Japan vs Mali: Children under age 5

Japan
4.14 million
in 2023
Mali
4.16 million
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Mali rank
36th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Japan
  • Mali
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 4.16 million against 4.14 million in Japan, a difference of 16,050.

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

Japan ranks 37th and Mali ranks 36th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 10.01 million 847,486 9.16 million Japan
1960s 8.17 million 990,621 7.18 million Japan
1970s 9.73 million 1.22 million 8.51 million Japan
1980s 7.53 million 1.55 million 5.98 million Japan
1990s 5.99 million 1.87 million 4.12 million Japan
2000s 5.73 million 2.55 million 3.17 million Japan
2010s 5.14 million 3.50 million 1.64 million Japan
2020s 4.38 million 4.04 million 335,942 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Japan or Mali?
Mali, at 4.16 million against 4.14 million in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Japan and Mali?
16,050, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Mali rank globally for children under age 5?
Japan ranks 37th and Mali ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed