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
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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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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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.