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Number of children under 5

people · higher is better · 216 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2100

League table

216 shown
  1. 1India66.77M
  2. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.33.44M
  3. 3Pakistan32.24M
  4. 4Nigeria32.05M
  5. 5Ethiopia23.22M
  6. 6Tanzania20.58M
  7. 7United States19.91M
  8. 8China15.54M
  9. 9Indonesia14.26M
  10. 10Angola11.56M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.11.08M
  12. 12Sudan9.54M
  13. 13Bangladesh9.15M
  14. 14Afghanistan9.03M
  15. 15Cote d'Ivoire8.39M
  16. 16Mozambique7.33M
  17. 17Uganda6.91M
  18. 18Yemen, Rep.6.88M
  19. 19Brazil6.45M
  20. 20Cameroon6.42M
  21. 21Kenya6.4M
  22. 22Niger6.29M
  23. 23Madagascar6.06M
  24. 24Iraq5.99M
  25. 25Mali5.87M
  26. 26Russian Federation5.86M
  27. 27South Africa5.55M
  28. 28Mexico5.55M
  29. 29Chad5.48M
  30. 30Philippines5.22M
  31. 31Somalia, Fed. Rep.5.14M
  32. 32Zambia4.6M
  33. 33Uzbekistan4.45M
  34. 34Ghana4.28M
  35. 35Saudi Arabia4.1M
  36. 36Viet Nam3.95M
  37. 37Malawi3.85M
  38. 38Burkina Faso3.29M
  39. 39United Kingdom3.21M
  40. 40France3.16M
  41. 41Germany3.11M
  42. 42Senegal3.1M
  43. 43Iran, Islamic Rep.3.09M
  44. 44Algeria3M
  45. 45Benin2.95M
  46. 46Japan2.83M
  47. 47Burundi2.71M
  48. 48Zimbabwe2.49M
  49. 49Myanmar2.45M
  50. 50Canada2.33M
  51. 51Turkiye2.26M
  52. 52Syrian Arab Republic2.22M
  53. 53Guinea2.15M
  54. 54Australia2.09M
  55. 55Rwanda2.01M
  56. 56Kazakhstan1.92M
  57. 57Malaysia1.91M
  58. 58Colombia1.83M
  59. 59Togo1.82M
  60. 60Morocco1.68M
  61. 61Thailand1.67M
  62. 62United Arab Emirates1.66M
  63. 63Peru1.66M
  64. 64South Sudan1.57M
  65. 65Congo, Rep.1.51M
  66. 66Argentina1.47M
  67. 67Nepal1.41M
  68. 68Central African Republic1.36M
  69. 69Venezuela, RB1.32M
  70. 70Italy1.26M
  71. 71Guatemala1.24M
  72. 72Spain1.24M
  73. 73Mauritania1.22M
  74. 74Cambodia1.2M
  75. 75Papua New Guinea1.15M
  76. 76Tajikistan1.14M
  77. 77Israel1.13M
  78. 78Jordan1.1M
  79. 79Sierra Leone983,692
  80. 80Bolivia971,603
  81. 81Sri Lanka901,396
  82. 82Haiti858,550
  83. 83Honduras857,413
  84. 84Liberia852,118
  85. 85Korea, Dem. People's Rep.794,407
  86. 86Ecuador792,284
  87. 87Netherlands757,165
  88. 88Oman701,526
  89. 89Kyrgyz Republic645,668
  90. 90Poland624,863
  91. 91West Bank and Gaza600,680
  92. 92Korea, Rep.599,530
  93. 93Kuwait563,011
  94. 94Dominican Republic543,612
  95. 95Eritrea525,382
  96. 96Turkmenistan500,079
  97. 97Sweden479,660
  98. 98Gabon467,914
  99. 99Belgium461,216
  100. 100Qatar461,134
  101. 101Azerbaijan458,644
  102. 102Libya455,012
  103. 103Paraguay452,902
  104. 104Romania440,116
  105. 105Lao PDR438,726
  106. 106Tunisia425,507
  107. 107Chile411,277
  108. 108Ukraine402,266
  109. 109Portugal396,215
  110. 110Nicaragua394,954
  111. 111Switzerland392,499
  112. 112Namibia357,079
  113. 113Czechia351,331
