Ghana vs Japan: Number of children under 5

Ghana
4.23 million people
in 2023
Japan
4.14 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
35th
Japan rank
37th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Ghana
  • Japan
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.23 million people against 4.14 million people in Japan, a difference of 83,650 people.

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

Ghana ranks 35th and Japan ranks 37th of 236 countries.

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