Chad vs Zambia: Number of children under 15, by world region

Chad
9.03 million people
in 2023
Zambia
8.69 million people
in 2023
Chad rank
46th
Zambia rank
48th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Chad
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 9.03 million people against 8.69 million people in Zambia, a difference of 334,430 people.

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

Chad ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.09 million people 1.21 million people 123,269 people Zambia
1960s 1.40 million people 1.71 million people 305,177 people Zambia
1970s 1.82 million people 2.40 million people 586,199 people Zambia
1980s 2.39 million people 3.27 million people 884,307 people Zambia
1990s 3.37 million people 4.20 million people 835,358 people Zambia
2000s 4.94 million people 5.48 million people 539,866 people Zambia
2010s 7.00 million people 7.30 million people 300,768 people Zambia
2020s 8.64 million people 8.48 million people 156,322 people Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Chad or Zambia?
Chad, at 9.03 million people against 8.69 million people in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Chad and Zambia?
334,430 people, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
Chad ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 48th 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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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.