Number of children under 5 in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Number of children under 5 was 1,867 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,867 people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,111 people
in 1971
All-time low
1,448 people
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children under 5 in Liechtenstein, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 1,867 people for number of children under 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, number of children under 5 in Liechtenstein peaked at 2,111 people in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,448 people, 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.
Number of children under 5 in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,505 people | — |
| 1951 | 1,480 people | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 1,458 people | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 1,448 people | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 1,455 people | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1,478 people | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 1,513 people | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 1,565 people | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 1,625 people | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 1,682 people | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 1,730 people | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 1,757 people | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 1,756 people | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,757 people | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,788 people | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,831 people | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1,875 people | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 1,940 people | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 2,014 people | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2,070 people | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 2,105 people | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2,111 people | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2,071 people | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2,002 people | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,938 people | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,884 people | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1,852 people | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,838 people | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,799 people | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1,773 people | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,768 people | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,775 people | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,802 people | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,836 people | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1,860 people | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,872 people | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,867 people | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,853 people | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,864 people | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,881 people | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,861 people | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1,879 people | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,928 people | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,950 people | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,965 people | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,008 people | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2,038 people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,059 people | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,068 people | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,070 people | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,045 people | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2,005 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,982 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,952 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,927 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,903 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,865 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,840 people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,829 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,837 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,839 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,835 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,842 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,839 people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,825 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,814 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,815 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,807 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,812 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,826 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,859 people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,875 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,870 people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,867 people | -0.2% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 1,867 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928 people, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 1,867 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 308,498 people, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,521 people | 1,448 people | 1,682 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,852 people | 1,730 people | 2,070 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,937 people | 1,773 people | 2,111 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,838 people | 1,768 people | 1,881 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,983 people | 1,861 people | 2,070 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,918 people | 1,829 people | 2,045 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,825 people | 1,807 people | 1,842 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,868 people | 1,859 people | 1,875 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 24.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Liechtenstein?
- Number of children under 5 in Liechtenstein was 1,867 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 2,111 people in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,448 people in 1953.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for number of children under 5?
- Liechtenstein ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 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 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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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.