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Number of children under 5

people · higher is better · 216 countries

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League table

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  1. 1India114.66M
  2. 2China58.04M
  3. 3Nigeria33.53M
  4. 4Pakistan31.79M
  5. 5Indonesia22.35M
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.19.28M
  7. 7Ethiopia19.07M
  8. 8United States18.64M
  9. 9Bangladesh16.51M
  10. 10Brazil13.36M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.11.78M
  12. 12Tanzania10.81M
  13. 13Mexico10.31M
  14. 14Philippines9.6M
  15. 15Uganda7.94M
  16. 16Sudan7.65M
  17. 17Russian Federation7.2M
  18. 18Viet Nam7.18M
  19. 19Kenya7.04M
  20. 20Afghanistan6.66M
  21. 21Yemen, Rep.6.29M
  22. 22Angola6.22M
  23. 23Iran, Islamic Rep.6.2M
  24. 24South Africa5.89M
  25. 25Turkiye5.75M
  26. 26Mozambique5.67M
  27. 27Iraq5.56M
  28. 28Algeria4.75M
  29. 29Niger4.67M
  30. 30Cote d'Ivoire4.59M
  31. 31Madagascar4.59M
  32. 32Myanmar4.43M
  33. 33Cameroon4.39M
  34. 34Uzbekistan4.31M
  35. 35Ghana4.23M
  36. 36Mali4.16M
  37. 37Japan4.14M
  38. 38Germany3.91M
  39. 39United Kingdom3.59M
  40. 40Colombia3.55M
  41. 41Chad3.55M
  42. 42Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.41M
  43. 43France3.4M
  44. 44Burkina Faso3.35M
  45. 45Morocco3.18M
  46. 46Zambia3.15M
  47. 47Thailand3.1M
  48. 48Malawi3.08M
  49. 49Nepal2.79M
  50. 50Argentina2.75M
  51. 51Peru2.69M
  52. 52Saudi Arabia2.61M
  53. 53Senegal2.45M
  54. 54Zimbabwe2.31M
  55. 55Syrian Arab Republic2.27M
  56. 56Malaysia2.27M
  57. 57Guinea2.19M
  58. 58Benin2.18M
  59. 59Burundi2.17M
  60. 60Kazakhstan2.13M
  61. 61Venezuela, RB2.12M
  62. 62Italy2.07M
  63. 63Canada1.88M
  64. 64Guatemala1.88M
  65. 65Rwanda1.88M
  66. 66Cambodia1.82M
  67. 67Poland1.77M
  68. 68Spain1.76M
  69. 69Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.71M
  70. 70Sri Lanka1.64M
  71. 71Australia1.53M
  72. 72South Sudan1.48M
  73. 73Ecuador1.4M
  74. 74Korea, Rep.1.36M
  75. 75Tajikistan1.33M
  76. 76Ukraine1.3M
  77. 77Bolivia1.25M
  78. 78Haiti1.24M
  79. 79Papua New Guinea1.23M
  80. 80Sierra Leone1.16M
  81. 81Jordan1.16M
  82. 82Honduras1.14M
  83. 83Togo1.13M
  84. 84Dominican Republic1M
  85. 85Chile979,813
  86. 86Romania953,140
  87. 87Central African Republic940,906
  88. 88Tunisia901,969
  89. 89Netherlands889,979
  90. 90Congo, Rep.885,681
  91. 91Israel875,432
  92. 92Turkmenistan804,417
  93. 93Mauritania799,917
  94. 94Lao PDR795,693
  95. 95Kyrgyz Republic787,605
  96. 96Taiwan775,562
  97. 97Liberia772,932
  98. 98West Bank and Gaza719,902
  99. 99Paraguay679,264
  100. 100Azerbaijan674,784
  101. 101Nicaragua657,210
  102. 102Libya644,241
  103. 103Belgium582,811
  104. 104United Arab Emirates573,174
  105. 105Sweden566,382
  106. 106Czechia547,421
  107. 107Cuba504,058
  108. 108El Salvador495,946
  109. 109Hungary462,049
  110. 110Eritrea461,114
