英国儿童出版业的多样性状况出现倒退。2025年以黑人为主角的儿童图书数量下降7.8%，仅47部，占该年发行2,189部儿童书籍的2.1%1。这一比例与英国黑人儿童占该年龄段人口的8.5%相比明显失衡1。
少数族裔代表整体严重不足。南亚裔主角图书代表下降至1.4%1，远低于南亚裔儿童12.4%的人口比例1。中东北非裔主角出版物更为稀少，仅3部，下降50%1，占0.1%的比例与其2.2%的人口比例相差悬殊1。值得注意的是，这3部中东北非裔主角图书全部聚焦难民叙事1。
残障角色的代表在儿童书籍中也面临严峻形势。2025年仅2部图书包含残障主角，同比下降60%1，且这两部作品均由非残障创作者撰写1。少数族裔、残障或神经多样性主角的图书共150部，占总数6.9%1，其中37.3%由不同背景的创作者完成1。
神经多样性在特定类别中出现增长趋势。图画书中的神经多样性代表从2024年的3部增至2025年的13部1。此外，婴幼儿类别中的边缘化主角图书同比增长29.4%1。
A new diversity study of British children's publishing has revealed significant declines in representation across multiple ethnic groups. Books with Black protagonists fell to just 47 titles in 2025, representing 2.1% of 2,189 published works and marking a 7.8% drop from the previous year 1. This figure starkly contrasts with Black children comprising 8.5% of the UK's child population 1.
The underrepresentation extends across other communities as well. South Asian main characters declined to 1.4% of publications despite that demographic accounting for 12.4% of child readers 1, while Middle Eastern and North African characters appeared in only 3 books—a 50% decrease—despite representing 2.2% of the population 1. Children's books featuring disabled protagonists fell 60% to just 2 titles, both written by authors without disabilities 1. Across all marginalized groups, only 150 books featured minority ethnic, disabled, or neurodivergent main characters, comprising 6.9% of the total, with 37.3% of these authored by creators from different backgrounds 1.
The study did identify some progress in specific areas. Neurodivergent representation in picture books grew from 3 titles in 2024 to 13 in 2025 1, and books featuring marginalized protagonists in the infant category increased by 29.4% 1. However, the three Middle Eastern and North African titles published focused entirely on refugee narratives 1, highlighting the narrow scope of how some communities are portrayed in children's literature.
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