Morocco vs Somalia: Children under age 5

Morocco
3.18 million
in 2023
Somalia
3.41 million
in 2023
Morocco rank
45th
Somalia rank
42nd

Children under age 5 over time

  • Morocco
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.41 million against 3.18 million in Morocco, a difference of 232,130.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.83 million 459,017 1.37 million Morocco
1960s 2.49 million 585,299 1.91 million Morocco
1970s 2.98 million 774,139 2.20 million Morocco
1980s 3.42 million 1.26 million 2.17 million Morocco
1990s 3.27 million 1.42 million 1.84 million Morocco
2000s 3.15 million 2.10 million 1.05 million Morocco
2010s 3.34 million 2.64 million 704,758 Morocco
2020s 3.22 million 3.30 million 76,600 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Morocco or Somalia?
Somalia, at 3.41 million against 3.18 million in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Morocco and Somalia?
232,130, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Somalia rank globally for children under age 5?
Morocco ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed