Iraq vs Niger: Number of children under 5

Iraq
5.56 million people
in 2023
Niger
4.67 million people
in 2023
Iraq rank
27th
Niger rank
29th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Iraq
  • Niger
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5.56 million people against 4.67 million people in Niger, a difference of 893,170 people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

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

Iraq ranks 27th and Niger ranks 29th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 1.02 million people 630,968 people 385,815 people Iraq
1960s 1.40 million people 827,373 people 575,981 people Iraq
1970s 2.13 million people 1.05 million people 1.08 million people Iraq
1980s 2.71 million people 1.41 million people 1.30 million people Iraq
1990s 3.50 million people 1.91 million people 1.59 million people Iraq
2000s 4.34 million people 2.80 million people 1.55 million people Iraq
2010s 5.49 million people 3.87 million people 1.62 million people Iraq
2020s 5.52 million people 4.53 million people 989,225 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Iraq or Niger?
Iraq, at 5.56 million people against 4.67 million people in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Iraq and Niger?
893,170 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Niger?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Niger rank globally for number of children under 5?
Iraq ranks 27th and Niger ranks 29th 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

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