Argentina vs Nepal: Number of children under 5

Argentina
2.75 million people
in 2023
Nepal
2.79 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
50th
Nepal rank
49th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Argentina
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2.79 million people against 2.75 million people in Argentina, a difference of 41,450 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 49th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nepal Difference Ahead
1950s 2.12 million people 1.48 million people 643,278 people Argentina
1960s 2.34 million people 1.76 million people 573,652 people Argentina
1970s 2.82 million people 2.20 million people 615,577 people Argentina
1980s 3.33 million people 2.78 million people 548,021 people Argentina
1990s 3.53 million people 3.46 million people 67,831 people Argentina
2000s 3.52 million people 3.38 million people 132,009 people Argentina
2010s 3.68 million people 2.96 million people 717,180 people Argentina
2020s 3.06 million people 2.81 million people 245,700 people Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Argentina or Nepal?
Nepal, at 2.79 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 Nepal?
41,450 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nepal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Nepal rank globally for number of children under 5?
Argentina ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 49th 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

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.