Burkina Faso vs Chad: Number of children under 5
Burkina Faso
3.35 million people
in 2023
Chad
3.55 million people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
44th
Chad rank
41st
Number of children under 5 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.55 million people against 3.35 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 195,780 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Chad ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 704,133 people | 457,343 people | 246,790 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 871,930 people | 570,026 people | 301,904 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1.10 million people | 757,881 people | 339,668 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1.50 million people | 970,341 people | 532,364 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.92 million people | 1.44 million people | 481,980 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.50 million people | 2.06 million people | 446,282 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.26 million people | 2.84 million people | 420,394 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.38 million people | 3.39 million people | 14,362 people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5, Burkina Faso or Chad?
- Chad, at 3.55 million people against 3.35 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 195,780 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for number of children under 5?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Chad ranks 41st 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.