Netherlands vs Tunisia: Number of children under 5

Netherlands
889,979 people
in 2023
Tunisia
901,969 people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
89th
Tunisia rank
88th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Netherlands
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 901,969 people against 889,979 people in Netherlands, a difference of 11,990 people.

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

Netherlands ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 88th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.14 million people 674,414 people 466,909 people Netherlands
1960s 1.19 million people 815,358 people 378,900 people Netherlands
1970s 1.05 million people 950,269 people 98,951 people Netherlands
1980s 896,685 people 1.07 million people 169,231 people Tunisia
1990s 987,906 people 996,052 people 8,146 people Tunisia
2000s 998,438 people 851,491 people 146,947 people Netherlands
2010s 903,374 people 1.03 million people 123,870 people Tunisia
2020s 881,818 people 961,327 people 79,509 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Netherlands or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 901,969 people against 889,979 people in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Netherlands and Tunisia?
11,990 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Tunisia rank globally for number of children under 5?
Netherlands ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 88th 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

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