Cote d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: Number of children under 5

Cote d'Ivoire
4.59 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
4.59 million people
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
30th
Madagascar rank
31st

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 4.59 million people against 4.59 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 5,710 people.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 573,889 people 832,501 people 258,612 people Madagascar
1960s 848,723 people 1.08 million people 229,578 people Madagascar
1970s 1.30 million people 1.46 million people 158,713 people Madagascar
1980s 1.93 million people 1.91 million people 19,883 people Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 2.69 million people 2.54 million people 150,359 people Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 3.56 million people 3.29 million people 261,691 people Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 4.16 million people 3.92 million people 240,648 people Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 4.56 million people 4.46 million people 102,228 people Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Cote d'Ivoire or Madagascar?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 4.59 million people against 4.59 million people in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Cote d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
5,710 people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for number of children under 5?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 31st 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.