Sleep Needs by Age Chart
Recommended sleep hours at each age, against what children actually get.
Recommended sleep falls from about 12 hours at age three to 8.5 at seventeen, and the gap between recommended and actual widens with age — largest exactly when exam pressure peaks.
Sleep Needs by Age Chart
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Is the Sleep Needs by Age Chart free?
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No. It runs entirely in your browser. Your inputs are never sent to our server, and nothing is logged.
How accurate is it?
It uses the McCrindle generation boundaries (Gen Alpha 2010–2024, Gen Beta 2025–2039) and UN World Population Prospects vital rates. Sources and formulas are on our methodology page.
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