Which has higher number of children under 5, Portugal or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 434,031 people against 426,131 people in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Portugal and Switzerland?

7,900 people, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Portugal vs Switzerland: Number of children under 5

Portugal

426,131 people

in 2023

Switzerland

434,031 people

in 2023

Portugal rank

114th

Switzerland rank

112th

Number of children under 5 over time

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 434,031 people against 426,131 people in Portugal, a difference of 7,900 people.

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

Portugal ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	898,517 people	420,613 people	477,904 people	Portugal
1960s	922,351 people	495,990 people	426,361 people	Portugal
1970s	832,684 people	430,939 people	401,745 people	Portugal
1980s	708,747 people	367,454 people	341,294 people	Portugal
1990s	552,603 people	411,964 people	140,639 people	Portugal
2000s	547,300 people	374,737 people	172,563 people	Portugal
2010s	458,746 people	415,770 people	42,975 people	Portugal
2020s	429,268 people	436,651 people	7,384 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Portugal or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 434,031 people against 426,131 people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Portugal and Switzerland?: 7,900 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for number of children under 5?: Portugal ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 112th 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: 07 August 2026

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