What is number of children under 5 in Brazil?

Number of children under 5 in Brazil was 13.36 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 18.46 million people in 1986.

What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 9.17 million people in 1950.

How does Brazil rank for number of children under 5?

Brazil ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of children under 5 in Brazil

Name: Number of children under 5 in Brazil
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Brazil: Number of children under 5 was 13.36 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

13.36 million people

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

10th

of 236 countries

All-time high

18.46 million people

in 1986

All-time low

9.17 million people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Number of children under 5 in Brazil, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children under 5 in Brazil stood at 13.36 million people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Brazil peaked at 18.46 million people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.17 million people, in 1950.

Brazil ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	10.88 million people	9.17 million people	12.49 million people	10
1960s	13.98 million people	12.83 million people	14.61 million people	10
1970s	15.57 million people	14.65 million people	16.84 million people	10
1980s	18.08 million people	17.20 million people	18.46 million people	10
1990s	17.41 million people	17.17 million people	18.01 million people	10
2000s	16.15 million people	15.11 million people	17.19 million people	10
2010s	14.53 million people	14.26 million people	14.91 million people	10
2020s	13.73 million people	13.36 million people	14.07 million people	4

Countries ranked near Brazil

7 Ethiopia 19.07 million people compare
8 United States 18.64 million people compare
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11 Egypt 11.78 million people compare
12 Tanzania 10.81 million people compare
13 Mexico 10.31 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 in Brazil?: Number of children under 5 in Brazil was 13.36 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 18.46 million people in 1986.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 9.17 million people in 1950.
How does Brazil rank for number of children under 5?: Brazil ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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