Dominican Republic vs Honduras: Number of children under 5

Dominican Republic
1.00 million people
in 2023
Honduras
1.14 million people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
84th
Honduras rank
82nd

Number of children under 5 over time

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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 1.14 million people against 1.00 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 133,900 people.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Honduras ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Honduras in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Honduras Difference Ahead
1950s 548,581 people 341,086 people 207,495 people Dominican Republic
1960s 733,274 people 450,914 people 282,360 people Dominican Republic
1970s 838,438 people 598,890 people 239,548 people Dominican Republic
1980s 937,503 people 776,832 people 160,671 people Dominican Republic
1990s 1.03 million people 949,116 people 80,054 people Dominican Republic
2000s 1.02 million people 1.07 million people 54,156 people Honduras
2010s 1.03 million people 1.08 million people 51,917 people Honduras
2020s 1.02 million people 1.13 million people 111,032 people Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Dominican Republic or Honduras?
Honduras, at 1.14 million people against 1.00 million people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Dominican Republic and Honduras?
133,900 people, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Honduras?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Honduras rank globally for number of children under 5?
Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Honduras ranks 82nd 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.