South Africa vs Yemen: Children under age 5

South Africa
5.89 million
in 2023
Yemen
6.29 million
in 2023
South Africa rank
24th
Yemen rank
21st

Children under age 5 over time

  • South Africa
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 6.29 million against 5.89 million in South Africa, a difference of 406,500.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 2.37 million 801,533 1.57 million South Africa
1960s 3.12 million 1.10 million 2.03 million South Africa
1970s 4.10 million 1.58 million 2.52 million South Africa
1980s 5.22 million 2.39 million 2.83 million South Africa
1990s 5.52 million 3.28 million 2.24 million South Africa
2000s 5.06 million 3.87 million 1.19 million South Africa
2010s 5.64 million 4.90 million 743,316 South Africa
2020s 5.75 million 6.05 million 302,328 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, South Africa or Yemen?
Yemen, at 6.29 million against 5.89 million in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between South Africa and Yemen?
406,500, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for children under age 5?
South Africa ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed