Benin vs Syria: Number of children under 5

Benin

2.18 million people

in 2023

Syria

2.27 million people

in 2023

Benin rank

58th

Syria rank

55th

Number of children under 5 over time

Syria currently reports 2.27 million people against 2.18 million people in Benin, a difference of 96,430 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Benin ranks 58th and Syria ranks 55th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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