Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Children under age 5

Ethiopia
19.07 million
in 2023
Indonesia
22.35 million
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
7th
Indonesia rank
5th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195019862023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 22.35 million against 19.07 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.28 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.27 million 12.06 million 8.79 million Indonesia
1960s 4.36 million 17.07 million 12.71 million Indonesia
1970s 5.93 million 20.63 million 14.70 million Indonesia
1980s 7.60 million 22.56 million 14.97 million Indonesia
1990s 11.19 million 22.40 million 11.21 million Indonesia
2000s 14.29 million 22.87 million 8.59 million Indonesia
2010s 15.97 million 24.09 million 8.12 million Indonesia
2020s 18.43 million 22.61 million 4.18 million Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 22.35 million against 19.07 million in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
3.28 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for children under age 5?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed