„In 2023, the percentage of children in the EU-27 was 8.1 points lower than it was in 2013. Over the past decade, the numbers of children aged 0–5 have declined in most European countries. […] In Austria and Switzerland, the numbers of young children have increased by 9.9 and 8.4 percentage points, respectively.“
EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), Key data on early childhood education and care in Europe 2025 (2025), S. 31f.