Which has higher number of children under 5, Djibouti or Eswatini?

Eswatini, at 142,151 people against 114,506 people in Djibouti as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Djibouti and Eswatini?

27,645 people, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eswatini?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Djibouti vs Eswatini: Number of children under 5

Djibouti

114,506 people

in 2023

Eswatini

142,151 people

in 2023

Djibouti rank

151st

Eswatini rank

148th

Number of children under 5 over time

Djibouti
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 142,151 people against 114,506 people in Djibouti, a difference of 27,645 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 151st and Eswatini ranks 148th of 236 regions.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12,879 people	57,101 people	44,222 people	Eswatini
1960s	19,713 people	72,341 people	52,628 people	Eswatini
1970s	39,207 people	99,492 people	60,285 people	Eswatini
1980s	70,670 people	140,040 people	69,370 people	Eswatini
1990s	103,025 people	161,328 people	58,303 people	Eswatini
2000s	117,041 people	151,243 people	34,202 people	Eswatini
2010s	115,442 people	146,688 people	31,246 people	Eswatini
2020s	114,409 people	142,377 people	27,968 people	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Djibouti or Eswatini?: Eswatini, at 142,151 people against 114,506 people in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Djibouti and Eswatini?: 27,645 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eswatini?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Eswatini rank globally for number of children under 5?: Djibouti ranks 151st and Eswatini ranks 148th of 236 regions.
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: 07 August 2026

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