Burundi vs Canada: Number of children under 15, by world region

Burundi
6.21 million people
in 2023
Canada
6.01 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
60th
Canada rank
61st

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Burundi
  • Canada
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 6.21 million people against 6.01 million people in Canada, a difference of 195,630 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Burundi ranks 60th and Canada ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Canada Difference Ahead
1950s 1.07 million people 4.97 million people 3.89 million people Canada
1960s 1.40 million people 6.43 million people 5.03 million people Canada
1970s 1.74 million people 6.10 million people 4.36 million people Canada
1980s 2.32 million people 5.56 million people 3.24 million people Canada
1990s 2.94 million people 5.95 million people 3.01 million people Canada
2000s 3.48 million people 5.78 million people 2.30 million people Canada
2010s 5.06 million people 5.83 million people 768,763 people Canada
2020s 6.07 million people 6.04 million people 31,948 people Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Burundi or Canada?
Burundi, at 6.21 million people against 6.01 million people in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Burundi and Canada?
195,630 people, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Canada?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Canada rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
Burundi ranks 60th and Canada ranks 61st 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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.