Croatia vs Moldova: Number of children under 5

Croatia
168,800 people
in 2023
Moldova
178,813 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
143rd
Moldova rank
140th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Croatia
  • Moldova
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k195019862023

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 178,813 people against 168,800 people in Croatia, a difference of 10,013 people.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

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

Croatia ranks 143rd and Moldova ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Moldova Difference Ahead
1950s 405,955 people 367,627 people 38,328 people Croatia
1960s 353,460 people 375,923 people 22,462 people Moldova
1970s 325,822 people 362,032 people 36,211 people Moldova
1980s 325,050 people 424,102 people 99,053 people Moldova
1990s 259,024 people 359,770 people 100,746 people Moldova
2000s 211,874 people 233,433 people 21,559 people Moldova
2010s 198,114 people 222,413 people 24,298 people Moldova
2020s 170,030 people 190,870 people 20,840 people Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Croatia or Moldova?
Moldova, at 178,813 people against 168,800 people in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Croatia and Moldova?
10,013 people, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Moldova?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Moldova rank globally for number of children under 5?
Croatia ranks 143rd and Moldova ranks 140th 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.