Congo vs Liberia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Congo
180,205 people
in 2023
Liberia
180,041 people
in 2023
Congo rank
139th
Liberia rank
140th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 180,205 people against 180,041 people in Liberia, a difference of 164 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,202 people | 29,449 people | 2,753 people | Congo |
| 1960s | 43,096 people | 36,776 people | 6,320 people | Congo |
| 1970s | 55,634 people | 47,824 people | 7,810 people | Congo |
| 1980s | 68,844 people | 65,074 people | 3,770 people | Congo |
| 1990s | 88,736 people | 69,576 people | 19,160 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 109,102 people | 107,308 people | 1,794 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 135,784 people | 147,480 people | 11,696 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 168,940 people | 172,684 people | 3,744 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Congo or Liberia?
- Congo, at 180,205 people against 180,041 people in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Congo and Liberia?
- 164 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Congo ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 140th 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+.