Thailand vs Zambia: Number of children under 5
Thailand
3.10 million people
in 2023
Zambia
3.15 million people
in 2023
Thailand rank
47th
Zambia rank
46th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Thailand
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.15 million people against 3.10 million people in Thailand, a difference of 49,340 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 million people | 505,730 people | 3.57 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 5.51 million people | 704,138 people | 4.81 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 6.05 million people | 986,791 people | 5.07 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 5.52 million people | 1.29 million people | 4.22 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5.12 million people | 1.66 million people | 3.47 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 4.58 million people | 2.16 million people | 2.42 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.94 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.16 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.24 million people | 3.08 million people | 165,888 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Thailand or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.15 million people against 3.10 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Thailand and Zambia?
- 49,340 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Thailand and Zambia rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Thailand ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 46th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.