Which has higher population, age 20, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Russia?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.51 million against 1.42 million in Russia as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 20, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia?

92,030, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 20, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Russia: Population, age 20, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.51 million

in 2015

Russia

1.42 million

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

13th

Russia rank

15th

Population, age 20, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Russia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.51 million against 1.42 million in Russia, a difference of 92,030.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Russia ranks 15th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	834,341	2.09 million	1.25 million	Russia
2000s	1.12 million	2.43 million	1.31 million	Russia
2010s	1.40 million	1.81 million	415,896	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 20, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Russia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.51 million against 1.42 million in Russia as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 20, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia?: 92,030, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia rank globally for population, age 20, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Russia ranks 15th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 20, 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 20, 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.