Lesotho vs Norway: Number of children under 5
Lesotho
266,337 people
in 2023
Norway
276,510 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
133rd
Norway rank
132nd
Number of children under 5 over time
- Lesotho
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 276,510 people against 266,337 people in Lesotho, a difference of 10,173 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Lesotho ranks 133rd and Norway ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 113,980 people | 308,680 people | 194,700 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 146,884 people | 313,850 people | 166,966 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 194,234 people | 306,857 people | 112,622 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 265,587 people | 258,577 people | 7,010 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 281,839 people | 298,486 people | 16,646 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 255,624 people | 294,253 people | 38,629 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 276,152 people | 305,359 people | 29,207 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 272,560 people | 280,850 people | 8,290 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Lesotho or Norway?
- Norway, at 276,510 people against 266,337 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Lesotho and Norway?
- 10,173 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.