China vs Indonesia: Number of children under 5
China
58.04 million people
in 2023
Indonesia
22.35 million people
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
5th
Number of children under 5 over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 58.04 million people against 22.35 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 35.69 million people.
That makes China's figure about 2.6 times Indonesia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 97.94 million people | 12.06 million people | 85.88 million people | China |
| 1960s | 112.03 million people | 17.07 million people | 94.96 million people | China |
| 1970s | 125.44 million people | 20.63 million people | 104.80 million people | China |
| 1980s | 109.10 million people | 22.56 million people | 86.53 million people | China |
| 1990s | 107.21 million people | 22.40 million people | 84.81 million people | China |
| 2000s | 82.22 million people | 22.87 million people | 59.35 million people | China |
| 2010s | 88.74 million people | 24.09 million people | 64.65 million people | China |
| 2020s | 69.51 million people | 22.61 million people | 46.90 million people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 58.04 million people against 22.35 million people in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between China and Indonesia?
- 35.69 million people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for number of children under 5?
- China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th 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.