Cuba vs Sweden: Number of children under 5

Cuba
504,058 people
in 2023
Sweden
566,382 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
107th
Sweden rank
105th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Cuba
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 566,382 people against 504,058 people in Cuba, a difference of 62,324 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Cuba ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 876,701 people 556,089 people 320,611 people Cuba
1960s 1.16 million people 552,547 people 611,683 people Cuba
1970s 1.11 million people 545,378 people 564,968 people Cuba
1980s 783,474 people 486,543 people 296,931 people Cuba
1990s 810,721 people 561,854 people 248,867 people Cuba
2000s 681,735 people 491,428 people 190,308 people Cuba
2010s 611,410 people 583,072 people 28,338 people Cuba
2020s 531,069 people 584,736 people 53,667 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Cuba or Sweden?
Sweden, at 566,382 people against 504,058 people in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Cuba and Sweden?
62,324 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for number of children under 5?
Cuba ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 105th 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

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