Brazil vs United States: Number of children under 5
Brazil
13.36 million people
in 2023
United States
18.64 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
United States rank
8th
Number of children under 5 over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 18.64 million people against 13.36 million people in Brazil, a difference of 5.28 million people.
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 people | 18.75 million people | 7.87 million people | United States |
| 1960s | 13.98 million people | 20.01 million people | 6.03 million people | United States |
| 1970s | 15.57 million people | 17.02 million people | 1.45 million people | United States |
| 1980s | 18.08 million people | 18.21 million people | 125,130 people | United States |
| 1990s | 17.41 million people | 19.58 million people | 2.16 million people | United States |
| 2000s | 16.15 million people | 19.83 million people | 3.68 million people | United States |
| 2010s | 14.53 million people | 20.14 million people | 5.62 million people | United States |
| 2020s | 13.73 million people | 18.96 million people | 5.23 million people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 18.64 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 United States?
- 5.28 million people, 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 number of children under 5?
- Brazil ranks 10th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.