Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of children under 5

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.28 million people

in 2023

Nigeria

33.53 million people

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Number of children under 5 over time

Nigeria currently reports 33.53 million people against 19.28 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 14.25 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.