El Salvador vs United Arab Emirates: Number of children under 15, by world region

El Salvador
1.59 million people
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1.74 million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
108th
United Arab Emirates rank
105th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • El Salvador
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.59 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 148,120 people.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 108th and United Arab Emirates ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 1.08 million people 41,495 people 1.04 million people El Salvador
1960s 1.46 million people 56,842 people 1.41 million people El Salvador
1970s 1.87 million people 151,509 people 1.72 million people El Salvador
1980s 2.09 million people 411,435 people 1.68 million people El Salvador
1990s 2.28 million people 635,472 people 1.64 million people El Salvador
2000s 2.10 million people 859,514 people 1.24 million people El Salvador
2010s 1.79 million people 1.40 million people 390,956 people El Salvador
2020s 1.62 million people 1.65 million people 35,305 people United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, El Salvador or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.74 million people against 1.59 million people in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between El Salvador and United Arab Emirates?
148,120 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Arab Emirates?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
El Salvador ranks 108th and United Arab Emirates ranks 105th 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 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children under 15, by world region
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 0-14.