Which has higher number of children under 5, Montserrat or Saint Helena?

Montserrat, at 247 people against 204 people in Saint Helena as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Montserrat and Saint Helena?

43 people, with Montserrat ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Saint Helena?

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.

Montserrat vs Saint Helena: Number of children under 5

Montserrat

247 people

in 2023

Saint Helena

204 people

in 2023

Montserrat rank

230th

Saint Helena rank

232nd

Number of children under 5 over time

Montserrat
Saint Helena

How they compare

Montserrat currently reports 247 people against 204 people in Saint Helena, a difference of 43 people.

That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.2 times Saint Helena's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montserrat ahead.

Montserrat ranks 230th and Saint Helena ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montserrat	Saint Helena	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,923 people	801.8 people	1,122 people	Montserrat
1960s	1,626 people	734.3 people	891.7 people	Montserrat
1970s	1,271 people	725.4 people	545.9 people	Montserrat
1980s	1,005 people	620.8 people	383.8 people	Montserrat
1990s	605.3 people	462.5 people	142.8 people	Montserrat
2000s	283.8 people	277.9 people	5.9 people	Montserrat
2010s	260.8 people	249.8 people	11 people	Montserrat
2020s	250.75 people	217 people	33.75 people	Montserrat

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Montserrat or Saint Helena?: Montserrat, at 247 people against 204 people in Saint Helena as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Montserrat and Saint Helena?: 43 people, with Montserrat ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Saint Helena?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Montserrat and Saint Helena rank globally for number of children under 5?: Montserrat ranks 230th and Saint Helena ranks 232nd 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: 18 September 2026

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