Which has higher population, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 49.6% against 49.6% in Uganda as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Population, male (% of total population)

Democratic Republic of Congo

49.6%

in 2025

Uganda

49.6%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

112th

Uganda rank

113th

Population, male (% of total population) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 49.6% against 49.6% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 112th and Uganda ranks 113th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48.1%	50.3%	2.2%	Uganda
1970s	48.7%	49.8%	1.0%	Uganda
1980s	49.2%	49.1%	0.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	49.5%	49.0%	0.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	49.5%	49.2%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	49.6%	49.4%	0.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	49.6%	49.6%	0.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 49.6% against 49.6% in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for population, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 112th and Uganda ranks 113th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, male (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.