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Population in Albania compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 50.2 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Albania vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania DR Congo
2100 1,012,012 436,320,913
2099 1,025,473 433,372,904
2098 1,039,339 430,335,169
2097 1,053,604 427,231,271
2096 1,068,302 424,043,303
2095 1,083,434 420,759,430
2094 1,099,077 417,384,609
2093 1,115,220 413,946,692
2092 1,131,856 410,440,733
2091 1,148,926 406,841,757
2090 1,166,413 403,166,901
2089 1,184,321 399,411,004
2088 1,202,564 395,583,655
2087 1,220,857 391,688,383
2086 1,239,498 387,713,874
2085 1,258,345 383,678,330
2084 1,277,370 379,568,054
2083 1,296,519 375,402,379
2082 1,315,707 371,195,818
2081 1,334,733 366,948,626
2080 1,353,737 362,644,227
2079 1,372,377 358,295,825
2078 1,391,035 353,888,897
2077 1,409,844 349,435,210
2076 1,428,308 344,932,895
2075 1,446,956 340,403,800
2074 1,465,797 335,826,108
2073 1,484,047 331,220,816
2072 1,502,354 326,568,298
2071 1,520,594 321,892,514
2070 1,538,681 317,165,418
2069 1,556,707 312,409,702
2068 1,574,841 307,625,941
2067 1,593,106 302,820,577
2066 1,610,982 297,989,401
2065 1,629,308 293,137,514
2064 1,647,661 288,267,282
2063 1,666,152 283,369,365
2062 1,684,532 278,452,605
2061 1,702,912 273,517,380
2060 1,721,513 268,572,331
2059 1,740,217 263,620,905
2058 1,758,780 258,672,397
2057 1,777,592 253,733,756
2056 1,796,291 248,796,045
2055 1,815,311 243,861,631
2054 1,834,428 238,931,249
2053 1,853,584 234,016,357
2052 1,872,627 229,117,369
2051 1,891,209 224,240,788
2050 1,910,221 219,397,034
2049 1,929,192 214,588,560
2048 1,948,051 209,814,694
2047 1,966,563 205,079,870
2046 1,985,533 200,379,842
2045 2,004,453 195,731,078
2044 2,022,832 191,124,003
2043 2,041,623 186,569,843
2042 2,060,331 182,068,630
2041 2,079,391 177,617,360
2040 2,098,252 173,224,822
2039 2,117,584 168,878,834
2038 2,135,961 164,583,465
2037 2,154,309 160,347,349
2036 2,172,363 156,129,049
2035 2,189,761 151,953,443
2034 2,207,553 147,811,138
2033 2,224,941 143,712,496
2032 2,241,680 139,669,159
2031 2,258,394 135,660,570
2030 2,275,638 131,710,378
2029 2,292,376 127,818,130
2028 2,309,153 123,980,695
2027 2,325,576 120,212,011
2026 2,342,753 116,505,117
2025 2,360,334 112,854,120
2024 2,377,128 109,276,265
2023 2,414,095 105,789,731
2022 2,451,636 102,396,968
2021 2,489,762 99,148,932
2020 2,528,480 95,989,998
2019 2,567,801 92,947,442
2018 2,607,733 90,047,644
2017 2,648,285 87,083,398
2016 2,689,469 83,956,415
2015 2,731,293 81,035,531
2014 2,773,767 78,403,242
2013 2,816,902 75,789,395
2012 2,860,708 73,254,618
2011 2,905,195 70,849,311
2010 2,913,021 68,563,038
2009 2,927,519 66,412,044
2008 2,947,314 64,390,664
2007 2,970,017 62,477,752
2006 2,992,547 60,615,908
2005 3,011,487 58,775,724
2004 3,026,939 56,997,741
2003 3,039,616 55,343,867
2002 3,051,010 53,750,524
2001 3,060,173 52,132,646
2000 3,089,027 50,507,442
1999 3,108,778 48,912,971
1998 3,128,530 47,297,600
1997 3,148,281 46,029,902
1996 3,168,033 45,296,124
1995 3,187,784 44,433,704
1994 3,207,536 42,626,876
1993 3,227,287 40,656,336
1992 3,247,039 39,228,910
1991 3,266,790 37,925,817
1990 3,286,542 36,684,063
1989 3,227,943 35,486,866
1988 3,142,336 34,382,752
1987 3,083,605 33,298,904
1986 3,022,635 32,265,196
