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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 13 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Belarus vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus DR Congo
2100 4,398,633 436,320,913
2099 4,449,573 433,372,904
2098 4,500,269 430,335,169
2097 4,550,935 427,231,271
2096 4,601,487 424,043,303
2095 4,652,286 420,759,430
2094 4,703,117 417,384,609
2093 4,754,252 413,946,692
2092 4,805,369 410,440,733
2091 4,856,664 406,841,757
2090 4,908,430 403,166,901
2089 4,960,656 399,411,004
2088 5,013,287 395,583,655
2087 5,066,741 391,688,383
2086 5,120,920 387,713,874
2085 5,176,048 383,678,330
2084 5,232,002 379,568,054
2083 5,288,854 375,402,379
2082 5,346,728 371,195,818
2081 5,405,543 366,948,626
2080 5,465,448 362,644,227
2079 5,526,121 358,295,825
2078 5,587,557 353,888,897
2077 5,650,096 349,435,210
2076 5,713,205 344,932,895
2075 5,777,144 340,403,800
2074 5,841,895 335,826,108
2073 5,907,671 331,220,816
2072 5,974,027 326,568,298
2071 6,041,554 321,892,514
2070 6,109,593 317,165,418
2069 6,178,463 312,409,702
2068 6,247,964 307,625,941
2067 6,318,511 302,820,577
2066 6,389,815 297,989,401
2065 6,461,651 293,137,514
2064 6,533,883 288,267,282
2063 6,606,470 283,369,365
2062 6,679,180 278,452,605
2061 6,751,939 273,517,380
2060 6,825,105 268,572,331
2059 6,898,206 263,620,905
2058 6,970,893 258,672,397
2057 7,043,508 253,733,756
2056 7,115,638 248,796,045
2055 7,187,104 243,861,631
2054 7,257,138 238,931,249
2053 7,326,052 234,016,357
2052 7,393,630 229,117,369
2051 7,459,522 224,240,788
2050 7,524,239 219,397,034
2049 7,588,059 214,588,560
2048 7,651,163 209,814,694
2047 7,712,657 205,079,870
2046 7,773,226 200,379,842
2045 7,833,564 195,731,078
2044 7,893,753 191,124,003
2043 7,953,762 186,569,843
2042 8,013,962 182,068,630
2041 8,075,253 177,617,360
2040 8,136,633 173,224,822
2039 8,198,487 168,878,834
2038 8,260,287 164,583,465
2037 8,321,922 160,347,349
2036 8,384,012 156,129,049
2035 8,446,649 151,953,443
2034 8,509,786 147,811,138
2033 8,573,478 143,712,496
2032 8,637,170 139,669,159
2031 8,700,460 135,660,570
2030 8,764,169 131,710,378
2029 8,827,965 127,818,130
2028 8,890,419 123,980,695
2027 8,952,131 120,212,011
2026 9,013,835 116,505,117
2025 9,073,924 112,854,120
2024 9,132,629 109,276,265
2023 9,178,298 105,789,731
2022 9,228,071 102,396,968
2021 9,302,585 99,148,932
2020 9,379,952 95,989,998
2019 9,419,758 92,947,442
2018 9,438,785 90,047,644
2017 9,458,989 87,083,398
2016 9,469,379 83,956,415
2015 9,461,076 81,035,531
2014 9,448,515 78,403,242
2013 9,443,211 75,789,395
2012 9,446,836 73,254,618
2011 9,461,643 70,849,311
2010 9,483,836 68,563,038
2009 9,504,583 66,412,044
2008 9,527,985 64,390,664
2007 9,560,953 62,477,752
2006 9,604,924 60,615,908
2005 9,663,915 58,775,724
2004 9,730,146 56,997,741
2003 9,796,749 55,343,867
2002 9,865,548 53,750,524
2001 9,928,549 52,132,646
2000 9,979,610 50,507,442
1999 10,026,738 48,912,971
1998 10,071,963 47,297,600
1997 10,117,433 46,029,902
1996 10,159,569 45,296,124
1995 10,193,831 44,433,704
1994 10,226,955 42,626,876
1993 10,239,050 40,656,336
1992 10,216,470 39,228,910
1991 10,194,050 37,925,817
1990 10,189,348 36,684,063
1989 10,170,000 35,486,866
1988 10,140,000 34,382,752
1987 10,111,000 33,298,904
1986 10,043,000 32,265,196
1985 9,975,000 31,264,816
1984 9,910,000 30,245,081
1983 9,843,000 29,250,963
1982 9,776,000 28,338,190
1981 9,710,000 27,500,515
1980 9,643,000 26,711,099
