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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 2.55 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.97% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Argentina vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina DR Congo
2100 38,471,783 436,320,913
2099 38,772,947 433,372,904
2098 39,074,625 430,335,169
2097 39,376,738 427,231,271
2096 39,679,110 424,043,303
2095 39,981,245 420,759,430
2094 40,282,313 417,384,609
2093 40,582,830 413,946,692
2092 40,881,884 410,440,733
2091 41,178,738 406,841,757
2090 41,473,104 403,166,901
2089 41,763,899 399,411,004
2088 42,050,838 395,583,655
2087 42,333,938 391,688,383
2086 42,613,089 387,713,874
2085 42,887,833 383,678,330
2084 43,156,997 379,568,054
2083 43,420,795 375,402,379
2082 43,678,479 371,195,818
2081 43,929,498 366,948,626
2080 44,174,077 362,644,227
2079 44,412,059 358,295,825
2078 44,643,698 353,888,897
2077 44,867,972 349,435,210
2076 45,086,578 344,932,895
2075 45,298,701 340,403,800
2074 45,505,420 335,826,108
2073 45,705,435 331,220,816
2072 45,899,342 326,568,298
2071 46,088,206 321,892,514
2070 46,271,163 317,165,418
2069 46,448,901 312,409,702
2068 46,620,798 307,625,941
2067 46,786,379 302,820,577
2066 46,946,544 297,989,401
2065 47,101,596 293,137,514
2064 47,250,827 288,267,282
2063 47,393,888 283,369,365
2062 47,530,427 278,452,605
2061 47,659,802 273,517,380
2060 47,781,281 268,572,331
2059 47,893,477 263,620,905
2058 47,996,726 258,672,397
2057 48,089,306 253,733,756
2056 48,170,520 248,796,045
2055 48,239,306 243,861,631
2054 48,295,502 238,931,249
2053 48,339,726 234,016,357
2052 48,370,895 229,117,369
2051 48,389,268 224,240,788
2050 48,394,628 219,397,034
2049 48,387,928 214,588,560
2048 48,370,090 209,814,694
2047 48,340,778 205,079,870
2046 48,300,342 200,379,842
2045 48,248,946 195,731,078
2044 48,187,525 191,124,003
2043 48,116,784 186,569,843
2042 48,037,158 182,068,630
2041 47,948,478 177,617,360
2040 47,851,132 173,224,822
2039 47,746,488 168,878,834
2038 47,634,690 164,583,465
2037 47,517,545 160,347,349
2036 47,395,986 156,129,049
2035 47,270,379 151,953,443
2034 47,140,631 147,811,138
2033 47,007,890 143,712,496
2032 46,872,893 139,669,159
2031 46,735,140 135,660,570
2030 46,594,989 131,710,378
2029 46,452,139 127,818,130
2028 46,306,859 123,980,695
2027 46,158,426 120,212,011
2026 46,007,129 116,505,117
2025 45,853,190 112,854,120
2024 45,696,159 109,276,265
2023 45,538,401 105,789,731
2022 45,407,904 102,396,968
2021 45,312,281 99,148,932
2020 45,191,965 95,989,998
2019 44,973,465 92,947,442
2018 44,654,882 90,047,644
2017 44,288,894 87,083,398
2016 43,900,313 83,956,415
2015 43,477,012 81,035,531
2014 43,024,071 78,403,242
2013 42,582,455 75,789,395
2012 42,161,721 73,254,618
2011 41,730,660 70,849,311
2010 41,288,694 68,563,038
2009 40,854,831 66,412,044
2008 40,424,148 64,390,664
2007 40,016,763 62,477,752
2006 39,622,115 60,615,908
2005 39,216,789 58,775,724
2004 38,815,916 56,997,741
2003 38,424,282 55,343,867
2002 38,029,349 53,750,524
2001 37,624,825 52,132,646
2000 37,213,984 50,507,442
1999 36,794,682 48,912,971
1998 36,372,860 47,297,600
1997 35,947,791 46,029,902
1996 35,513,793 45,296,124
1995 35,070,020 44,433,704
1994 34,613,491 42,626,876
1993 34,152,717 40,656,336
1992 33,693,527 39,228,910
1991 33,230,294 37,925,817
1990 32,755,901 36,684,063
1989 32,270,948 35,486,866
1988 31,780,532 34,382,752
1987 31,291,762 33,298,904
1986 30,811,980 32,265,196
1985 30,336,441 31,264,816
1984 29,863,093 30,245,081
1983 29,391,332 29,250,963
1982 28,924,262 28,338,190
1981 28,463,959 27,500,515
1980 28,011,596 26,711,099
