Japan vs Uzbekistan: Number of children under 5

Japan
4.14 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
4.31 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Uzbekistan rank
34th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Japan
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 4.31 million people against 4.14 million people in Japan, a difference of 169,370 people.

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

Japan ranks 37th and Uzbekistan ranks 34th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1950s 10.01 million people 1.08 million people 8.92 million people Japan
1960s 8.17 million people 1.79 million people 6.38 million people Japan
1970s 9.73 million people 2.13 million people 7.60 million people Japan
1980s 7.53 million people 2.72 million people 4.81 million people Japan
1990s 5.99 million people 3.16 million people 2.83 million people Japan
2000s 5.73 million people 2.65 million people 3.08 million people Japan
2010s 5.14 million people 3.28 million people 1.86 million people Japan
2020s 4.38 million people 4.05 million people 329,608 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Japan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 4.31 million people against 4.14 million people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Japan and Uzbekistan?
169,370 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uzbekistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of children under 5?
Japan ranks 37th and Uzbekistan ranks 34th 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

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