Brazil vs Ethiopia: Number of children under 5
Brazil
13.36 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia
19.07 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
7th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Brazil
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 19.07 million people against 13.36 million people in Brazil, a difference of 5.71 million people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.88 million people | 3.27 million people | 7.62 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 13.98 million people | 4.36 million people | 9.61 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 15.57 million people | 5.93 million people | 9.64 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 18.08 million people | 7.60 million people | 10.49 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 17.41 million people | 11.19 million people | 6.22 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 16.15 million people | 14.29 million people | 1.86 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.53 million people | 15.97 million people | 1.44 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 13.73 million people | 18.43 million people | 4.70 million people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Brazil or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 19.07 million people against 13.36 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Brazil and Ethiopia?
- 5.71 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Ethiopia rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th 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.