Democratic Republic of Congo vs Romania: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Democratic Republic of Congo
3.25 million people
in 2023
Romania
3.78 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
36th
Romania rank
34th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 3.78 million people against 3.25 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 529,720 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 445,538 people 1.19 million people 745,636 people Romania
1960s 504,608 people 1.45 million people 941,006 people Romania
1970s 650,776 people 2.03 million people 1.38 million people Romania
1980s 882,373 people 2.29 million people 1.41 million people Romania
1990s 1.24 million people 2.69 million people 1.44 million people Romania
2000s 1.76 million people 3.13 million people 1.36 million people Romania
2010s 2.50 million people 3.41 million people 904,520 people Romania
2020s 3.10 million people 3.73 million people 631,725 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Democratic Republic of Congo or Romania?
Romania, at 3.78 million people against 3.25 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania?
529,720 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Romania rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th 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, working-age adults, and older people. 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, working-age adults, and older people
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 65+.