 751,206 aged four.
Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021, by single year of age
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- Premium Statistic Population of young children in the UK 1971-2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 21, 2022). Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021, by single year of age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/766134/uk-young-children-population-by-single-year-of-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021, by single year of age." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/766134/uk-young-children-population-by-single-year-of-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021, by single year of age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/766134/uk-young-children-population-by-single-year-of-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Population of Young Children (Aged 0-4) in The United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021, by Single Year of Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/766134/uk-young-children-population-by-single-year-of-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021, by single year of age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/766134/uk-young-children-population-by-single-year-of-age/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Population of young children (aged 0-4) in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021, by single year of age [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/766134/uk-young-children-population-by-single-year-of-age/