Kuwait vs Norway: Number of children under 5

Kuwait
266,086 people
in 2023
Norway
276,510 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
134th
Norway rank
132nd

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Kuwait
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 276,510 people against 266,086 people in Kuwait, a difference of 10,424 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Kuwait ranks 134th and Norway ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 32,437 people 308,680 people 276,243 people Norway
1960s 90,972 people 313,850 people 222,878 people Norway
1970s 188,022 people 306,857 people 118,834 people Norway
1980s 264,829 people 258,577 people 6,253 people Kuwait
1990s 196,198 people 298,486 people 102,287 people Norway
2000s 213,080 people 294,253 people 81,173 people Norway
2010s 296,363 people 305,359 people 8,996 people Norway
2020s 272,008 people 280,850 people 8,842 people Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Kuwait or Norway?
Norway, at 276,510 people against 266,086 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Kuwait and Norway?
10,424 people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for number of children under 5?
Kuwait ranks 134th and Norway ranks 132nd 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.