Chad vs France: Number of children under 5

Chad
3.55 million people
in 2023
France
3.40 million people
in 2023
Chad rank
41st
France rank
43rd

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Chad
  • France
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 3.55 million people against 3.40 million people in France, a difference of 150,020 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

Chad ranks 41st and France ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad France Difference Ahead
1950s 457,343 people 4.11 million people 3.66 million people France
1960s 570,026 people 4.19 million people 3.62 million people France
1970s 757,881 people 4.03 million people 3.27 million people France
1980s 970,341 people 3.76 million people 2.79 million people France
1990s 1.44 million people 3.69 million people 2.25 million people France
2000s 2.06 million people 3.81 million people 1.76 million people France
2010s 2.84 million people 3.79 million people 944,459 people France
2020s 3.39 million people 3.45 million people 57,440 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Chad or France?
Chad, at 3.55 million people against 3.40 million people in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Chad and France?
150,020 people, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and France?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and France rank globally for number of children under 5?
Chad ranks 41st and France ranks 43rd 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.