Cameroon vs Uzbekistan: Number of children under 5

Cameroon
4.39 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
4.31 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
33rd
Uzbekistan rank
34th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.39 million people against 4.31 million people in Uzbekistan, a difference of 81,610 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Uzbekistan ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Uzbekistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1950s 747,273 people 1.08 million people 335,972 people Uzbekistan
1960s 952,181 people 1.79 million people 840,339 people Uzbekistan
1970s 1.31 million people 2.13 million people 823,787 people Uzbekistan
1980s 1.79 million people 2.72 million people 931,534 people Uzbekistan
1990s 2.29 million people 3.16 million people 869,252 people Uzbekistan
2000s 2.90 million people 2.65 million people 255,611 people Cameroon
2010s 3.74 million people 3.28 million people 456,481 people Cameroon
2020s 4.31 million people 4.05 million people 263,510 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Cameroon or Uzbekistan?
Cameroon, at 4.39 million people against 4.31 million people in Uzbekistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Cameroon and Uzbekistan?
81,610 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uzbekistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of children under 5?
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Uzbekistan ranks 34th 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.