Children under age 5 in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Children under age 5 was 1,867 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,867
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,111
in 1971
All-time low
1,448
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Children under age 5 in Liechtenstein, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 1,867 for children under age 5 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children under age 5 in Liechtenstein peaked at 2,111 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,448, in 1953.
That places Liechtenstein 216th 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.
Children under age 5 in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,505 | — |
| 1951 | 1,480 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 1,458 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 1,448 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 1,455 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1,478 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 1,513 | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 1,565 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 1,625 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 1,682 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 1,730 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 1,757 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 1,756 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,757 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,788 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,831 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1,875 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 1,940 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 2,014 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2,070 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 2,105 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2,111 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2,071 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2,002 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,938 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,884 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1,852 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,838 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,799 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1,773 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,768 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,775 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,802 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,836 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1,860 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,872 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,867 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,853 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,864 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,881 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,861 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1,879 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,928 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,950 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,965 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,008 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2,038 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,059 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,068 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,070 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,045 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2,005 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,982 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,952 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,927 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,903 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,865 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,840 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,829 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,837 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,839 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,835 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,842 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,839 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,825 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,814 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,815 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,807 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,812 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,826 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,859 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,875 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,870 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,867 | -0.2% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 1,867 is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 1,867 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 308,498, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,521 | 1,448 | 1,682 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,852 | 1,730 | 2,070 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,937 | 1,773 | 2,111 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,838 | 1,768 | 1,881 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,983 | 1,861 | 2,070 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,918 | 1,829 | 2,045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,825 | 1,807 | 1,842 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,868 | 1,859 | 1,875 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Urban area long term, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.189 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children under age 5 in Liechtenstein?
- Children under age 5 in Liechtenstein was 1,867 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children under age 5 recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 2,111 in 1971.
- What is the lowest children under age 5 recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,448 in 1953.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for children under age 5?
- Liechtenstein ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children under age 5 rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children under age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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