Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Bangladesh
48.63 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
48.76 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M195019862023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 48.76 million people against 48.63 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 127,100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 18.81 million people 5.85 million people 12.97 million people Bangladesh
1960s 25.66 million people 7.42 million people 18.25 million people Bangladesh
1970s 34.48 million people 10.07 million people 24.40 million people Bangladesh
1980s 43.78 million people 13.65 million people 30.13 million people Bangladesh
1990s 49.01 million people 19.21 million people 29.80 million people Bangladesh
2000s 51.39 million people 26.67 million people 24.71 million people Bangladesh
2010s 50.05 million people 36.85 million people 13.20 million people Bangladesh
2020s 48.69 million people 46.47 million people 2.22 million people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 48.76 million people against 48.63 million people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
127,100 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Share 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 0-14.