Children and Families

• Derbyshire’s estimated child population (aged 0-18) is 162,781 people in 2023. Of Derbyshire’s total population, 20.1% are aged 0-18, this being 1.9% below the national average of 22%.
• While Derbyshire’s overall child population has grown over the last 5 years (1.9%) it has grown at a slower rate than in England (2.3%) and the proportion of the overall population who are children has fallen by 0.3% (0.2% fall nationally).
• In 2023, 24.6% of Derbyshire households have dependent children, 2.7% below the national rate. This has fallen in both Derbyshire (-0.8%) and England (-0.7%) over the past 5 years.