Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Number of children under 5

Guyana
82,916 people
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
84,323 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
160th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
159th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Guyana
  • Trinidad and Tobago
050.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 84,323 people against 82,916 people in Guyana, a difference of 1,407 people.

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

Guyana ranks 160th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 89,277 people 122,789 people 33,512 people Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 112,655 people 143,135 people 30,480 people Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 117,809 people 131,286 people 13,477 people Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 104,581 people 151,098 people 46,517 people Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 101,572 people 118,574 people 17,002 people Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 87,442 people 94,681 people 7,239 people Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 80,144 people 93,571 people 13,427 people Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 83,160 people 86,728 people 3,568 people Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 84,323 people against 82,916 people in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago?
1,407 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of children under 5?
Guyana ranks 160th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 159th 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.