Malawi vs Thailand: Number of children under 5
Malawi
3.08 million people
in 2023
Thailand
3.10 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
48th
Thailand rank
47th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Malawi
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.10 million people against 3.08 million people in Malawi, a difference of 22,520 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 578,414 people | 4.08 million people | 3.50 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 763,797 people | 5.51 million people | 4.75 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.01 million people | 6.05 million people | 5.04 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.44 million people | 5.52 million people | 4.08 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.91 million people | 5.12 million people | 3.21 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.33 million people | 4.58 million people | 2.25 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2.84 million people | 3.94 million people | 1.10 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.01 million people | 3.24 million people | 234,028 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Malawi or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.10 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 Thailand?
- 22,520 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Malawi ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 47th 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.