Iceland vs Macao: Number of children under 5
Iceland
23,233 people
in 2023
Macao
29,383 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
181st
Macao rank
179th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Iceland
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 29,383 people against 23,233 people in Iceland, a difference of 6,150 people.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Iceland ranks 181st and Macao ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,291 people | 29,340 people | 9,049 people | Macao |
| 1960s | 23,094 people | 28,835 people | 5,741 people | Macao |
| 1970s | 21,009 people | 28,365 people | 7,356 people | Macao |
| 1980s | 21,108 people | 24,233 people | 3,125 people | Macao |
| 1990s | 22,287 people | 31,160 people | 8,873 people | Macao |
| 2000s | 21,565 people | 20,972 people | 592.2 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 22,475 people | 29,999 people | 7,524 people | Macao |
| 2020s | 22,508 people | 32,122 people | 9,615 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Iceland or Macao?
- Macao, at 29,383 people against 23,233 people in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Iceland and Macao?
- 6,150 people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Macao rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Macao ranks 179th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.