  111. 111Lebanon451,904
  112. 112Switzerland434,031
  113. 113Oman427,937
  114. 114Portugal426,131
  115. 115Austria425,844
  116. 116Namibia409,462
  117. 117Belarus399,408
  118. 118Greece397,773
  119. 119Gambia, The383,559
  120. 120Panama359,780
  121. 121Mongolia352,992
  122. 122Gabon331,234
  123. 123Serbia314,989
  124. 124Denmark308,877
  125. 125Bulgaria308,119
  126. 126New Zealand298,070
  127. 127Guinea-Bissau297,297
  128. 128Botswana293,659
  129. 129Ireland293,493
  130. 130Costa Rica284,205
  131. 131Slovak Republic283,056
  132. 132Norway276,510
  133. 133Lesotho266,337
  134. 134Kuwait266,086
  135. 135Equatorial Guinea252,431
  136. 136Georgia242,112
  137. 137Finland236,635
  138. 138Singapore228,711
  139. 139Hong Kong SAR, China224,529
  140. 140Moldova178,813
  141. 141Armenia177,296
  142. 142Uruguay175,413
  143. 143Croatia168,800
  144. 144Jamaica165,500
  145. 145Timor-Leste156,933
  146. 146Qatar154,510
  147. 147Albania145,074
  148. 148Eswatini142,151
  149. 149Bosnia and Herzegovina130,436
  150. 150Lithuania127,928
  151. 151Djibouti114,506
  152. 152Comoros114,145
  153. 153Solomon Islands103,683
  154. 154Puerto Rico (US)97,806
  155. 155Slovenia95,872
  156. 156North Macedonia95,162
  157. 157Bahrain94,701
  158. 158Latvia87,250
  159. 159Trinidad and Tobago84,323
  160. 160Guyana82,916
  161. 161Fiji82,655
  162. 162Cyprus74,054
  163. 163Estonia67,121
  164. 164Mauritius60,561
  165. 165Suriname53,331
  166. 166Bhutan48,329
  167. 167Vanuatu44,000
  168. 168Cabo Verde39,135
  169. 169Montenegro36,789
  170. 170Belize35,737
  171. 171Luxembourg34,189
  172. 172Brunei Darussalam31,431
  173. 173Sao Tome and Principe30,650
  174. 174Maldives30,641
  175. 175Macao SAR, China29,383
  176. 176Samoa28,284
  177. 177Iceland23,233
  178. 178Malta22,280
  179. 179Bahamas, The21,817
  180. 180New Caledonia20,760
  181. 181Kiribati16,280
  182. 182Barbados15,793
  183. 183French Polynesia15,091
  184. 184Guam14,782
  185. 185Micronesia, Fed. Sts.12,130
  186. 186Tonga11,804
  187. 187St. Lucia10,209
  188. 188Seychelles8,851
  189. 189Curacao7,251
  190. 190Grenada6,975
  191. 191St. Vincent and the Grenadines6,370
  192. 192Antigua and Barbuda5,404
  193. 193Aruba5,288
  194. 194Virgin Islands (U.S.)4,767
  195. 195Marshall Islands4,289
  196. 196Cayman Islands4,197
  197. 197Greenland4,055
  198. 198American Samoa3,856
  199. 199Dominica3,656
  200. 200Faroe Islands3,589
  201. 201Isle of Man3,479
  202. 202Northern Mariana Islands3,080
  203. 203St. Kitts and Nevis2,839
  204. 204Bermuda2,724
  205. 205Turks and Caicos Islands2,583
  206. 206Andorra2,416
  207. 207Gibraltar2,245
  208. 208Liechtenstein1,867
  209. 209St. Martin (French part)1,860
  210. 210Monaco1,812
  211. 211Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,765
  212. 212British Virgin Islands1,630
  213. 213Naoero1,490
  214. 214San Marino1,156
  215. 215Tuvalu1,098
  216. 216Palau984

Number of children under 5