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 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.

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.