Which has higher population, age 3, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.96 million against 1.82 million in Egypt as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 3, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?

1.14 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 3, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Population, age 3, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.96 million

in 2015

Egypt

1.82 million

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Egypt rank

13th

Population, age 3, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.96 million against 1.82 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.14 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Egypt's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 13th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.60 million	1.60 million	4,706	Egypt
2000s	2.13 million	1.67 million	459,079	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	2.75 million	1.80 million	948,304	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 3, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.96 million against 1.82 million in Egypt as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 3, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 1.14 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for population, age 3, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 3, 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 3, 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.