Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Female population by age group

Bangladesh
8.05 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
9.59 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th

Female population by age group over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M195019862023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 9.59 million people against 8.05 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.54 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 3.79 million people 1.17 million people 2.62 million people Bangladesh
1960s 5.30 million people 1.54 million people 3.75 million people Bangladesh
1970s 6.84 million people 2.07 million people 4.76 million people Bangladesh
1980s 8.29 million people 2.80 million people 5.49 million people Bangladesh
1990s 8.40 million people 3.95 million people 4.45 million people Bangladesh
2000s 8.84 million people 5.34 million people 3.50 million people Bangladesh
2010s 7.77 million people 7.40 million people 368,795 people Bangladesh
2020s 7.89 million people 9.20 million people 1.30 million people Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female population by age group, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 9.59 million people against 8.05 million people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in female population by age group between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
1.54 million people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for female population by age group?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female population by age group
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.