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
- Laos
How they compare
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.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 383,696 people | 770,739 people | 387,043 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 523,830 people | 990,590 people | 466,760 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 725,488 people | 1.27 million people | 542,712 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 921,126 people | 1.63 million people | 710,857 people | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.18 million people | 2.13 million people | 949,164 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.51 million people | 2.37 million people | 855,052 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.09 million people | 2.28 million people | 186,407 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.47 million people | 2.33 million people | 134,075 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 Laos?
- Congo, at 2.53 million people against 2.34 million people in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Congo and Laos?
- 185,550 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Congo ranks 92nd and Laos ranks 93rd 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.