Iraq vs Madagascar: Number of children under 5, by world region

Iraq

5.99 million people

in 2100

Madagascar

6.06 million people

in 2100

Iraq rank

24th

Madagascar rank

23rd

Number of children under 5, by world region over time

Iraq
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 6.06 million people against 5.99 million people in Iraq, a difference of 69,950 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Individual pages

Number of children under 5, by world region in Iraq
Number of children under 5, by world region in Madagascar
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Number of children under 5, 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.