1979 27,568,895 25,886,782
1978 27,132,158 24,992,689
1977 26,701,805 24,229,061
1976 26,282,283 23,624,031
1975 25,874,107 23,021,101
1974 25,461,351 22,418,878
1973 25,046,005 21,827,665
1972 24,644,328 21,251,160
1971 24,257,208 20,695,569
1970 23,878,327 20,137,436
1969 23,508,711 19,570,445
1968 23,150,583 19,012,189
1967 22,799,059 18,462,782
1966 22,453,893 17,931,929
1965 22,112,629 17,427,802
1964 21,769,453 16,955,327
1963 21,421,705 16,507,599
1962 21,072,538 16,075,724
1961 20,726,276 15,662,374
1960 20,386,045 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/argentina/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th 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) Argentina's population will grow by 5.1% to 48,394,628 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 436M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina DR Congo
2100 -0.78% 0.68%
2099 -0.77% 0.71%
2098 -0.77% 0.73%
2097 -0.76% 0.75%
2096 -0.76% 0.78%
2095 -0.75% 0.81%
2094 -0.74% 0.83%
2093 -0.73% 0.85%
2092 -0.72% 0.88%
2091 -0.71% 0.91%
2090 -0.7% 0.94%
2089 -0.68% 0.97%
2088 -0.67% 0.99%
2087 -0.66% 1.03%
2086 -0.64% 1.05%
2085 -0.62% 1.08%
2084 -0.61% 1.11%
2083 -0.59% 1.13%
2082 -0.57% 1.16%
2081 -0.55% 1.19%
2080 -0.54% 1.21%
2079 -0.52% 1.25%
2078 -0.5% 1.27%
2077 -0.48% 1.31%
2076 -0.47% 1.33%
2075 -0.45% 1.36%
2074 -0.44% 1.39%
2073 -0.42% 1.42%
2072 -0.41% 1.45%
2071 -0.4% 1.49%
2070 -0.38% 1.52%
2069 -0.37% 1.56%
2068 -0.35% 1.59%
2067 -0.34% 1.62%
2066 -0.33% 1.66%
2065 -0.32% 1.69%
2064 -0.3% 1.73%
2063 -0.29% 1.77%
2062 -0.27% 1.8%
2061 -0.25% 1.84%
2060 -0.23% 1.88%
2059 -0.22% 1.91%
2058 -0.19% 1.95%
2057 -0.17% 1.98%
2056 -0.14% 2.02%
2055 -0.12% 2.06%
2054 -0.09% 2.1%
2053 -0.06% 2.14%
2052 -0.04% 2.17%
2051 -0.01% 2.21%
2050 0.01% 2.24%
2049 0.04% 2.28%
2048 0.06% 2.31%
2047 0.08% 2.35%
2046 0.11% 2.38%
2045 0.13% 2.41%
2044 0.15% 2.44%
2043 0.17% 2.47%
2042 0.18% 2.51%
2041 0.2% 2.54%
2040 0.22% 2.57%
2039 0.23% 2.61%
2038 0.25% 2.64%
2037 0.26% 2.7%
2036 0.27% 2.75%
2035 0.28% 2.8%
2034 0.28% 2.85%
2033 0.29% 2.89%
2032 0.29% 2.95%
2031 0.3% 3%
2030 0.31% 3.05%
2029 0.31% 3.1%
2028 0.32% 3.14%
2027 0.33% 3.18%
2026 0.34% 3.24%
2025 0.34% 3.27%
2024 0.35% 3.3%
2023 0.29% 3.31%
2022 0.21% 3.28%
2021 0.27% 3.29%
2020 0.49% 3.27%
2019 0.71% 3.22%
2018 0.83% 3.4%
2017 0.89% 3.72%
2016 0.97% 3.6%
2015 1.05% 3.36%
2014 1.04% 3.45%
2013 1% 3.46%
2012 1.03% 3.39%
2011 1.07% 3.33%
2010 1.06% 3.24%
2009 1.07% 3.14%
2008 1.02% 3.06%
2007 1% 3.07%
2006 1.03% 3.13%
2005 1.03% 3.12%
2004 1.02% 2.99%
2003 1.04% 2.96%
2002 1.08% 3.1%
2001 1.1% 3.22%
2000 1.14% 3.26%
1999 1.16% 3.42%
1998 1.18% 2.75%
1997 1.22% 1.62%
1996 1.27% 1.94%
1995 1.32% 4.24%
1994 1.35% 4.85%
1993 1.36% 3.64%
1992 1.39% 3.44%
1991 1.45% 3.38%
1990 1.5% 3.37%
1989 1.54% 3.21%
1988 1.56% 3.25%
1987 1.56% 3.2%
1986 1.57% 3.2%
1985 1.59% 3.37%
1984 1.61% 3.4%
1983 1.61% 3.22%
1982 1.62% 3.05%
1981 1.61% 2.96%
1980 1.61% 3.18%
1979 1.61% 3.58%
1978 1.61% 3.15%
1977 1.6% 2.56%
1976 1.58% 2.62%
1975 1.62% 2.69%
1974 1.66% 2.71%
1973 1.63% 2.71%
1972 1.6% 2.68%
1971 1.59% 2.77%
1970 1.57% 2.9%
1969 1.55% 2.94%
1968 1.54% 2.98%
1967 1.54% 2.96%
1966 1.54% 2.89%
1965 1.58% 2.79%
1964 1.62% 2.71%
1963 1.66% 2.69%
1962 1.67% 2.64%
1961 1.67% 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/argentina/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Argentina DR Congo
Current population
46048053
117507801
Population rank 35/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 1.42%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +9,552
