Bangladesh vs Tanzania: Number of children under 5

Bangladesh
16.51 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
10.81 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Tanzania rank
12th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 16.51 million people against 10.81 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 5.69 million people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Tanzania's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 7.67 million people 1.55 million people 6.13 million people Bangladesh
1960s 10.74 million people 2.16 million people 8.58 million people Bangladesh
1970s 13.91 million people 3.13 million people 10.78 million people Bangladesh
1980s 16.89 million people 4.18 million people 12.71 million people Bangladesh
1990s 17.10 million people 5.18 million people 11.92 million people Bangladesh
2000s 17.96 million people 6.84 million people 11.12 million people Bangladesh
2010s 15.84 million people 8.72 million people 7.12 million people Bangladesh
2020s 16.20 million people 10.47 million people 5.73 million people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Bangladesh or Tanzania?
Bangladesh, at 16.51 million people against 10.81 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Bangladesh and Tanzania?
5.69 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Tanzania rank globally for number of children under 5?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 12th 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 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 5
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.