The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 115,740,092 in the DR Congo.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 12.1 times bigger than the DR Congo's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
- The countries together account for 18.4% of the world: 17% for China vs 1.4% for the DR Congo.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 58.8M to 116M (96.9% growth).
- The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 431M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs DR Congo: live population counter
China
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DR Congo
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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115740092
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 15/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 1.4% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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9.05 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
|
7.22 seconds
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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35 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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19.5 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -26,968 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +9,552 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +3,486,534 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +3.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 12/197 |
China and the DR Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
DR Congo
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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DR Congo
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China
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DR Congo
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 15,264,846 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 15,662,374 | -1.01% | 2.6% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 16,075,724 | 0.82% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 16,507,599 | 2.49% | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 16,955,327 | 2.35% | 2.71% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 17,427,802 | 2.41% | 2.79% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 17,931,929 | 2.83% | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 18,462,782 | 2.6% | 2.96% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 19,012,189 | 2.65% | 2.98% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 19,570,445 | 2.78% | 2.94% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 20,137,436 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 20,695,569 | 2.78% | 2.77% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 21,251,160 | 2.49% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 21,827,665 | 2.31% | 2.71% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 22,418,878 | 2.09% | 2.71% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 23,021,101 | 1.78% | 2.69% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 23,624,031 | 1.56% | 2.62% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 24,229,061 | 1.37% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 24,992,689 | 1.35% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 25,886,782 | 1.34% | 3.58% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 26,711,099 | 1.26% | 3.18% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 27,500,515 | 1.29% | 2.96% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 28,338,190 | 1.48% | 3.05% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 29,250,963 | 1.46% | 3.22% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 30,245,081 | 1.32% | 3.4% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 31,264,816 | 1.37% | 3.37% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 32,265,196 | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 33,298,904 | 1.62% | 3.2% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 34,382,752 | 1.62% | 3.25% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 35,486,866 | 1.54% | 3.21% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 36,684,063 | 1.48% | 3.37% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 37,925,817 | 1.37% | 3.38% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 39,228,910 | 1.23% | 3.44% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 40,656,336 | 1.16% | 3.64% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 42,626,876 | 1.14% | 4.85% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 44,433,704 | 1.09% | 4.24% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 45,296,124 | 1.05% | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 46,029,902 | 1.03% | 1.62% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 47,297,600 | 0.96% | 2.75% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 48,912,971 | 0.87% | 3.42% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 50,507,442 | 0.79% | 3.26% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 52,132,646 | 0.73% | 3.22% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 53,750,524 | 0.67% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 55,343,867 | 0.62% | 2.96% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 56,997,741 | 0.6% | 2.99% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 58,775,724 | 0.59% | 3.12% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 60,615,908 | 0.56% | 3.13% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 62,477,752 | 0.52% | 3.07% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 64,390,664 | 0.51% | 3.06% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 66,412,044 | 0.5% | 3.14% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 68,563,038 | 0.48% | 3.24% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 70,849,311 | 0.55% | 3.33% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 73,254,618 | 0.68% | 3.39% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 75,789,395 | 0.67% | 3.46% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 78,403,242 | 0.63% | 3.45% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 81,035,531 | 0.58% | 3.36% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 83,956,415 | 0.57% | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 87,083,398 | 0.61% | 3.72% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 90,047,644 | 0.47% | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 92,947,442 | 0.36% | 3.22% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 95,989,998 | 0.24% | 3.27% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 99,148,932 | 0.09% | 3.29% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 102,396,968 | -0.01% | 3.28% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 105,789,731 | -0.1% | 3.31% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 109,276,265 | -0.12% | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 112,832,475 | -0.23% | 3.25% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 116,452,162 | -0.22% | 3.21% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 120,129,744 | -0.23% | 3.16% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 123,871,555 | -0.25% | 3.11% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 127,674,141 | -0.27% | 3.07% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 131,532,201 | -0.29% | 3.02% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 135,447,495 | -0.32% | 2.98% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 139,408,613 | -0.34% | 2.92% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 143,414,031 | -0.36% | 2.87% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 147,468,142 | -0.38% | 2.83% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 151,560,102 | -0.4% | 2.77% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 155,689,453 | -0.41% | 2.72% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 159,848,574 | -0.43% | 2.67% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 164,045,610 | -0.45% | 2.63% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 168,296,695 | -0.47% | 2.59% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 172,595,578 | -0.49% | 2.55% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 176,946,261 | -0.51% | 2.52% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 181,350,407 | -0.53% | 2.49% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 185,805,168 | -0.55% | 2.46% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 190,312,004 | -0.57% | 2.43% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 194,865,386 | -0.6% | 2.39% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 199,464,487 | -0.64% | 2.36% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 204,105,925 | -0.67% | 2.33% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 208,783,692 | -0.71% | 2.29% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 213,497,692 | -0.75% | 2.26% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 218,246,073 | -0.79% | 2.22% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while the DR Congo gained 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2005 and ranked 15th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 88.6% to 218,246,073 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.
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Population differences between China and the DR Congo
|
China
|
DR Congo
|
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 21.9 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 16.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 6.05 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 124.8 ppl/mi² |
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