France vs Somalia: Number of children under 5

France

3.40 million people

in 2023

Somalia

3.41 million people

in 2023

France rank

43rd

Somalia rank

42nd

Number of children under 5 over time

Somalia currently reports 3.41 million people against 3.40 million people in France, a difference of 14,810 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

France ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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