Which has higher number of children under 5, Belarus or Greece?

Belarus, at 399,408 people against 397,773 people in Greece as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Belarus and Greece?

1,635 people, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Greece?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs Greece: Number of children under 5

Belarus

399,408 people

in 2023

Greece

397,773 people

in 2023

Belarus rank

117th

Greece rank

118th

Number of children under 5 over time

Belarus
Greece

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 399,408 people against 397,773 people in Greece, a difference of 1,635 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 117th and Greece ranks 118th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	843,847 people	752,289 people	91,557 people	Belarus
1960s	876,551 people	755,584 people	120,967 people	Belarus
1970s	724,860 people	716,767 people	8,093 people	Belarus
1980s	794,729 people	682,089 people	112,640 people	Belarus
1990s	630,526 people	530,038 people	100,488 people	Belarus
2000s	457,350 people	534,517 people	77,167 people	Greece
2010s	556,516 people	507,793 people	48,722 people	Belarus
2020s	448,586 people	427,546 people	21,040 people	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Belarus or Greece?: Belarus, at 399,408 people against 397,773 people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Belarus and Greece?: 1,635 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Greece?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Greece rank globally for number of children under 5?: Belarus ranks 117th and Greece ranks 118th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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