Mauritius vs Suriname: Number of children under 5

Mauritius
60,561 people
in 2023
Suriname
53,331 people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
164th
Suriname rank
166th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Mauritius
  • Suriname
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k195019862023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 60,561 people against 53,331 people in Suriname, a difference of 7,230 people.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

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

Mauritius ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 166th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 103,420 people 40,201 people 63,219 people Mauritius
1960s 117,873 people 58,515 people 59,358 people Mauritius
1970s 104,513 people 58,936 people 45,577 people Mauritius
1980s 108,521 people 54,148 people 54,373 people Mauritius
1990s 106,850 people 55,479 people 51,371 people Mauritius
2000s 93,482 people 56,175 people 37,307 people Mauritius
2010s 70,767 people 55,398 people 15,370 people Mauritius
2020s 61,041 people 53,496 people 7,546 people Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Mauritius or Suriname?
Mauritius, at 60,561 people against 53,331 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Mauritius and Suriname?
7,230 people, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for number of children under 5?
Mauritius ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 166th 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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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.