Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of children under 5

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.28 million people

in 2023

Ethiopia

19.07 million people

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Ethiopia rank

7th

Number of children under 5 over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19.28 million people against 19.07 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 209,400 people.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Number of children under 5
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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.