1985 2,964,762 31,264,816
1984 2,904,429 30,245,081
1983 2,843,960 29,250,963
1982 2,784,278 28,338,190
1981 2,726,056 27,500,515
1980 2,671,997 26,711,099
1979 2,617,832 25,886,782
1978 2,566,266 24,992,689
1977 2,513,546 24,229,061
1976 2,458,526 23,624,031
1975 2,404,831 23,021,101
1974 2,350,124 22,418,878
1973 2,296,752 21,827,665
1972 2,243,126 21,251,160
1971 2,187,853 20,695,569
1970 2,135,479 20,137,436
1969 2,081,695 19,570,445
1968 2,022,272 19,012,189
1967 1,965,598 18,462,782
1966 1,914,573 17,931,929
1965 1,864,791 17,427,802
1964 1,814,135 16,955,327
1963 1,762,621 16,507,599
1962 1,711,319 16,075,724
1961 1,659,800 15,662,374
1960 1,608,800 15,264,846

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania DR Congo
2100 -1.31% 0.68%
2099 -1.33% 0.71%
2098 -1.35% 0.73%
2097 -1.38% 0.75%
2096 -1.4% 0.78%
2095 -1.42% 0.81%
2094 -1.45% 0.83%
2093 -1.47% 0.85%
2092 -1.49% 0.88%
2091 -1.5% 0.91%
2090 -1.51% 0.94%
2089 -1.52% 0.97%
2088 -1.5% 0.99%
2087 -1.5% 1.03%
2086 -1.5% 1.05%
2085 -1.49% 1.08%
2084 -1.48% 1.11%
2083 -1.46% 1.13%
2082 -1.43% 1.16%
2081 -1.4% 1.19%
2080 -1.36% 1.21%
2079 -1.34% 1.25%
2078 -1.33% 1.27%
2077 -1.29% 1.31%
2076 -1.29% 1.33%
2075 -1.29% 1.36%
2074 -1.23% 1.39%
2073 -1.22% 1.42%
2072 -1.2% 1.45%
2071 -1.18% 1.49%
2070 -1.16% 1.52%
2069 -1.15% 1.56%
2068 -1.15% 1.59%
2067 -1.11% 1.62%
2066 -1.12% 1.66%
2065 -1.11% 1.69%
2064 -1.11% 1.73%
2063 -1.09% 1.77%
2062 -1.08% 1.8%
2061 -1.08% 1.84%
2060 -1.07% 1.88%
2059 -1.06% 1.91%
2058 -1.06% 1.95%
2057 -1.04% 1.98%
2056 -1.05% 2.02%
2055 -1.04% 2.06%
2054 -1.03% 2.1%
2053 -1.02% 2.14%
2052 -0.98% 2.17%
2051 -1% 2.21%
2050 -0.98% 2.24%
2049 -0.97% 2.28%
2048 -0.94% 2.31%
2047 -0.96% 2.35%
2046 -0.94% 2.38%
2045 -0.91% 2.41%
2044 -0.92% 2.44%
2043 -0.91% 2.47%
2042 -0.92% 2.51%
2041 -0.9% 2.54%
2040 -0.91% 2.57%
2039 -0.86% 2.61%
2038 -0.85% 2.64%
2037 -0.83% 2.7%
2036 -0.79% 2.75%
2035 -0.81% 2.8%
2034 -0.78% 2.85%
2033 -0.75% 2.89%
2032 -0.74% 2.95%
2031 -0.76% 3%
2030 -0.73% 3.05%
2029 -0.73% 3.1%
2028 -0.71% 3.14%
2027 -0.73% 3.18%
2026 -0.74% 3.24%
2025 -0.71% 3.27%
2024 -1.53% 3.3%
2023 -1.53% 3.31%
2022 -1.53% 3.28%
2021 -1.53% 3.29%
2020 -1.53% 3.27%
2019 -1.53% 3.22%
2018 -1.53% 3.4%
2017 -1.53% 3.72%
2016 -1.53% 3.6%
2015 -1.53% 3.36%
2014 -1.53% 3.45%
2013 -1.53% 3.46%
2012 -1.53% 3.39%
2011 -0.27% 3.33%
2010 -0.5% 3.24%
2009 -0.67% 3.14%
2008 -0.76% 3.06%
2007 -0.75% 3.07%
2006 -0.63% 3.13%
2005 -0.51% 3.12%
2004 -0.42% 2.99%
2003 -0.37% 2.96%
2002 -0.3% 3.1%
2001 -0.93% 3.22%
2000 -0.64% 3.26%
1999 -0.63% 3.42%
1998 -0.63% 2.75%
1997 -0.62% 1.62%
1996 -0.62% 1.94%
1995 -0.62% 4.24%
1994 -0.61% 4.85%
1993 -0.61% 3.64%
1992 -0.6% 3.44%
1991 -0.6% 3.38%
1990 1.82% 3.37%
1989 2.72% 3.21%
1988 1.9% 3.25%
1987 2.02% 3.2%
1986 1.95% 3.2%
1985 2.08% 3.37%
1984 2.13% 3.4%
1983 2.14% 3.22%
1982 2.14% 3.05%
1981 2.02% 2.96%
1980 2.07% 3.18%
1979 2.01% 3.58%
1978 2.1% 3.15%
1977 2.24% 2.56%
1976 2.23% 2.62%
1975 2.33% 2.69%
1974 2.32% 2.71%
1973 2.39% 2.71%
1972 2.53% 2.68%
1971 2.45% 2.77%
1970 2.58% 2.9%
1969 2.94% 2.94%
1968 2.88% 2.98%
1967 2.67% 2.96%
1966 2.67% 2.89%
1965 2.79% 2.79%
1964 2.92% 2.71%
1963 3% 2.69%
1962 3.1% 2.64%
1961 3.17% 2.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Albania DR Congo
Current population
2342753
117507801
