Mexico vs Philippines: Number of children under 5
Mexico
10.31 million people
in 2023
Philippines
9.60 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Philippines rank
14th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 10.31 million people against 9.60 million people in Philippines, a difference of 707,210 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.90 million people | 4.44 million people | 1.46 million people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 8.14 million people | 6.21 million people | 1.93 million people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 10.50 million people | 7.13 million people | 3.37 million people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 11.03 million people | 8.81 million people | 2.21 million people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 11.47 million people | 10.47 million people | 996,231 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 11.41 million people | 11.45 million people | 42,640 people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 11.14 million people | 11.99 million people | 844,250 people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 10.41 million people | 10.37 million people | 37,802 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Mexico or Philippines?
- Mexico, at 10.31 million people against 9.60 million people in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Mexico and Philippines?
- 707,210 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.