Latvia vs North Macedonia: Number of children under 5

Latvia
87,250 people
in 2023
North Macedonia
95,162 people
in 2023
Latvia rank
158th
North Macedonia rank
156th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Latvia
  • North Macedonia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 95,162 people against 87,250 people in Latvia, a difference of 7,912 people.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Latvia ranks 158th and North Macedonia ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1950s 155,388 people 190,226 people 34,837 people North Macedonia
1960s 166,372 people 189,267 people 22,894 people North Macedonia
1970s 173,188 people 192,042 people 18,854 people North Macedonia
1980s 190,868 people 186,758 people 4,110 people Latvia
1990s 150,169 people 170,533 people 20,364 people North Macedonia
2000s 101,516 people 133,871 people 32,355 people North Macedonia
2010s 104,469 people 117,062 people 12,593 people North Macedonia
2020s 93,878 people 99,798 people 5,920 people North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Latvia or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 95,162 people against 87,250 people in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Latvia and North Macedonia?
7,912 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and North Macedonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and North Macedonia rank globally for number of children under 5?
Latvia ranks 158th and North Macedonia ranks 156th 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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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.