Congo vs Kyrgyzstan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Congo
2.53 million people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
2.31 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
92nd
Kyrgyzstan rank
95th

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

  • Congo
  • Kyrgyzstan
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.53 million people against 2.31 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 216,750 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.

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

Congo ranks 92nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1950s 383,696 people 634,319 people 250,623 people Kyrgyzstan
1960s 523,830 people 1.04 million people 516,832 people Kyrgyzstan
1970s 725,488 people 1.32 million people 597,992 people Kyrgyzstan
1980s 921,126 people 1.53 million people 609,203 people Kyrgyzstan
1990s 1.18 million people 1.76 million people 581,999 people Kyrgyzstan
2000s 1.51 million people 1.70 million people 182,001 people Kyrgyzstan
2010s 2.09 million people 1.88 million people 213,267 people Congo
2020s 2.47 million people 2.26 million people 206,272 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Congo or Kyrgyzstan?
Congo, at 2.53 million people against 2.31 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Congo and Kyrgyzstan?
216,750 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kyrgyzstan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Congo ranks 92nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 95th 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.