India vs Nigeria: Number of children under 5

India

114.67 million people

in 2023

Nigeria

33.53 million people

in 2023

India rank

1st

Nigeria rank

3rd

Number of children under 5 over time

India currently reports 114.67 million people against 33.53 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 81.14 million people.

That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Nigeria's.

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

India ranks 1st 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.