Number of children under 5 in Grenada
Grenada: Number of children under 5 was 6,975 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 in Grenada, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 6,975 people for number of children under 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Grenada peaked at 19,456 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 6,975 people, in 2023.
Grenada ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,210 people | 13,686 people | 18,066 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 18,591 people | 16,869 people | 19,456 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,271 people | 12,362 people | 16,353 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,329 people | 10,926 people | 11,988 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,278 people | 10,560 people | 11,834 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,450 people | 8,870 people | 10,529 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,356 people | 7,291 people | 8,830 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,019 people | 6,975 people | 7,112 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 193 Saint Lucia 10,209 people compare
- 194 Seychelles 8,851 people compare
- 195 Curacao 7,251 people compare
- 197 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,370 people compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 5,404 people compare
- 199 Aruba 5,288 people compare
More reference data data for Grenada
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- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Grenada?
- Number of children under 5 in Grenada was 6,975 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 19,456 people in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,975 people in 2023.
- How does Grenada rank for number of children under 5?
- Grenada ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.