Tanzania vs Uganda: Number of children under 5

Tanzania
10.81 million people
in 2023
Uganda
7.94 million people
in 2023
Tanzania rank
12th
Uganda rank
15th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 10.81 million people against 7.94 million people in Uganda, a difference of 2.87 million people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

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

Tanzania ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 15th 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
Last refreshed

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