Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population by labor force status

Brazil

41.26 million people

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

51.85 million people

in 2025

Brazil rank

10th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

8th

Population by labor force status over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 51.85 million people against 41.26 million people in Brazil, a difference of 10.59 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Population by labor force status
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population below working age (under 15 years old).