Number of children under 5 in Saint Barthelemy
Saint Barthelemy: Number of children under 5 was 680 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.801 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 2,000 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.66 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 0.801 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 100.0% (2025)
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people (2024)
- People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people (2024)
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
- Sanitation facilities usage 0 people (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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.