Number of children under 5 by country
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
114.67 million people
India
Lowest
10 people
Vatican
Median
425,844 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Number of children under 5 is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 114.67 million people in India; the lowest is 10 people in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 425,844 people, and the mean is 2.85 million people.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 138 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 41.7%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 49.0%).
Number of children under 5: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 114.67 million people | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 58.04 million people | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 33.53 million people | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 31.79 million people | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 22.35 million people | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.28 million people | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 19.07 million people | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 8 | United States | 18.64 million people | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 16.51 million people | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 13.36 million people | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 11.78 million people | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 10.81 million people | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 10.31 million people | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 9.60 million people | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 7.94 million people | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan | 7.65 million people | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 17 | Russia | 7.20 million people | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 18 | Vietnam | 7.18 million people | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 7.04 million people | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 6.66 million people | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Yemen | 6.29 million people | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Angola | 6.22 million people | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran | 6.20 million people | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 5.89 million people | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 25 | Turkey | 5.75 million people | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 5.67 million people | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Iraq | 5.56 million people | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 4.75 million people | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 4.67 million people | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.59 million people | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 4.59 million people | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 4.43 million people | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 4.39 million people | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 4.31 million people | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 4.23 million people | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 4.16 million people | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Japan | 4.14 million people | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 3.91 million people | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 3.59 million people | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 3.55 million people | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Chad | 3.55 million people | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Somalia | 3.41 million people | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 3.40 million people | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 3.35 million people | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Morocco | 3.18 million people | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 46 | Zambia | 3.15 million people | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 3.10 million people | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 48 | Malawi | 3.08 million people | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 2.79 million people | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 2.75 million people | 2023 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 2.69 million people | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 2.61 million people | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Senegal | 2.45 million people | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 2.31 million people | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 55 | Syria | 2.27 million people | 2023 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 56 | Malaysia | 2.27 million people | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 57 | Guinea | 2.19 million people | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 58 | Benin | 2.18 million people | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Burundi | 2.17 million people | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 2.13 million people | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 61 | Venezuela | 2.12 million people | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 2.07 million people | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 63 | Canada | 1.88 million people | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 64 | Guatemala | 1.88 million people | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 1.88 million people | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 1.82 million people | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 67 | Poland | 1.77 million people | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 68 | Spain | 1.76 million people | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 69 | North Korea | 1.71 million people | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 1.64 million people | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 71 | Australia | 1.53 million people | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 72 | South Sudan | 1.48 million people | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 1.40 million people | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 74 | South Korea | 1.36 million people | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 1.33 million people | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 76 | Ukraine | 1.30 million people | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia | 1.25 million people | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 1.24 million people | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 1.23 million people | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 1.16 million people | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 1.16 million people | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 1.14 million people | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 1.13 million people | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 1.00 million people | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 85 | Chile | 979,813 people | 2023 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 86 | Romania | 953,140 people | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 940,906 people | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 901,969 people | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands | 889,979 people | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 90 | Congo | 885,681 people | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Israel | 875,432 people | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 804,417 people | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritania | 799,917 people | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Laos | 795,693 people | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 787,605 people | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 96 | Taiwan | 775,562 people | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 97 | Liberia | 772,932 people | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 98 | Palestine | 719,902 people | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 679,264 people | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 674,784 people | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 657,210 people | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 102 | Libya | 644,241 people | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 103 | Belgium | 582,811 people | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 573,174 people | 2023 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Sweden | 566,382 people | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 106 | Czechia | 547,421 people | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 107 | Cuba | 504,058 people | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 108 | El Salvador | 495,946 people | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 462,049 people | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 110 | Eritrea | 461,114 people | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 111 | Lebanon | 451,904 people | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 112 | Switzerland | 434,031 people | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 427,937 people | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 