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

Democratic Republic of Congo

48.76 million people

in 2023

Ethiopia

50.66 million people

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

8th

Ethiopia rank

7th

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

Ethiopia currently reports 50.66 million people against 48.76 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.90 million people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 7th 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.