Sudan vs Uganda: Number of children under 5

Sudan
7.65 million people
in 2023
Uganda
7.94 million people
in 2023
Sudan rank
16th
Uganda rank
15th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Sudan
  • Uganda
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195019862023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7.94 million people against 7.65 million people in Sudan, a difference of 292,540 people.

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

Sudan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 1.35 million people 1.26 million people 83,082 people Sudan
1960s 1.89 million people 1.65 million people 237,584 people Sudan
1970s 2.68 million people 2.23 million people 447,045 people Sudan
1980s 3.60 million people 2.90 million people 702,097 people Sudan
1990s 4.45 million people 4.13 million people 319,171 people Sudan
2000s 5.41 million people 5.44 million people 25,081 people Uganda
2010s 6.45 million people 6.69 million people 240,987 people Uganda
2020s 7.49 million people 7.69 million people 199,128 people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Sudan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 7.94 million people against 7.65 million people in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Sudan and Uganda?
292,540 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for number of children under 5?
Sudan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th 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.