Peru vs Saudi Arabia: Number of children under 5

Peru
2.69 million people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.61 million people
in 2023
Peru rank
51st
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Peru
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.69 million people against 2.61 million people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 78,660 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.56 million people 365,596 people 1.20 million people Peru
1960s 2.08 million people 551,862 people 1.53 million people Peru
1970s 2.56 million people 857,202 people 1.70 million people Peru
1980s 2.94 million people 1.49 million people 1.45 million people Peru
1990s 3.16 million people 2.02 million people 1.14 million people Peru
2000s 3.01 million people 2.27 million people 739,770 people Peru
2010s 2.79 million people 2.74 million people 56,540 people Peru
2020s 2.70 million people 2.66 million people 33,802 people Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Peru or Saudi Arabia?
Peru, at 2.69 million people against 2.61 million people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Peru and Saudi Arabia?
78,660 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saudi Arabia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Peru and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of children under 5?
Peru ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd 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.