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