Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of children under 5

Nigeria
33.53 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
31.79 million people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
4th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 33.53 million people against 31.79 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 1.74 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

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