Child population under age 5 (in thousands) by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
12,880
Brazil
Lowest
0.218
Montserrat
Median
308.08
Years covered
76
1950–2025
Data points
3,800
What the numbers show
Child population under age 5 (in thousands) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 12,880 in Brazil; the lowest is 0.218 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 308.08, and the mean is 1,280.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59,083.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 16.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 32.2%).
Child population under age 5: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 12,880 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 10,122 | 2025 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 3,536 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 2,677 | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 2,533 | 2025 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2,080 | 2025 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 7 | Guatemala | 1,851 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 1,352 | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,256 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Haiti | 1,225 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 1,148 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 982.05 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 907.59 | 2025 | down 24.7% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 672.59 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 652.56 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 487.74 | 2025 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 17 | Cuba | 474.74 | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 18 | Panama | 354.78 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 261.38 | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 167.37 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 21 | Jamaica | 160.7 | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 22 | Guyana | 80.94 | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 80.84 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 24 | Suriname | 53.37 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belize | 35.7 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | Barbados | 15.63 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 10.02 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 28 | Grenada | 6.77 | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.97 | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.5 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Dominica | 3.54 | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.75 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 33 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.53 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | British Virgin Islands | 1.65 | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 35 | Anguilla | 0.693 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 36 | Montserrat | 0.218 | 2025 | down 11.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean 46,303
- SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean 46,303
- SDGRC - ECLAC 46,302
- WB - Latin America & Caribbean 46,230
- UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean 46,131
- Latin America and the Caribbean 46,088
- SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America 45,621
- UNDEV - South America 28,231
- SDG - South America 28,231
- SDG - Central America 14,914
- UNDEV - Central America 14,914
- UNDEV - Caribbean 3,159