Colombia vs Japan: Number of children under 5
Colombia
3.55 million people
in 2023
Japan
4.14 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
40th
Japan rank
37th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Colombia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.14 million people against 3.55 million people in Colombia, a difference of 589,410 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 40th and Japan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 million people | 10.01 million people | 7.52 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.29 million people | 8.17 million people | 4.88 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.52 million people | 9.73 million people | 6.20 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.90 million people | 7.53 million people | 3.63 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.28 million people | 5.99 million people | 1.71 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.17 million people | 5.73 million people | 1.56 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.63 million people | 5.14 million people | 1.52 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.53 million people | 4.38 million people | 852,815 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Colombia or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.14 million people against 3.55 million people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Colombia and Japan?
- 589,410 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Colombia ranks 40th and Japan ranks 37th 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.