British Virgin Islands vs Nauru: Number of children under 5

British Virgin Islands
1,630 people
in 2023
Nauru
1,490 people
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
220th
Nauru rank
222nd

Number of children under 5 over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Nauru
5001.0k1.5k2.0k195019862023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 1,630 people against 1,490 people in Nauru, a difference of 140 people.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 220th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Nauru Difference Ahead
1950s 1,148 people 549.8 people 598.1 people British Virgin Islands
1960s 1,208 people 839.7 people 368.3 people British Virgin Islands
1970s 1,407 people 656.4 people 750.8 people British Virgin Islands
1980s 1,401 people 1,222 people 179.3 people British Virgin Islands
1990s 1,648 people 1,500 people 147.2 people British Virgin Islands
2000s 1,800 people 1,305 people 494.7 people British Virgin Islands
2010s 1,826 people 1,600 people 226.4 people British Virgin Islands
2020s 1,656 people 1,494 people 162 people British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, British Virgin Islands or Nauru?
British Virgin Islands, at 1,630 people against 1,490 people in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between British Virgin Islands and Nauru?
140 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Nauru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Nauru rank globally for number of children under 5?
British Virgin Islands ranks 220th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.