Egypt vs Mexico: Number of children under 5
Egypt
11.78 million people
in 2023
Mexico
10.31 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Egypt
- Mexico
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11.78 million people against 10.31 million people in Mexico, a difference of 1.47 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.18 million people | 5.90 million people | 1.72 million people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 5.04 million people | 8.14 million people | 3.10 million people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 6.20 million people | 10.50 million people | 4.30 million people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 8.08 million people | 11.03 million people | 2.95 million people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 9.02 million people | 11.47 million people | 2.44 million people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 9.99 million people | 11.41 million people | 1.42 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 12.50 million people | 11.14 million people | 1.35 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 12.18 million people | 10.41 million people | 1.77 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Egypt or Mexico?
- Egypt, at 11.78 million people against 10.31 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Egypt and Mexico?
- 1.47 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.