Argentina vs Thailand: Number of children under 5

Argentina
2.75 million people
in 2023
Thailand
3.10 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
50th
Thailand rank
47th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Argentina
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 3.10 million people against 2.75 million people in Argentina, a difference of 351,700 people.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.

Argentina ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 2.12 million people 4.08 million people 1.96 million people Thailand
1960s 2.34 million people 5.51 million people 3.18 million people Thailand
1970s 2.82 million people 6.05 million people 3.23 million people Thailand
1980s 3.33 million people 5.52 million people 2.19 million people Thailand
1990s 3.53 million people 5.12 million people 1.60 million people Thailand
2000s 3.52 million people 4.58 million people 1.06 million people Thailand
2010s 3.68 million people 3.94 million people 261,443 people Thailand
2020s 3.06 million people 3.24 million people 185,275 people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Argentina or Thailand?
Thailand, at 3.10 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 Thailand?
351,700 people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Thailand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Thailand rank globally for number of children under 5?
Argentina ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th 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.