Which has higher population, age 12, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mexico?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.07 million against 2.04 million in Mexico as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 12, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?

29,900, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 12, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: Population, age 12, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.07 million

in 2015

Mexico

2.04 million

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Mexico rank

12th

Population, age 12, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mexico

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.07 million against 2.04 million in Mexico, a difference of 29,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 191 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.13 million	2.11 million	986,801	Mexico
2000s	1.47 million	2.17 million	697,278	Mexico
2010s	1.87 million	2.07 million	201,334	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 12, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mexico?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.07 million against 2.04 million in Mexico as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 12, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?: 29,900, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico rank globally for population, age 12, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 12, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.