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Population under age 5 by country

Countries reporting
20
Highest
11,079
Egypt
Lowest
107.53
Djibouti
Median
1,383
Years covered
151
1950–2100
Data points
3,473

What the numbers show

Population under age 5 is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 11,079 in Egypt; the lowest is 107.53 in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,383, and the mean is 2,708.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 103.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 11.4%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 12.3%).

Population under age 5: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Egypt 11,079 2100 down 3.7% rising
2 Sudan 9,541 2100 down 3.8% rising
3 Yemen 6,876 2100 down 5.3% volatile
4 Iraq 5,989 2100 down 3.7% rising
5 Saudi Arabia 4,099 2100 up 6.3% rising
6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,094 2100 down 9.1% falling
7 Algeria 2,996 2100 down 7.8% rising
8 Syrian Arab Republic 2,219 2100 down 6.9% rising
9 Morocco 1,678 2100 down 9.1% falling
10 United Arab Emirates 1,662 2100 up 11.4% volatile
11 Jordan 1,105 2100 down 0.4% rising
12 Oman 701.53 2100 up 4.1% rising
13 State of Palestine 600.68 2100 down 4.9% rising
14 Kuwait 563.01 2100 up 10.2% rising
15 Qatar 461.13 2100 up 10.9% volatile
16 Libya 455.01 2100 down 5.0% rising
17 Tunisia 425.51 2100 down 12.3% falling
18 Lebanon 333.43 2100 down 4.5% rising
19 Bahrain 176.72 2100 up 7.7% rising
20 Djibouti 107.53 2100 down 1.6% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Population under age 5
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 3,473 data points, 1950–2100
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