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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

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