Gambia vs Namibia: Number of children under 5

Gambia

383,559 people

in 2023

Namibia

409,462 people

in 2023

Gambia rank

119th

Namibia rank

116th

Number of children under 5 over time

Namibia currently reports 409,462 people against 383,559 people in Gambia, a difference of 25,903 people.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 116th 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.