Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Annual change in population
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.39 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia
3.31 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Annual change in population over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.39 million people against 3.31 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 85,350 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 288,588 people | 356,409 people | 67,821 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 467,886 people | 619,448 people | 151,562 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 631,634 people | 716,608 people | 84,974 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 960,009 people | 1.16 million people | 204,095 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.34 million people | 1.95 million people | 606,876 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 1.75 million people | 2.26 million people | 513,402 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.65 million people | 2.77 million people | 119,435 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.21 million people | 3.24 million people | 28,010 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.39 million people against 3.31 million people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 85,350 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for annual change in population?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.