Finland vs Singapore: Number of children under 5

Finland
236,635 people
in 2023
Singapore
228,711 people
in 2023
Finland rank
137th
Singapore rank
138th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Finland
  • Singapore
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k195019862023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 236,635 people against 228,711 people in Singapore, a difference of 7,924 people.

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

Finland ranks 137th and Singapore ranks 138th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 457,170 people 232,376 people 224,794 people Finland
1960s 391,858 people 272,457 people 119,401 people Finland
1970s 316,708 people 217,438 people 99,270 people Finland
1980s 319,348 people 207,867 people 111,481 people Finland
1990s 317,534 people 256,137 people 61,397 people Finland
2000s 288,566 people 227,619 people 60,947 people Finland
2010s 291,698 people 230,597 people 61,101 people Finland
2020s 243,560 people 227,259 people 16,301 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Finland or Singapore?
Finland, at 236,635 people against 228,711 people in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Finland and Singapore?
7,924 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for number of children under 5?
Finland ranks 137th and Singapore ranks 138th 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

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