Bangladesh vs DR Congo
Bangladesh has 1.6× the population of DR Congo: 175,686,899 vs 112,832,473, a gap of 62.9 million. DR Congo is growing faster (+3.20% vs +1.22% a year), adding about 3,613,456 people a year against +2,137,485. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, DR Congo would overtake Bangladesh in about 22 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2047) — a projection, not a forecast. Bangladesh is the older society: 6.7% aged 65+ against 3.1% in DR Congo, while DR Congo has more children (45.9% under 15 vs 27.6%). Bangladesh is 28.3× as densely populated (1,319.2 vs 46.7 people per km²). People in Bangladesh live 12.9 years longer on average (74.9 vs 62.1). GDP per capita is 3.2× higher in Bangladesh ($2,597 vs $807).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Bangladesh) and 2025 (DR Congo); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Bangladesh vs DR Congo — side by side
 Bangladesh |  DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175,686,8992025 | 112,832,4732025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.22%2025 | +3.20%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 20.02024 | 40.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 5.12024 | 8.42024 |
| Children per woman | 2.142024 | 5.982024 |
| Life expectancy | 74.9 yrs2024 | 62.1 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 27.6%2025 | 45.9%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 6.7%2025 | 3.1%2025 |
| Density | 1,319.2 /km²2023 | 46.7 /km²2023 |
| Area | 147,570 km²2023 | 2,344,860 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 33.2%2025 | 45.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -402,1002025 | -27,3092025 |
| GDP per capita | $2,5972025 | $8072025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #8 | #15 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 2.14% | 1.37% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Bangladesh: 3.4× from 1960 to 2025; DR Congo: 7.4× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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