Number of children under 5 in Saint Barthelemy
Saint Barthelemy: Number of children under 5 was 680 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
680 people
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
717 people
in 2022
All-time low
189 people
in 1979
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children under 5 in Saint Barthelemy, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children under 5 in Saint Barthelemy stood at 680 people.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Saint Barthelemy peaked at 717 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 189 people, in 1979.
That places Saint Barthelemy 227th 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 Saint Barthelemy, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 221 people | — |
| 1951 | 221 people | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 221 people | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 222 people | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 226 people | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 225 people | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 221 people | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 222 people | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 230 people | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 240 people | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 254 people | +5.8% |
| 1961 | 268 people | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 283 people | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 296 people | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 303 people | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 306 people | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 302 people | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 293 people | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 279 people | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 268 people | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 258 people | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 248 people | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 239 people | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 230 people | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 222 people | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 213 people | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 204 people | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 197 people | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 192 people | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 189 people | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 191 people | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 201 people | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 220 people | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 250 people | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 281 people | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 312 people | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 345 people | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 377 people | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 404 people | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 424 people | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 439 people | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 449 people | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 455 people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 455 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 455 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 452 people | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 449 people | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 446 people | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 439 people | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 435 people | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 437 people | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 444 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 451 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 456 people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 456 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 451 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 446 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 444 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 443 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 446 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 451 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 462 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 486 people | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 519 people | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 537 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 522 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 505 people | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 506 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 526 people | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 568 people | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 642 people | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 703 people | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 717 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 680 people | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 224.9 people | 221 people | 240 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 285.2 people | 254 people | 306 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 219.2 people | 189 people | 258 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 300.5 people | 191 people | 424 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 447.4 people | 435 people | 455 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 447.4 people | 437 people | 456 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 508.2 people | 451 people | 568 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 685.5 people | 642 people | 717 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Barthelemy
- 224 Tuvalu 1,098 people compare
- 225 Cook Islands 987 people compare
- 226 Palau 984 people compare
- 228 Anguilla 677 people compare
- 229 Wallis and Futuna 564 people compare
- 230 Montserrat 247 people compare
More reference data data for Saint Barthelemy
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.801 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.66 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 2,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.801 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 0.801 live births per woman (2023)
- Red List Index 0.78 index (2025)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 100.0% (2025)
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people (2024)
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Saint Barthelemy?
- Number of children under 5 in Saint Barthelemy was 680 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 Saint Barthelemy?
- The highest recorded value was 717 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Saint Barthelemy?
- The lowest recorded value was 189 people in 1979.
- How does Saint Barthelemy rank for number of children under 5?
- Saint Barthelemy ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Saint Barthelemy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Barthelemy 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.