What is the difference in population, age 23, total between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?

377,026, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 23, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South Africa: Population, age 23, total

Democratic Republic of the Congo

1.36 million

in 2015

South Africa

986,674

in 2015

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

17th

South Africa rank

19th

Population, age 23, total over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Africa

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 1.36 million against 986,674 in South Africa, a difference of 377,026.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	738,778	775,900	37,122	South Africa
2000s	1.00 million	920,068	84,550	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s	1.26 million	962,570	299,756	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 23, total, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Africa?: Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 1.36 million against 986,674 in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 23, total between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?: 377,026, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa rank globally for population, age 23, total?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 23, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 23, 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.