Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Democratic Republic of Congo
101.50 million people
in 2050
Ethiopia
148.85 million people
in 2050
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 148.85 million people against 101.50 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 47.35 million people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 24 and Ethiopia in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.94 million people | 2.35 million people | 589,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1100s | 3.43 million people | 2.35 million people | 1.08 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1200s | 3.93 million people | 2.35 million people | 1.57 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1300s | 4.42 million people | 2.35 million people | 2.06 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1400s | 5.15 million people | 2.35 million people | 2.80 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1500s | 5.89 million people | 2.35 million people | 3.53 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1600s | 6.26 million people | 2.35 million people | 3.90 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1700s | 6.62 million people | 2.34 million people | 4.28 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1710s | 6.68 million people | 2.39 million people | 4.28 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1720s | 6.72 million people | 2.44 million people | 4.27 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1730s | 6.76 million people | 2.49 million people | 4.27 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1740s | 6.81 million people | 2.54 million people | 4.27 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1750s | 6.86 million people | 2.59 million people | 4.27 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1760s | 6.91 million people | 2.64 million people | 4.27 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1770s | 6.96 million people | 2.69 million people | 4.28 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1780s | 7.02 million people | 2.74 million people | 4.28 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1790s | 7.08 million people | 2.79 million people | 4.30 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1800s | 7.15 million people | 2.83 million people | 4.31 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1810s | 7.22 million people | 2.88 million people | 4.33 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1820s | 7.29 million people | 2.93 million people | 4.36 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1830s | 7.36 million people | 4.07 million people | 3.29 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1840s | 7.44 million people | 5.21 million people | 2.23 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1850s | 7.53 million people | 6.35 million people | 1.18 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1860s | 7.62 million people | 7.48 million people | 141,230 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1870s | 7.71 million people | 8.60 million people | 888,450 people | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 7.81 million people | 9.72 million people | 1.91 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 7.92 million people | 10.83 million people | 2.91 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 8.03 million people | 11.93 million people | 3.90 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 8.16 million people | 13.03 million people | 4.87 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 8.30 million people | 14.11 million people | 5.81 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 8.49 million people | 15.18 million people | 6.69 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 8.83 million people | 16.24 million people | 7.41 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 10.64 million people | 18.00 million people | 7.36 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 13.31 million people | 22.20 million people | 8.89 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 17.04 million people | 28.30 million people | 11.27 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 22.11 million people | 35.10 million people | 12.99 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 29.01 million people | 48.73 million people | 19.72 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 36.52 million people | 65.07 million people | 28.55 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 47.11 million people | 82.85 million people | 35.74 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 61.23 million people | 101.84 million people | 40.61 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2030s | 76.99 million people | 120.59 million people | 43.61 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2040s | 92.82 million people | 138.67 million people | 45.85 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2050s | 101.50 million people | 148.85 million people | 47.35 million people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 148.85 million people against 101.50 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 47.35 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 3rd 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.