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
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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

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.