114 | Portugal | 426,131 people | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 115 | Austria | 425,844 people | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 116 | Namibia | 409,462 people | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 117 | Belarus | 399,408 people | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 118 | Greece | 397,773 people | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 119 | Gambia | 383,559 people | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Panama | 359,780 people | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 121 | Mongolia | 352,992 people | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 122 | Gabon | 331,234 people | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Serbia | 314,989 people | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 124 | Denmark | 308,877 people | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 308,119 people | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 126 | New Zealand | 298,070 people | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 297,297 people | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 293,659 people | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 284,205 people | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 131 | Slovakia | 283,056 people | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 132 | Norway | 276,510 people | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 133 | Lesotho | 266,337 people | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 134 | Kuwait | 266,086 people | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 252,431 people | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Georgia | 242,112 people | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 137 | Finland | 236,635 people | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 138 | Singapore | 228,711 people | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 139 | Hong Kong | 224,529 people | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 140 | Moldova | 178,813 people | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 141 | Armenia | 177,296 people | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 142 | Uruguay | 175,413 people | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 143 | Croatia | 168,800 people | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 165,500 people | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 145 | East Timor | 156,933 people | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 146 | Qatar | 154,510 people | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Albania | 145,074 people | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 148 | Eswatini | 142,151 people | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 130,436 people | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 150 | Lithuania | 127,928 people | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 151 | Djibouti | 114,506 people | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Comoros | 114,145 people | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 103,683 people | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 97,806 people | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 155 | Slovenia | 95,872 people | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 95,162 people | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 157 | Bahrain | 94,701 people | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 158 | Latvia | 87,250 people | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84,323 people | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 160 | Guyana | 82,916 people | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 161 | Fiji | 82,655 people | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 162 | Cyprus | 74,054 people | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 163 | Estonia | 67,121 people | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 164 | Mauritius | 60,561 people | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 165 | Reunion | 58,123 people | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | 53,331 people | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 168 | Bhutan | 48,329 people | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 169 | Western Sahara | 45,350 people | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 44,000 people | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 39,135 people | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 172 | Montenegro | 36,789 people | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 173 | Belize | 35,737 people | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 175 | French Guiana | 32,909 people | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Brunei | 31,431 people | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30,650 people | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 178 | Maldives | 30,641 people | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 179 | Macao | 29,383 people | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 180 | Samoa | 28,284 people | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 181 | Iceland | 23,233 people | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 183 | Bahamas | 21,817 people | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 20,760 people | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 186 | Kiribati | 16,280 people | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 188 | Barbados | 15,793 people | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 15,091 people | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 190 | Guam | 14,782 people | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 12,130 people | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 192 | Tonga | 11,804 people | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | 10,209 people | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 194 | Seychelles | 8,851 people | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 195 | Curacao | 7,251 people | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 196 | Grenada | 6,975 people | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,370 people | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,404 people | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 199 | Aruba | 5,288 people | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 200 | United States Virgin Islands | 4,767 people | 2023 | down 35.7% | flat |
| 201 | Jersey | 4,430 people | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 4,289 people | 2023 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 203 | Cayman Islands | 4,197 people | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 204 | Greenland | 4,055 people | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 205 | American Samoa | 3,856 people | 2023 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 206 | Dominica | 3,656 people | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 207 | Faroe Islands | 3,589 people | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 208 | Isle of Man | 3,479 people | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3,080 people | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 210 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,839 people | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 211 | Bermuda | 2,724 people | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 212 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,583 people | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 213 | Guernsey | 2,582 people | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 214 | Andorra | 2,416 people | 2023 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 215 | Gibraltar | 2,245 people | 2023 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 217 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1,860 people | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 218 | Monaco | 1,812 people | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 219 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,765 people | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 1,630 people | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 221 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1,514 people | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 222 | Nauru | 1,490 people | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 223 | San Marino | 1,156 people | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 224 | Tuvalu | 1,098 people | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 987 people | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 226 | Palau | 984 people | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 227 | Saint Barthelemy | 680 people | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 228 | Anguilla | 677 people | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 229 | Wallis and Futuna | 564 people | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 230 | Montserrat | 247 people | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 231 | Tokelau | 220 people | 2023 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 204 people | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 233 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 186 people | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 234 | Falkland Islands | 182 people | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 235 | Niue | 124 people | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 236 | Vatican | 10 people | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.