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

Brazil

42.09 million people

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

48.76 million people

in 2023

Brazil rank

10th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

8th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 48.76 million people against 42.09 million people in Brazil, a difference of 6.66 million people.

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

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

Brazil ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.