Number of children under 5 in Haiti
Haiti: Number of children under 5 was 1.24 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1.24 million people for number of children under 5 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Haiti peaked at 1.25 million people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 521,854 people, in 1950.
Haiti ranks 78th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 563,999 people | 521,854 people | 610,440 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 669,777 people | 620,743 people | 721,554 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 801,948 people | 733,154 people | 878,866 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 983,625 people | 896,335 people | 1.08 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.19 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.25 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.25 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 75 Tajikistan 1.33 million people compare
- 76 Ukraine 1.30 million people compare
- 77 Bolivia 1.25 million people compare
- 79 Papua New Guinea 1.23 million people compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 1.16 million people compare
- 81 Jordan 1.16 million people compare
More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Haiti?
- Number of children under 5 in Haiti was 1.24 million 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 521,854 people in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for number of children under 5?
- Haiti ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.