Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Number of children under 5

Haiti
1.24 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.16 million people
in 2023
Haiti rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
80th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Haiti
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 1.24 million people against 1.16 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 71,810 people.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Haiti ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 563,999 people 332,678 people 231,322 people Haiti
1960s 669,777 people 405,132 people 264,644 people Haiti
1970s 801,948 people 499,052 people 302,896 people Haiti
1980s 983,625 people 622,977 people 360,648 people Haiti
1990s 1.16 million people 733,930 people 422,692 people Haiti
2000s 1.21 million people 916,274 people 295,502 people Haiti
2010s 1.25 million people 1.07 million people 172,019 people Haiti
2020s 1.24 million people 1.15 million people 95,858 people Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
Haiti, at 1.24 million people against 1.16 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
71,810 people, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of children under 5?
Haiti ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th 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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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

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