Argentina vs Malawi: Number of children under 5
Argentina
2.75 million people
in 2023
Malawi
3.08 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
50th
Malawi rank
48th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Argentina
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.08 million people against 2.75 million people in Argentina, a difference of 329,180 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.12 million people | 578,414 people | 1.54 million people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 2.34 million people | 763,797 people | 1.57 million people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 2.82 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.81 million people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.33 million people | 1.44 million people | 1.88 million people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.53 million people | 1.91 million people | 1.61 million people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.52 million people | 2.33 million people | 1.18 million people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 3.68 million people | 2.84 million people | 841,733 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.06 million people | 3.01 million people | 48,752 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Argentina or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.08 million people against 2.75 million people in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Argentina and Malawi?
- 329,180 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Malawi rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Argentina ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 48th 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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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.