Angola vs Iran: Number of children under 5

Angola
6.22 million people
in 2023
Iran
6.20 million people
in 2023
Angola rank
22nd
Iran rank
23rd

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Angola
  • Iran
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 6.22 million people against 6.20 million people in Iran, a difference of 17,990 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Angola ranks 22nd and Iran ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Iran Difference Ahead
1950s 806,325 people 3.28 million people 2.48 million people Iran
1960s 1.04 million people 4.48 million people 3.44 million people Iran
1970s 1.26 million people 5.65 million people 4.39 million people Iran
1980s 1.81 million people 8.80 million people 6.99 million people Iran
1990s 2.56 million people 7.76 million people 5.21 million people Iran
2000s 3.52 million people 5.55 million people 2.03 million people Iran
2010s 5.03 million people 7.09 million people 2.06 million people Iran
2020s 6.02 million people 6.66 million people 637,968 people Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Angola or Iran?
Angola, at 6.22 million people against 6.20 million people in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Angola and Iran?
17,990 people, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Iran?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Iran rank globally for number of children under 5?
Angola ranks 22nd and Iran ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.