Population rank 144/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.42%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +9,552
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 11/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -27,309
Net migration rank 156/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -27,309
2024 - -24,472 - -26,968
2023 4,615 -25,357 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 3,913 -16,426 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 623 -32,848 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 3,682 -16,680 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 8,432 -23,094 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 9,187 -15,032 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 10,707 -14,901 2,883,245 176,290
2016 12,332 -9,347 2,753,687 440,748
2015 14,164 -20,500 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 16,185 -21,706 2,580,251 36,966
2013 17,234 -20,681 2,489,378 121,097
2012 17,565 -19,845 2,405,462 53,668
2011 17,564 -18,630 2,310,679 40,891
2010 18,404 -51,907 2,212,255 8,823
2009 19,336 -51,657 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 19,526 -50,619 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 21,732 -48,882 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 24,390 -48,893 1,800,300 20,384
2004 26,989 -48,654 1,731,022 4,260
2003 29,907 -48,517 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 30,189 -45,178 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 33,573 -48,070 1,594,999 26,523
2000 36,741 -60,531 1,549,518 79,340
1999 40,047 -63,093 1,450,318 109,761
1998 43,884 -66,087 1,375,130 295,560
1997 46,979 -66,188 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 52,745 -68,076 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 56,784 -69,785 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 59,086 -70,165 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 60,602 -68,445 1,209,242 240,176
1992 63,376 -66,538 1,152,781 252,666
1991 65,639 -63,689 1,114,033 86,721
1990 67,355 -60,173 1,063,508 219,270
1989 66,351 -38,835 1,027,238 84,415
1988 64,616 658 995,278 101,314
1987 63,334 -3,250 959,875 111,220
1986 61,925 -2,309 925,334 70,988
1985 60,798 -183 885,670 118,791
1984 59,396 64 844,956 190,045
1983 57,647 66 807,122 146,095
1982 56,443 -225 774,823 97,495
1981 54,595 -374 748,371 54,656
1980 53,803 -601 724,111 51,685
1979 54,139 -1,871 691,773 181,028
1978 55,463 3,230 646,411 268,974
1977 56,319 -1,417 638,242 -26,355
1976 56,428 -1,684 624,147 -25,965
1975 56,920 -2,610 608,655 -972
1974 56,133 -1,880 593,539 3,216
1973 55,439 -1,419 578,280 7,414
1972 54,966 -1,588 564,495 2,840
1971 53,797 -911 549,343 -5,497
1970 52,293 92 533,300 39,116
1969 51,407 2,665 514,800 46,778
1968 49,258 10,490 497,682 57,274
1967 46,494 12,252 479,552 64,307
1966 44,507 11,858 463,397 54,443
1965 43,953 9,617 429,002 61,397
1964 44,205 6,604 406,334 48,207
1963 44,040 4,091 398,972 41,960
1962 43,124 2,325 383,406 39,431
1961 41,802 829 368,207 35,654
1960 40,436 13,734 363,517 27,673

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 30% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 83,840 people) and 70% is from migration (a loss of 195,891 people). In the DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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