Malawi vs Morocco: Number of children under 5

Malawi
3.08 million people
in 2023
Morocco
3.18 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
48th
Morocco rank
45th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Malawi
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 3.18 million people against 3.08 million people in Malawi, a difference of 99,770 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 48th and Morocco ranks 45th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 578,414 people 1.83 million people 1.25 million people Morocco
1960s 763,797 people 2.49 million people 1.73 million people Morocco
1970s 1.01 million people 2.98 million people 1.97 million people Morocco
1980s 1.44 million people 3.42 million people 1.98 million people Morocco
1990s 1.91 million people 3.27 million people 1.35 million people Morocco
2000s 2.33 million people 3.15 million people 819,471 people Morocco
2010s 2.84 million people 3.34 million people 507,419 people Morocco
2020s 3.01 million people 3.22 million people 212,155 people Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Malawi or Morocco?
Morocco, at 3.18 million people against 3.08 million people in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Malawi and Morocco?
99,770 people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Morocco?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Morocco rank globally for number of children under 5?
Malawi ranks 48th and Morocco ranks 45th 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.