Which has higher number of children under 5, French Guiana or Luxembourg?

Luxembourg, at 34,189 people against 32,909 people in French Guiana as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children under 5 between French Guiana and Luxembourg?

1,280 people, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Luxembourg?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

French Guiana vs Luxembourg: Number of children under 5

French Guiana

32,909 people

in 2023

Luxembourg

34,189 people

in 2023

French Guiana rank

175th

Luxembourg rank

174th

Number of children under 5 over time

French Guiana
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 34,189 people against 32,909 people in French Guiana, a difference of 1,280 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.

French Guiana ranks 175th and Luxembourg ranks 174th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,856 people	22,022 people	18,165 people	Luxembourg
1960s	5,325 people	25,159 people	19,834 people	Luxembourg
1970s	7,131 people	21,511 people	14,380 people	Luxembourg
1980s	10,400 people	21,264 people	10,864 people	Luxembourg
1990s	17,871 people	26,584 people	8,714 people	Luxembourg
2000s	27,024 people	28,132 people	1,107 people	Luxembourg
2010s	31,433 people	31,164 people	268.8 people	French Guiana
2020s	32,014 people	33,672 people	1,658 people	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, French Guiana or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 34,189 people against 32,909 people in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between French Guiana and Luxembourg?: 1,280 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Luxembourg?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Luxembourg rank globally for number of children under 5?: French Guiana ranks 175th and Luxembourg ranks 174th 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: 07 August 2026

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