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 11/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -27,309
Net migration rank 54/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -27,309
2024 - 3,454 - -26,968
2023 154,648 4,133 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 96,673 5,589 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 88,677 314 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 151,347 292 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 280,005 5,397 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 346,031 5,742 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 375,260 4,931 2,883,245 176,290
2016 391,767 5,215 2,753,687 440,748
2015 444,161 5,464 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 450,462 5,794 2,580,251 36,966
2013 421,694 5,275 2,489,378 121,097
2012 411,540 2,978 2,405,462 53,668
2011 448,730 -1,117 2,310,679 40,891
2010 441,335 -5,003 2,212,255 8,823
2009 439,271 -7,882 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 442,442 -12,517 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 402,889 -18,099 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 424,591 -20,109 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 428,247 -22,068 1,800,300 20,384
2004 417,970 -22,381 1,731,022 4,260
2003 410,141 -22,450 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 424,825 -22,674 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 430,579 -23,687 1,594,999 26,523
2000 437,562 -22,775 1,549,518 79,340
1999 444,038 -20,220 1,450,318 109,761
1998 440,184 -20,326 1,375,130 295,560
1997 450,930 -20,651 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 458,199 -20,486 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 469,658 -19,815 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 481,958 -18,723 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 474,791 -16,455 1,209,242 240,176
1992 473,226 -13,201 1,152,781 252,666
1991 474,960 -8,537 1,114,033 86,721
1990 466,640 15,719 1,063,508 219,270
1989 460,991 26,555 1,027,238 84,415
1988 455,701 37,594 995,278 101,314
1987 443,404 40,859 959,875 111,220
1986 436,760 38,586 925,334 70,988
1985 428,866 46,889 885,670 118,791
1984 423,279 47,659 844,956 190,045
1983 426,145 46,438 807,122 146,095
1982 431,926 29,616 774,823 97,495
1981 442,501 16,569 748,371 54,656
1980 443,732 1,932 724,111 51,685
1979 449,952 -10,213 691,773 181,028
1978 448,413 -14,665 646,411 268,974
1977 441,647 -14,675 638,242 -26,355
1976 422,330 -10,235 624,147 -25,965
1975 409,561 -5,293 608,655 -972
1974 388,107 33,134 593,539 3,216
1973 370,856 38,589 578,280 7,414
1972 357,835 36,050 564,495 2,840
1971 344,889 35,442 549,343 -5,497
1970 339,096 38,355 533,300 39,116
1969 319,108 42,688 514,800 46,778
1968 312,440 42,014 497,682 57,274
1967 308,904 39,711 479,552 64,307
1966 303,981 37,752 463,397 54,443
1965 304,734 36,083 429,002 61,397
1964 311,020 34,530 406,334 48,207
1963 317,041 32,866 398,972 41,960
1962 316,952 31,449 383,406 39,431
1961 317,816 26,322 368,207 35,654
1960 315,943 20,387 363,517 27,673

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.5% of the population change in Argentina is from natural causes (a gain of 2,779,031 people) and 1.52% is from migration (a gain of 42,871 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, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Argentina
City Population
Buenos Aires 3.12M
Cordoba 1.51M
Rosario 1.04M
San Miguel de Tucuman 602K
Salta 595K
Mar del Plata 593K
San Juan 471K
Lanus 459K
Corrientes 430K
Santa Fe 409K
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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