Malawi vs Peru: Number of children under 5
Malawi
3.08 million people
in 2023
Peru
2.69 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
48th
Peru rank
51st
Number of children under 5 over time
- Malawi
- Peru
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.08 million people against 2.69 million people in Peru, a difference of 387,940 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Malawi ranks 48th and Peru ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 578,414 people | 1.56 million people | 982,402 people | Peru |
| 1960s | 763,797 people | 2.08 million people | 1.32 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.01 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.55 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.44 million people | 2.94 million people | 1.50 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.91 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.25 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.33 million people | 3.01 million people | 674,095 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.84 million people | 2.79 million people | 41,695 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.01 million people | 2.70 million people | 310,938 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Malawi or Peru?
- Malawi, at 3.08 million people against 2.69 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Malawi and Peru?
- 387,940 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Peru rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Malawi ranks 48th and Peru ranks 51st 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.