1979 9,584,000 25,886,782
1978 9,525,000 24,992,689
1977 9,463,000 24,229,061
1976 9,411,000 23,624,031
1975 9,367,000 23,021,101
1974 9,317,584 22,418,878
1973 9,257,272 21,827,665
1972 9,188,968 21,251,160
1971 9,115,576 20,695,569
1970 9,040,000 20,137,436
1969 8,960,304 19,570,445
1968 8,874,552 19,012,189
1967 8,785,648 18,462,782
1966 8,696,496 17,931,929
1965 8,610,000 17,427,802
1964 8,524,224 16,955,327
1963 8,437,232 16,507,599
1962 8,351,928 16,075,724
1961 8,271,216 15,662,374
1960 8,198,000 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/belarus/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd 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) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. 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 Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus DR Congo
2100 -1.14% 0.68%
2099 -1.13% 0.71%
2098 -1.11% 0.73%
2097 -1.1% 0.75%
2096 -1.09% 0.78%
2095 -1.08% 0.81%
2094 -1.08% 0.83%
2093 -1.06% 0.85%
2092 -1.06% 0.88%
2091 -1.05% 0.91%
2090 -1.05% 0.94%
2089 -1.05% 0.97%
2088 -1.05% 0.99%
2087 -1.06% 1.03%
2086 -1.07% 1.05%
2085 -1.07% 1.08%
2084 -1.07% 1.11%
2083 -1.08% 1.13%
2082 -1.09% 1.16%
2081 -1.1% 1.19%
2080 -1.1% 1.21%
2079 -1.1% 1.25%
2078 -1.11% 1.27%
2077 -1.1% 1.31%
2076 -1.11% 1.33%
2075 -1.11% 1.36%
2074 -1.11% 1.39%
2073 -1.11% 1.42%
2072 -1.12% 1.45%
2071 -1.11% 1.49%
2070 -1.11% 1.52%
2069 -1.11% 1.56%
2068 -1.12% 1.59%
2067 -1.12% 1.62%
2066 -1.11% 1.66%
2065 -1.11% 1.69%
2064 -1.1% 1.73%
2063 -1.09% 1.77%
2062 -1.08% 1.8%
2061 -1.07% 1.84%
2060 -1.06% 1.88%
2059 -1.04% 1.91%
2058 -1.03% 1.95%
2057 -1.01% 1.98%
2056 -0.99% 2.02%
2055 -0.97% 2.06%
2054 -0.94% 2.1%
2053 -0.91% 2.14%
2052 -0.88% 2.17%
2051 -0.86% 2.21%
2050 -0.84% 2.24%
2049 -0.82% 2.28%
2048 -0.8% 2.31%
2047 -0.78% 2.35%
2046 -0.77% 2.38%
2045 -0.76% 2.41%
2044 -0.75% 2.44%
2043 -0.75% 2.47%
2042 -0.76% 2.51%
2041 -0.75% 2.54%
2040 -0.75% 2.57%
2039 -0.75% 2.61%
2038 -0.74% 2.64%
2037 -0.74% 2.7%
2036 -0.74% 2.75%
2035 -0.74% 2.8%
2034 -0.74% 2.85%
2033 -0.74% 2.89%
2032 -0.73% 2.95%
2031 -0.73% 3%
2030 -0.72% 3.05%
2029 -0.7% 3.1%
2028 -0.69% 3.14%
2027 -0.68% 3.18%
2026 -0.66% 3.24%
2025 -0.64% 3.27%
2024 -0.5% 3.3%
2023 -0.54% 3.31%
2022 -0.8% 3.28%
2021 -0.82% 3.29%
2020 -0.42% 3.27%
2019 -0.2% 3.22%
2018 -0.21% 3.4%
2017 -0.11% 3.72%
2016 0.09% 3.6%
2015 0.13% 3.36%
2014 0.06% 3.45%
2013 -0.04% 3.46%
2012 -0.16% 3.39%
2011 -0.23% 3.33%
2010 -0.22% 3.24%
2009 -0.25% 3.14%
2008 -0.34% 3.06%
2007 -0.46% 3.07%
2006 -0.61% 3.13%
2005 -0.68% 3.12%
2004 -0.68% 2.99%
2003 -0.7% 2.96%
2002 -0.63% 3.1%
2001 -0.51% 3.22%
2000 -0.47% 3.26%
1999 -0.45% 3.42%
1998 -0.45% 2.75%
1997 -0.41% 1.62%
1996 -0.34% 1.94%
1995 -0.32% 4.24%
1994 -0.12% 4.85%
1993 0.22% 3.64%
1992 0.22% 3.44%
1991 0.05% 3.38%
1990 0.19% 3.37%
1989 0.3% 3.21%
1988 0.29% 3.25%
1987 0.68% 3.2%
1986 0.68% 3.2%
1985 0.66% 3.37%
1984 0.68% 3.4%
1983 0.69% 3.22%
1982 0.68% 3.05%
1981 0.69% 2.96%
1980 0.62% 3.18%
1979 0.62% 3.58%
1978 0.66% 3.15%
1977 0.55% 2.56%
1976 0.47% 2.62%
1975 0.53% 2.69%
1974 0.65% 2.71%
1973 0.74% 2.71%
1972 0.81% 2.68%
1971 0.84% 2.77%
1970 0.89% 2.9%
1969 0.97% 2.94%
1968 1.01% 2.98%
1967 1.03% 2.96%
1966 1% 2.89%
1965 1.01% 2.79%
1964 1.03% 2.71%
1963 1.02% 2.69%
1962 0.98% 2.64%
1961 0.89% 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/belarus/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Belarus DR Congo
Current population
9013835
