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

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 112,832,473 people in the DR Congo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 118,386,491 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 13.1 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 14th.
  • 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 -0.35% per year vs +3.36% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (95.3% growth).

Belarus vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus DR Congo
2100 4,404,482 436,237,219
2099 4,455,490 433,289,774
2098 4,506,253 430,252,622
2097 4,556,987 427,149,320
2096 4,607,606 423,961,963
2095 4,658,472 420,678,721
2094 4,709,371 417,304,547
2093 4,760,574 413,867,290
2092 4,811,759 410,362,003
2091 4,863,122 406,763,717
2090 4,914,957 403,089,566
2089 4,967,252 399,334,389
2088 5,019,954 395,507,774
2087 5,073,478 391,613,249
2086 5,127,730 387,639,503
2085 5,182,931 383,604,733
2084 5,238,960 379,495,246
2083 5,295,887 375,330,369
2082 5,353,838 371,124,615
2081 5,412,731 366,878,238
2080 5,472,716 362,574,665
2079 5,533,470 358,227,097
2078 5,594,987 353,821,014
2077 5,657,609 349,368,182
2076 5,720,802 344,866,731
2075 5,784,826 340,338,504
2074 5,849,664 335,761,691
2073 5,915,527 331,157,281
2072 5,981,971 326,505,656
2071 6,049,588 321,830,769
2070 6,117,717 317,104,580
2069 6,186,679 312,349,776
2068 6,256,272 307,566,932
2067 6,326,913 302,762,490
2066 6,398,312 297,932,241
2065 6,470,244 293,081,284
2064 6,542,572 288,211,987
2063 6,615,256 283,315,009
2062 6,688,062 278,399,192
2061 6,760,917 273,464,914
2060 6,834,181 268,520,814
2059 6,907,379 263,570,338
2058 6,980,163 258,622,778
2057 7,052,874 253,685,085
2056 7,125,100 248,748,321
2055 7,196,662 243,814,854
2054 7,266,788 238,885,417
2053 7,335,794 233,971,468
2052 7,403,462 229,073,420
2051 7,469,442 224,197,775
2050 7,534,245 219,354,949
2049 7,598,150 214,547,398
2048 7,661,337 209,774,448
2047 7,722,913 205,040,532
2046 7,783,562 200,341,405
2045 7,843,981 195,693,533
2044 7,904,250 191,087,342
2043 7,964,339 186,534,055
2042 8,024,619 182,033,706
2041 8,085,991 177,583,290
2040 8,147,453 173,191,594
2039 8,209,389 168,846,440
2038 8,271,271 164,551,895
2037 8,332,989 160,316,591
2036 8,395,161 156,099,100
2035 8,457,882 151,924,296
2034 8,521,103 147,782,785
2033 8,584,879 143,684,929
2032 8,648,656 139,642,368
2031 8,712,030 135,634,548
2030 8,775,824 131,685,113
2029 8,839,704 127,793,612
2028 8,902,241 123,956,913
2027 8,964,035 120,188,952
2026 9,025,821 116,482,769
2025 9,085,991 112,832,473
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while the DR Congo's population increased by 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 85.3% to 219,354,949 people and rank change from 14th 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 -0.51% 3.25%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.25%.

Live population counters

Belarus DR Congo
Current population
9025821
118386491
Population rank 101/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.42%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
8.89 seconds
One birth every
8.19 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
4.38 minutes
34.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline -128 +9,743
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +3,556,208
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +3.25%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 10/197
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 -55,755 -3,119 3,547,217 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In the DR Congo 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 31,117,482 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a gain of 206,938 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 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
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 573K
Mbandaka 470K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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