Brazil vs Tanzania: Number of children under 5

Brazil
13.36 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
10.81 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Tanzania rank
12th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Brazil
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 13.36 million people against 10.81 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 2.55 million people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

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

Brazil ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 10.88 million people 1.55 million people 9.34 million people Brazil
1960s 13.98 million people 2.16 million people 11.82 million people Brazil
1970s 15.57 million people 3.13 million people 12.45 million people Brazil
1980s 18.08 million people 4.18 million people 13.91 million people Brazil
1990s 17.41 million people 5.18 million people 12.23 million people Brazil
2000s 16.15 million people 6.84 million people 9.31 million people Brazil
2010s 14.53 million people 8.72 million people 5.80 million people Brazil
2020s 13.73 million people 10.47 million people 3.26 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 Tanzania?
Brazil, at 13.36 million people against 10.81 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Brazil and Tanzania?
2.55 million people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Tanzania rank globally for number of children under 5?
Brazil ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th 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

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.