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

Congo

2.53 million people

in 2023

Laos

2.34 million people

in 2023

Congo rank

92nd

Laos rank

93rd

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

Congo currently reports 2.53 million people against 2.34 million people in Laos, a difference of 185,550 people.

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

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

Congo ranks 92nd and Laos ranks 93rd 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.