Brunei vs Macao: Number of children under 5

Brunei
31,431 people
in 2023
Macao
29,383 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
176th
Macao rank
179th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Brunei
  • Macao
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 31,431 people against 29,383 people in Macao, a difference of 2,048 people.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.

Brunei ranks 176th and Macao ranks 179th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Macao in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Macao Difference Ahead
1950s 12,132 people 29,340 people 17,209 people Macao
1960s 19,735 people 28,835 people 9,100 people Macao
1970s 23,906 people 28,365 people 4,459 people Macao
1980s 29,554 people 24,233 people 5,320 people Brunei
1990s 34,517 people 31,160 people 3,358 people Brunei
2000s 31,474 people 20,972 people 10,502 people Brunei
2010s 32,735 people 29,999 people 2,736 people Brunei
2020s 31,826 people 32,122 people 296 people Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Brunei or Macao?
Brunei, at 31,431 people against 29,383 people in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Brunei and Macao?
2,048 people, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Macao?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Macao rank globally for number of children under 5?
Brunei ranks 176th and Macao ranks 179th 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

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