Czechia vs Hungary: Number of children under 5

Czechia
547,421 people
in 2023
Hungary
462,049 people
in 2023
Czechia rank
106th
Hungary rank
109th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Czechia
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 547,421 people against 462,049 people in Hungary, a difference of 85,372 people.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 106th and Hungary ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Hungary Difference Ahead
1950s 841,406 people 895,685 people 54,279 people Hungary
1960s 690,411 people 688,368 people 2,043 people Czechia
1970s 811,500 people 790,456 people 21,044 people Czechia
1980s 735,021 people 695,428 people 39,592 people Czechia
1990s 576,723 people 582,732 people 6,009 people Hungary
2000s 479,893 people 482,860 people 2,967 people Hungary
2010s 565,610 people 465,371 people 100,240 people Czechia
2020s 557,231 people 466,838 people 90,393 people Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Czechia or Hungary?
Czechia, at 547,421 people against 462,049 people in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Czechia and Hungary?
85,372 people, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Hungary?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Hungary rank globally for number of children under 5?
Czechia ranks 106th and Hungary ranks 109th 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.