What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 3.25 million people in 2023.

What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 436,379 people in 1955.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 3.25 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

3.25 million people

Change on year

up 3.4%

World rank

36th

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.25 million people

in 2023

All-time low

436,379 people

in 1955

Years of data

1950–2023

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Democratic Republic of Congo is 3.25 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 3.25 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 436,379 people, in 1955.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	445,538 people	436,379 people	463,142 people	10
1960s	504,608 people	460,421 people	559,500 people	10
1970s	650,776 people	574,497 people	740,311 people	10
1980s	882,373 people	763,774 people	1.01 million people	10
1990s	1.24 million people	1.05 million people	1.44 million people	10
2000s	1.76 million people	1.49 million people	2.06 million people	10
2010s	2.50 million people	2.13 million people	2.87 million people	10
2020s	3.10 million people	2.96 million people	3.25 million people	4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

33 Myanmar 3.84 million people compare
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37 North Korea 3.18 million people compare
38 Peru 3.04 million people compare
39 Morocco 2.95 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 33.44 million people (2100)
Population density 189.99 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.98 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 517,404 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.98 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.98 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 3.3% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 6.05 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Democratic Republic of Congo was 3.25 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 3.25 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 436,379 people in 1955.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number 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 65+.