Nepal vs Zambia: Number of children under 5

Nepal

2.79 million people

in 2023

Zambia

3.15 million people

in 2023

Nepal rank

49th

Zambia rank

46th

Number of children under 5 over time

Zambia currently reports 3.15 million people against 2.79 million people in Nepal, a difference of 359,590 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 46th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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