117507801
Population rank 102/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.42%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +9,552
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 11/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -27,309
Net migration rank 109/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -27,309
2024 - -3,119 - -26,968
2023 -56,924 -3,034 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 -47,839 -8,000 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 -67,118 -33,954 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 -64,703 -33,954 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 -32,969 -33,954 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 -26,429 8,615 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 -17,026 3,337 2,883,245 176,290
2016 -1,894 8,272 2,753,687 440,748
2015 -946 18,088 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 -2,834 14,979 2,580,251 36,966
2013 -6,610 10,550 2,489,378 121,097
2012 -11,336 10,903 2,405,462 53,668
2011 -26,493 5,686 2,310,679 40,891
2010 -29,400 10,300 2,212,255 8,823
2009 -25,662 13,610 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 -25,726 -495 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 -28,683 -4,013 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 -41,301 -8,303 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 -50,252 -15,451 1,800,300 20,384
2004 -50,597 -10,424 1,731,022 4,260
2003 -53,882 -10,795 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 -58,207 -11,945 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 -48,650 -4,469 1,594,999 26,523
2000 -40,916 1,812 1,549,518 79,340
1999 -49,131 2,028 1,450,318 109,761
1998 -44,316 13,192 1,375,130 295,560
1997 -46,540 -235 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 -37,591 5,205 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 -32,621 481 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 -19,431 -12,570 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 -11,263 19,652 1,209,242 240,176
1992 11,238 29,477 1,152,781 252,666
1991 18,349 -5,876 1,114,033 86,721
1990 32,606 -26,497 1,063,508 219,270
1989 49,833 5,639 1,027,238 84,415
1988 60,840 -5,424 995,278 101,314
1987 62,689 -12,462 959,875 111,220
1986 74,318 -11,499 925,334 70,988
1985 58,852 -784 885,670 118,791
1984 64,415 -3,051 844,956 190,045
1983 75,791 -2,938 807,122 146,095
1982 65,499 3,339 774,823 97,495
1981 65,057 14,998 748,371 54,656
1980 62,101 16,616 724,111 51,685
1979 64,481 395 691,773 181,028
1978 67,342 -11,143 646,411 268,974
1977 67,434 -4,925 638,242 -26,355
1976 66,677 -5,350 624,147 -25,965
1975 65,494 -6,302 608,655 -972
1974 71,158 -5,157 593,539 3,216
1973 70,911 -7,357 578,280 7,414
1972 74,036 -7,966 564,495 2,840
1971 77,464 -5,818 549,343 -5,497
1970 75,520 -8,643 533,300 39,116
1969 74,567 -12,833 514,800 46,778
1968 76,782 -7,511 497,682 57,274
1967 81,136 -13,409 479,552 64,307
1966 84,191 -14,544 463,397 54,443
1965 90,611 -17,979 429,002 61,397
1964 101,618 -17,837 406,334 48,207
1963 113,160 -28,653 398,972 41,960
1962 124,945 -32,996 383,406 39,431
1961 134,490 -26,780 368,207 35,654
1960 136,399 -27,382 363,517 27,673

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 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, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
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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