Haiti vs Papua New Guinea: Number of children under 5

Haiti
1.24 million people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.23 million people
in 2023
Haiti rank
78th
Papua New Guinea rank
79th

Number of children under 5 over time

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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 1.24 million people against 1.23 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6,860 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 563,999 people 302,674 people 261,325 people Haiti
1960s 669,777 people 402,870 people 266,907 people Haiti
1970s 801,948 people 490,760 people 311,188 people Haiti
1980s 983,625 people 561,655 people 421,971 people Haiti
1990s 1.16 million people 708,281 people 448,342 people Haiti
2000s 1.21 million people 936,444 people 275,332 people Haiti
2010s 1.25 million people 1.13 million people 113,771 people Haiti
2020s 1.24 million people 1.22 million people 25,245 people Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Haiti or Papua New Guinea?
Haiti, at 1.24 million people against 1.23 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
6,860 people, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of children under 5?
Haiti ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th 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.