Bolivia vs Sierra Leone: Number of children under 5

Bolivia
1.25 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.16 million people
in 2023
Bolivia rank
77th
Sierra Leone rank
80th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Bolivia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1.25 million people against 1.16 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 87,190 people.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Bolivia ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 532,905 people 332,678 people 200,227 people Bolivia
1960s 668,069 people 405,132 people 262,936 people Bolivia
1970s 825,907 people 499,052 people 326,855 people Bolivia
1980s 991,860 people 622,977 people 368,883 people Bolivia
1990s 1.13 million people 733,930 people 401,024 people Bolivia
2000s 1.19 million people 916,274 people 269,459 people Bolivia
2010s 1.24 million people 1.07 million people 163,148 people Bolivia
2020s 1.25 million people 1.15 million people 101,242 people Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Bolivia or Sierra Leone?
Bolivia, at 1.25 million people against 1.16 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Bolivia and Sierra Leone?
87,190 people, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of children under 5?
Bolivia ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th 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

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