Netherlands vs Romania: Number of children under 5

Netherlands
889,979 people
in 2023
Romania
953,140 people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
89th
Romania rank
86th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Netherlands
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 953,140 people against 889,979 people in Netherlands, a difference of 63,161 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 89th and Romania ranks 86th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.14 million people 1.84 million people 698,848 people Romania
1960s 1.19 million people 1.56 million people 364,911 people Romania
1970s 1.05 million people 2.08 million people 1.03 million people Romania
1980s 896,685 people 1.77 million people 871,182 people Romania
1990s 987,906 people 1.39 million people 403,643 people Romania
2000s 998,438 people 1.08 million people 84,280 people Romania
2010s 903,374 people 1.02 million people 116,557 people Romania
2020s 881,818 people 985,054 people 103,236 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Netherlands or Romania?
Romania, at 953,140 people against 889,979 people in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Netherlands and Romania?
63,161 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for number of children under 5?
Netherlands ranks 89th and Romania ranks 86th 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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About this data

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.