Iran vs Yemen: Number of children under 5

Iran

6.20 million people

in 2023

Yemen

6.29 million people

in 2023

Iran rank

23rd

Yemen rank

21st

Number of children under 5 over time

Yemen currently reports 6.29 million people against 6.20 million people in Iran, a difference of 93,010 people.

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

Iran ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st 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.