Number of children under 5 in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Number of children under 5 was 19,055 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 in Guadeloupe, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 19,055 people for number of children under 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Guadeloupe peaked at 48,688 people in 1966 and was at its lowest, 19,055 people, in 2023.
Guadeloupe ranks 185th of 236 regions 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 | 42,098 people | 38,575 people | 45,965 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 48,130 people | 46,770 people | 48,688 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 42,374 people | 35,687 people | 47,384 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,565 people | 31,396 people | 35,968 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,435 people | 35,891 people | 36,752 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,456 people | 30,589 people | 35,702 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,881 people | 20,562 people | 29,355 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,920 people | 19,055 people | 20,600 people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Guadeloupe
- Milk production 160.2 tonnes (2006)
- FAO projections of arable land 22,387 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.98 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 24,198 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 14.94 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 162,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people 4.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Guadeloupe?
- Number of children under 5 in Guadeloupe was 19,055 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 48,688 people in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,055 people in 2023.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for number of children under 5?
- Guadeloupe ranks 185th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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.