El Salvador vs Sweden: Number of children under 5

El Salvador
495,946 people
in 2023
Sweden
566,382 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
108th
Sweden rank
105th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 566,382 people against 495,946 people in El Salvador, a difference of 70,436 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

El Salvador ranks 108th and Sweden ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 440,137 people 556,089 people 115,953 people Sweden
1960s 593,082 people 552,547 people 40,535 people El Salvador
1970s 706,132 people 545,378 people 160,754 people El Salvador
1980s 779,290 people 486,543 people 292,748 people El Salvador
1990s 810,868 people 561,854 people 249,014 people El Salvador
2000s 660,388 people 491,428 people 168,961 people El Salvador
2010s 565,575 people 583,072 people 17,498 people Sweden
2020s 504,292 people 584,736 people 80,443 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, El Salvador or Sweden?
Sweden, at 566,382 people against 495,946 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between El Salvador and Sweden?
70,436 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for number of children under 5?
El Salvador ranks 108th 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

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