Vietnam vs Yemen: Number of children under 5

Vietnam
7.18 million people
in 2023
Yemen
6.29 million people
in 2023
Vietnam rank
18th
Yemen rank
21st

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 7.18 million people against 6.29 million people in Yemen, a difference of 884,070 people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Vietnam ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vietnam Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 4.53 million people 801,533 people 3.73 million people Vietnam
1960s 6.15 million people 1.10 million people 5.05 million people Vietnam
1970s 7.15 million people 1.58 million people 5.57 million people Vietnam
1980s 8.57 million people 2.39 million people 6.19 million people Vietnam
1990s 8.46 million people 3.28 million people 5.19 million people Vietnam
2000s 6.99 million people 3.87 million people 3.12 million people Vietnam
2010s 7.86 million people 4.90 million people 2.96 million people Vietnam
2020s 7.41 million people 6.05 million people 1.37 million people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Vietnam or Yemen?
Vietnam, at 7.18 million people against 6.29 million people in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Vietnam and Yemen?
884,070 people, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Vietnam and Yemen rank globally for number of children under 5?
Vietnam ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 21st 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

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