Which has higher number of children under 5, Micronesia (country) or Tonga?

Micronesia (country), at 12,130 people against 11,804 people in Tonga as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Micronesia (country) and Tonga?

326 people, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tonga?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Micronesia (country) vs Tonga: Number of children under 5

Micronesia (country)

12,130 people

in 2023

Tonga

11,804 people

in 2023

Micronesia (country) rank

191st

Tonga rank

192nd

Number of children under 5 over time

Micronesia (country)
Tonga

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 12,130 people against 11,804 people in Tonga, a difference of 326 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 191st and Tonga ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,629 people	10,296 people	3,666 people	Tonga
1960s	9,243 people	13,697 people	4,454 people	Tonga
1970s	12,570 people	15,316 people	2,746 people	Tonga
1980s	15,781 people	14,988 people	792.7 people	Micronesia (country)
1990s	16,390 people	14,217 people	2,172 people	Micronesia (country)
2000s	14,469 people	14,395 people	74 people	Micronesia (country)
2010s	12,454 people	13,567 people	1,114 people	Tonga
2020s	12,136 people	11,945 people	191.25 people	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Micronesia (country) or Tonga?: Micronesia (country), at 12,130 people against 11,804 people in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Micronesia (country) and Tonga?: 326 people, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Tonga rank globally for number of children under 5?: Micronesia (country) ranks 191st and Tonga ranks 192nd 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: 18 September 2026

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.