What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

0.0001 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0308 units per person

in 2025

Nigeria

0.0307 units per person

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

191st

Nigeria rank

193rd

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0308 units per person against 0.0307 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0292 units per person	0.0335 units per person	0.0043 units per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.0285 units per person	0.0323 units per person	0.0037 units per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.0286 units per person	0.0315 units per person	0.0029 units per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.029 units per person	0.0309 units per person	0.002 units per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.0303 units per person	0.0302 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.0312 units per person	0.0299 units per person	0.0013 units per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.0308 units per person	0.0302 units per person	0.0005 units per person	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0308 units per person against 0.0307 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 0.0001 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.