Guatemala vs Venezuela: Number of children under 5

Guatemala
1.88 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
2.12 million people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
64th
Venezuela rank
61st

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Guatemala
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 2.12 million people against 1.88 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 244,860 people.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

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

Guatemala ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 61st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Venezuela Difference Ahead
1950s 676,142 people 1.27 million people 593,045 people Venezuela
1960s 863,908 people 1.74 million people 880,067 people Venezuela
1970s 1.10 million people 2.09 million people 988,004 people Venezuela
1980s 1.40 million people 2.51 million people 1.11 million people Venezuela
1990s 1.73 million people 2.79 million people 1.06 million people Venezuela
2000s 1.92 million people 2.89 million people 966,023 people Venezuela
2010s 1.98 million people 2.81 million people 825,091 people Venezuela
2020s 1.93 million people 2.25 million people 313,932 people Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Guatemala or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 2.12 million people against 1.88 million people in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Guatemala and Venezuela?
244,860 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Venezuela?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Venezuela rank globally for number of children under 5?
Guatemala ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 61st 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

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