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Number of children under 5 in Bahamas

Bahamas: Number of children under 5 was 21,817 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21,817 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
32,133 people
in 1996
All-time low
13,443 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children under 5 in Bahamas, 1950–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 21,817 people for number of children under 5 in 2023.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Bahamas peaked at 32,133 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13,443 people, in 1950.

That places Bahamas 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children under 5 in Bahamas, year by year

Year people Change
1950 13,443 people —
1951 13,533 people +0.7%
1952 13,743 people +1.6%
1953 14,063 people +2.3%
1954 14,495 people +3.1%
1955 15,039 people +3.8%
1956 15,676 people +4.2%
1957 16,369 people +4.4%
1958 17,105 people +4.5%
1959 17,909 people +4.7%
1960 18,801 people +5.0%
1961 19,794 people +5.3%
1962 20,853 people +5.4%
1963 21,927 people +5.2%
1964 22,991 people +4.9%
1965 24,057 people +4.6%
1966 25,141 people +4.5%
1967 26,236 people +4.4%
1968 27,314 people +4.1%
1969 28,247 people +3.4%
1970 28,727 people +1.7%
1971 28,804 people +0.3%
1972 28,728 people -0.3%
1973 28,501 people -0.8%
1974 28,162 people -1.2%
1975 27,758 people -1.4%
1976 27,310 people -1.6%
1977 26,858 people -1.7%
1978 26,439 people -1.6%
1979 26,079 people -1.4%
1980 25,793 people -1.1%
1981 25,589 people -0.8%
1982 25,478 people -0.4%
1983 25,478 people +0.0%
1984 25,572 people +0.4%
1985 25,763 people +0.7%
1986 26,051 people +1.1%
1987 26,437 people +1.5%
1988 26,926 people +1.8%
1989 27,532 people +2.3%
1990 28,230 people +2.5%
1991 28,942 people +2.5%
1992 29,883 people +3.3%
1993 30,915 people +3.5%
1994 31,595 people +2.2%
1995 31,967 people +1.2%
1996 32,133 people +0.5%
1997 31,833 people -0.9%
1998 31,174 people -2.1%
1999 30,526 people -2.1%
2000 29,838 people -2.3%
2001 29,095 people -2.5%
2002 28,362 people -2.5%
2003 27,708 people -2.3%
2004 27,257 people -1.6%
2005 27,075 people -0.7%
2006 27,129 people +0.2%
2007 27,380 people +0.9%
2008 27,711 people +1.2%
2009 28,055 people +1.2%
2010 28,171 people +0.4%
2011 27,960 people -0.7%
2012 27,596 people -1.3%
2013 27,160 people -1.6%
2014 26,631 people -1.9%
2015 26,059 people -2.1%
2016 25,475 people -2.2%
2017 24,749 people -2.8%
2018 23,929 people -3.3%
2019 23,125 people -3.4%
2020 22,477 people -2.8%
2021 22,071 people -1.8%
2022 21,885 people -0.8%
2023 21,817 people -0.3%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 21,817 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928 people, 17% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 21,817 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 131,653 people, 17% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15,138 people 13,443 people 17,909 people 10
1960s 23,536 people 18,801 people 28,247 people 10
1970s 27,737 people 26,079 people 28,804 people 10
1980s 26,062 people 25,478 people 27,532 people 10
1990s 30,720 people 28,230 people 32,133 people 10
2000s 27,961 people 27,075 people 29,838 people 10
2010s 26,086 people 23,125 people 28,171 people 10
2020s 22,062 people 21,817 people 22,477 people 4

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 180 Samoa 28,284 people compare
  2. 181 Iceland 23,233 people compare
  3. 182 Malta 22,280 people compare
  4. 184 New Caledonia 20,760 people compare
  5. 185 Guadeloupe 19,055 people compare
  6. 186 Kiribati 16,280 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 in Bahamas?
Number of children under 5 in Bahamas was 21,817 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 32,133 people in 1996.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 13,443 people in 1950.
How does Bahamas rank for number of children under 5?
Bahamas ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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