Malaysia vs Rwanda: Number of children under 5, by world region

Malaysia

1.91 million people

in 2100

Rwanda

2.01 million people

in 2100

Malaysia rank

57th

Rwanda rank

55th

Number of children under 5, by world region over time

Malaysia
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 2.01 million people against 1.91 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 95,400 people.

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

Malaysia ranks 57th and Rwanda ranks 55th of 236 countries.

Individual pages

Number of children under 5, by world region in Malaysia
Number of children under 5, by world region in Rwanda
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.