Brazil vs Egypt: Number of children under 5
Brazil
13.36 million people
in 2023
Egypt
11.78 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Egypt rank
11th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.36 million people against 11.78 million people in Egypt, a difference of 1.58 million people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.88 million people | 4.18 million people | 6.71 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 13.98 million people | 5.04 million people | 8.94 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 15.57 million people | 6.20 million people | 9.37 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 18.08 million people | 8.08 million people | 10.00 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 17.41 million people | 9.02 million people | 8.39 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 16.15 million people | 9.99 million people | 6.16 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.53 million people | 12.50 million people | 2.03 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 13.73 million people | 12.18 million people | 1.55 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Brazil or Egypt?
- Brazil, at 13.36 million people against 11.78 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Brazil and Egypt?
- 1.58 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 11th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.