In 2006, North East Lincolnshire had an estimated young population of 41,200 0 - 19 year olds, of these 21,100 were male and 20,100 were female. This means that almost 26% of the population were 19 years or younger.
The largest projected population decrease in North East Lincolnshire is in the aged 0-24 category with an expected 12.75% decrease from 51,000 in 2004 to 44,500 in 2029. This appears to be a local trend with only a 0.7% decrease projected in Yorkshire and the Humber and a slight increase of 0.13% projected in England by 2029.
In 2008, the vast majority of children and young people in the area were white British with 4.1% from black and minority ethnic backgrounds compared to 3.58% in 2007 (2008 Pupil Level Annual School Census).