Australia vs Spain: Number of children under 5
Australia
1.53 million people
in 2023
Spain
1.76 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
71st
Spain rank
68th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.76 million people against 1.53 million people in Australia, a difference of 236,520 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 71st and Spain ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 983,286 people | 2.72 million people | 1.74 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.15 million people | 3.15 million people | 2.01 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.23 million people | 3.27 million people | 2.04 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.19 million people | 2.61 million people | 1.41 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.29 million people | 1.97 million people | 676,984 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 2.18 million people | 866,618 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.54 million people | 2.26 million people | 727,283 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.53 million people | 1.85 million people | 323,800 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.76 million people against 1.53 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Australia and Spain?
- 236,520 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Australia ranks 71st and Spain ranks 68th 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.