  114. 114Gambia, The334,764
  115. 115Lebanon333,428
  116. 116Equatorial Guinea328,832
  117. 117Hungary324,096
  118. 118Guinea-Bissau302,001
  119. 119Taiwan301,946
  120. 120Mongolia297,893
  121. 121Austria297,643
  122. 122Panama267,694
  123. 123Denmark261,283
  124. 124New Zealand256,010
  125. 125Norway224,990
  126. 126Greece223,897
  127. 127Ireland217,052
  128. 128Botswana208,485
  129. 129El Salvador204,177
  130. 130Cuba195,101
  131. 131Lesotho190,191
  132. 132Finland178,591
  133. 133Bahrain176,724
  134. 134Bulgaria146,527
  135. 135Belarus144,679
  136. 136Serbia141,046
  137. 137Singapore140,350
  138. 138Slovak Republic131,931
  139. 139Georgia126,871
  140. 140Costa Rica123,827
  141. 141Comoros123,722
  142. 142Solomon Islands114,738
  143. 143Djibouti107,534
  144. 144Timor-Leste97,537
  145. 145Croatia79,027
  146. 146Uruguay78,530
  147. 147Eswatini74,031
  148. 148Armenia69,060
  149. 149Slovenia66,504
  150. 150Moldova62,192
  151. 151Vanuatu59,723
  152. 152Cyprus51,005
  153. 153Bosnia and Herzegovina49,993
  154. 154Fiji45,775
  155. 155Guyana45,520
  156. 156Lithuania37,718
  157. 157Albania36,822
  158. 158Jamaica35,987
  159. 159Trinidad and Tobago34,774
  160. 160Suriname34,218
  161. 161Sao Tome and Principe34,182
  162. 162Latvia31,860
  163. 163Luxembourg30,900
  164. 164Estonia30,706
  165. 165Hong Kong SAR, China30,373
  166. 166North Macedonia28,904
  167. 167Bhutan27,662
  168. 168Samoa25,608
  169. 169Puerto Rico (US)23,218
  170. 170Maldives21,159
  171. 171Brunei Darussalam20,764
  172. 172Mauritius18,891
  173. 173Belize17,603
  174. 174Bahamas, The17,118
  175. 175New Caledonia15,426
  176. 176Cabo Verde14,689
  177. 177Kiribati14,189
  178. 178Iceland13,661
  179. 179Montenegro12,323
  180. 180Malta11,503
  181. 181Guam10,094
  182. 182Barbados8,035
  183. 183Macao SAR, China7,889
  184. 184Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7,078
  185. 185Tonga6,812
  186. 186French Polynesia6,044
  187. 187Seychelles5,508
  188. 188Cayman Islands5,086
  189. 189St. Lucia4,097
  190. 190Curacao3,800
  191. 191Aruba3,135
  192. 192Faroe Islands2,935
  193. 193Virgin Islands (U.S.)2,849
  194. 193St. Vincent and the Grenadines2,849
  195. 194Grenada2,697
  196. 195Antigua and Barbuda2,658
  197. 196Monaco2,551
  198. 197Isle of Man2,217
  199. 197Gibraltar2,217
  200. 198Dominica2,064
  201. 199Northern Mariana Islands1,869
  202. 200Liechtenstein1,846
  203. 201Greenland1,776
  204. 202Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,638
  205. 203American Samoa1,518
  206. 204Turks and Caicos Islands1,466
  207. 205Andorra1,417
  208. 206Naoero1,413
  209. 207Marshall Islands1,311
  210. 208Bermuda1,235
  211. 209St. Kitts and Nevis1,231
  212. 210San Marino1,200
  213. 211British Virgin Islands1,033
  214. 212St. Martin (French part)879
  215. 213Tuvalu765
  216. 214Palau539

Number of children under 5