Ireland vs Norway: Number of children under 5

Ireland

293,493 people

in 2023

Norway

276,510 people

in 2023

Ireland rank

129th

Norway rank

132nd

Number of children under 5 over time

Ireland currently reports 293,493 people against 276,510 people in Norway, a difference of 16,983 people.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Ireland ranks 129th and Norway ranks 132nd of 236 regions.

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.