Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.25 million people
in 2023
Peru
3.04 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
36th
Peru rank
38th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Peru
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.25 million people against 3.04 million people in Peru, a difference of 204,830 people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Peru ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 445,538 people | 309,898 people | 135,640 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 504,608 people | 463,440 people | 41,169 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 650,776 people | 652,915 people | 2,139 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 882,373 people | 727,913 people | 154,460 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 911,128 people | 332,622 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 1.76 million people | 1.57 million people | 192,837 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 2.50 million people | 2.44 million people | 58,326 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 3.10 million people | 2.94 million people | 162,838 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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 Peru?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.25 million people against 3.04 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
- 204,830 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Peru ranks 38th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.