Egypt vs Philippines: Number of children under 5
Egypt
11.78 million people
in 2023
Philippines
9.60 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Philippines rank
14th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11.78 million people against 9.60 million people in Philippines, a difference of 2.18 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.18 million people | 4.44 million people | 262,953 people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 5.04 million people | 6.21 million people | 1.17 million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 6.20 million people | 7.13 million people | 930,603 people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 8.08 million people | 8.81 million people | 735,898 people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 9.02 million people | 10.47 million people | 1.45 million people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 9.99 million people | 11.45 million people | 1.46 million people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 12.50 million people | 11.99 million people | 506,870 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 12.18 million people | 10.37 million people | 1.81 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 Philippines?
- Egypt, at 11.78 million people against 9.60 million people in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Egypt and Philippines?
- 2.18 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 14th 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.