Germany vs United Kingdom: Number of children under 5

Germany

3.91 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

3.59 million people

in 2023

Germany rank

38th

United Kingdom rank

39th

Number of children under 5 over time

Germany currently reports 3.91 million people against 3.59 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 317,050 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

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

Germany ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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.