Belarus vs Greece: Number of children under 15, by world region

Belarus
1.52 million people
in 2023
Greece
1.39 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
110th
Greece rank
112th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Belarus
  • Greece
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1.52 million people against 1.39 million people in Greece, a difference of 128,370 people.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Belarus ranks 110th and Greece ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Greece Difference Ahead
1950s 2.22 million people 2.18 million people 36,352 people Belarus
1960s 2.62 million people 2.20 million people 421,499 people Belarus
1970s 2.37 million people 2.19 million people 187,266 people Belarus
1980s 2.27 million people 2.19 million people 74,454 people Belarus
1990s 2.20 million people 1.84 million people 362,317 people Belarus
2000s 1.57 million people 1.66 million people 86,958 people Greece
2010s 1.51 million people 1.58 million people 68,077 people Greece
2020s 1.56 million people 1.46 million people 104,015 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Belarus or Greece?
Belarus, at 1.52 million people against 1.39 million people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Belarus and Greece?
128,370 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Greece?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Greece rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
Belarus ranks 110th and Greece ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 15, by world region
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 0-14.