Colombia vs United Kingdom: Number of children under 5

Colombia

3.55 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

3.59 million people

in 2023

Colombia rank

40th

United Kingdom rank

39th

Number of children under 5 over time

United Kingdom currently reports 3.59 million people against 3.55 million people in Colombia, a difference of 38,850 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Colombia ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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