Brazil vs United States: Children under age 5
Brazil
13.36 million
in 2023
United States
18.64 million
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
United States rank
8th
Children under age 5 over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 18.64 million against 13.36 million in Brazil, a difference of 5.28 million.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.88 million | 18.75 million | 7.87 million | United States |
| 1960s | 13.98 million | 20.01 million | 6.03 million | United States |
| 1970s | 15.57 million | 17.02 million | 1.45 million | United States |
| 1980s | 18.08 million | 18.21 million | 125,130 | United States |
| 1990s | 17.41 million | 19.58 million | 2.16 million | United States |
| 2000s | 16.15 million | 19.83 million | 3.68 million | United States |
| 2010s | 14.53 million | 20.14 million | 5.62 million | United States |
| 2020s | 13.73 million | 18.96 million | 5.23 million | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children under age 5, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 18.64 million against 13.36 million in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children under age 5 between Brazil and United States?
- 5.28 million, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for children under age 5?
- Brazil ranks 10th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.