Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bangladesh
87.41 million people
in 2050
Democratic Republic of Congo
101.50 million people
in 2050
Bangladesh rank
6th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bangladesh
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 101.50 million people against 87.41 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 14.09 million people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 42 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.39 million people | 2.94 million people | 4.45 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1100s | 7.68 million people | 3.43 million people | 4.25 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1200s | 7.97 million people | 3.93 million people | 4.04 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1300s | 7.97 million people | 4.42 million people | 3.55 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1400s | 9.02 million people | 5.15 million people | 3.87 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1500s | 9.59 million people | 5.89 million people | 3.71 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1600s | 12.46 million people | 6.26 million people | 6.20 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1700s | 15.28 million people | 6.62 million people | 8.66 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1710s | 15.68 million people | 6.68 million people | 9.01 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1720s | 15.99 million people | 6.72 million people | 9.27 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1730s | 16.31 million people | 6.76 million people | 9.55 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1740s | 16.63 million people | 6.81 million people | 9.82 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1750s | 16.96 million people | 6.86 million people | 10.10 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 17.29 million people | 6.91 million people | 10.38 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 17.63 million people | 6.96 million people | 10.67 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 17.97 million people | 7.02 million people | 10.95 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 18.32 million people | 7.08 million people | 11.24 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 18.67 million people | 7.15 million people | 11.53 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 19.03 million people | 7.22 million people | 11.82 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 19.66 million people | 7.29 million people | 12.38 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 20.31 million people | 7.36 million people | 12.95 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 20.98 million people | 7.44 million people | 13.53 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 21.66 million people | 7.53 million people | 14.13 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 22.37 million people | 7.62 million people | 14.75 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 23.29 million people | 7.71 million people | 15.58 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 24.25 million people | 7.81 million people | 16.43 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 26.26 million people | 7.92 million people | 18.34 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 28.25 million people | 8.03 million people | 20.22 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 30.23 million people | 8.16 million people | 22.07 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 32.18 million people | 8.30 million people | 23.88 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 33.49 million people | 8.49 million people | 24.99 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 34.77 million people | 8.83 million people | 25.94 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 43.38 million people | 10.64 million people | 32.74 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 55.66 million people | 13.31 million people | 42.35 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 69.27 million people | 17.04 million people | 52.23 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 81.71 million people | 22.11 million people | 59.60 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 95.46 million people | 29.01 million people | 66.45 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 107.06 million people | 36.52 million people | 70.54 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 112.05 million people | 47.11 million people | 64.94 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 116.73 million people | 61.23 million people | 55.50 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2030s | 114.98 million people | 76.99 million people | 37.99 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2040s | 100.14 million people | 92.82 million people | 7.32 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2050s | 87.41 million people | 101.50 million people | 14.09 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 101.50 million people against 87.41 million people in Bangladesh as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 14.09 million people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.