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Population in the Congo compared to Iran: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,484,437 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,718,789 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 13.9 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.21% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.72M (75.1% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Congo vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo Iran
2100 20,194,267 80,660,972
2099 20,053,234 81,193,582
2098 19,906,909 81,717,474
2097 19,760,110 82,241,892
2096 19,610,521 82,764,411
2095 19,459,493 83,283,942
2094 19,306,835 83,799,806
2093 19,151,289 84,316,389
2092 18,990,577 84,833,108
2091 18,828,222 85,354,240
2090 18,663,146 85,878,473
2089 18,497,842 86,409,859
2088 18,325,571 86,947,263
2087 18,153,731 87,492,427
2086 17,979,773 88,047,949
2085 17,807,843 88,610,339
2084 17,631,386 89,181,346
2083 17,453,221 89,758,453
2082 17,270,773 90,343,413
2081 17,093,270 90,936,310
2080 16,910,570 91,535,218
2079 16,728,955 92,136,544
2078 16,542,829 92,740,467
2077 16,357,926 93,344,865
2076 16,173,005 93,946,187
2075 15,981,904 94,544,733
2074 15,791,626 95,135,317
2073 15,597,321 95,721,351
2072 15,402,110 96,292,835
2071 15,205,567 96,851,951
2070 15,009,147 97,397,073
2069 14,808,250 97,924,812
2068 14,609,790 98,432,509
2067 14,412,802 98,913,776
2066 14,211,022 99,374,357
2065 14,010,661 99,812,137
2064 13,810,933 100,223,387
2063 13,609,626 100,602,361
2062 13,405,080 100,951,282
2061 13,204,362 101,266,537
2060 13,004,957 101,545,806
2059 12,806,162 101,792,315
2058 12,609,233 101,994,395
2057 12,413,395 102,161,227
2056 12,217,406 102,291,323
2055 12,022,740 102,382,089
2054 11,824,813 102,431,558
2053 11,627,983 102,441,204
2052 11,431,875 102,413,350
2051 11,235,188 102,350,865
2050 11,039,311 102,251,999
2049 10,844,973 102,122,983
2048 10,650,230 101,957,508
2047 10,453,401 101,765,614
2046 10,258,550 101,547,098
2045 10,063,886 101,305,486
2044 9,871,213 101,038,874
2043 9,676,000 100,752,109
2042 9,482,485 100,446,296
2041 9,287,235 100,122,690
2040 9,096,577 99,784,572
2039 8,907,177 99,436,793
2038 8,719,250 99,072,548
2037 8,532,935 98,694,577
2036 8,348,719 98,302,279
2035 8,166,676 97,899,013
2034 7,985,679 97,482,352
2033 7,805,748 97,054,589
2032 7,628,440 96,608,216
2031 7,453,476 96,141,200
2030 7,284,111 95,656,003
2029 7,117,929 95,133,736
2028 6,955,268 94,561,150
2027 6,794,778 93,925,792
2026 6,638,532 93,215,072
2025 6,484,437 92,417,681
2024 6,332,961 91,567,738
2023 6,182,885 90,608,707
2022 6,035,104 89,524,246
2021 5,892,183 88,455,488
2020 5,752,791 87,723,443
2019 5,616,661 87,051,648
2018 5,483,118 86,117,998
2017 5,351,011 85,026,754
2016 5,222,536 83,812,228
2015 5,097,581 82,619,362
2014 4,975,880 81,502,045
2013 4,857,099 80,414,686
2012 4,740,450 79,370,580
2011 4,609,724 78,383,598
2010 4,462,290 77,420,842
2009 4,281,219 76,457,825
2008 4,113,517 75,514,204
2007 3,980,430 74,602,648
2006 3,837,409 73,392,747
2005 3,696,393 71,828,455
2004 3,565,554 70,256,316
2003 3,445,753 68,769,340
2002 3,350,771 68,011,317
2001 3,272,537 67,452,005
2000 3,151,345 66,418,659
1999 3,032,874 65,445,391
1998 2,952,061 64,519,859
1997 2,887,862 63,639,638
1996 2,826,785 62,881,300
1995 2,749,461 62,205,567
1994 2,673,144 61,520,598
1993 2,595,124 61,403,543
1992 2,519,465 61,184,983
1991 2,449,229 59,986,931
1990 2,380,560 58,380,092
1989 2,313,558 56,704,914
1988 2,247,653 55,072,694
1987 2,183,473 53,323,493
1986 2,120,602 51,446,045
1985 2,059,311 49,582,289
1984 1,999,528 47,793,998
1983 1,950,321 46,029,535
1982 1,910,430 44,272,141
1981 1,869,759 41,989,312
1980 1,828,985 39,842,324
1979 1,788,524 38,424,952
1978 1,748,089 37,126,535
1977 1,707,568 35,933,181
1976 1,667,225 34,837,271
1975 1,627,032 33,802,973
1974 1,582,301 32,796,463
1973 1,533,680 31,839,838
1972 1,486,468 30,921,179
1971 1,441,039 30,029,071
1970 1,397,638 29,145,100
1969 1,356,182 28,273,482
1968 1,316,519 27,437,391
1967 1,278,691 26,628,432
1966 1,242,534 25,829,270
1965 1,207,880 25,036,978
1964 1,174,816 24,262,859
1963 1,143,263 23,519,005
1962 1,113,175 22,807,907
1961 1,084,389 22,125,726
1960 1,056,732 21,470,434

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/congo/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,496,253 people (a 28.6% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Congo's population will grow by 64.3% to 11,039,311 people with a rank change from 109th to 95th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo Iran
2100 0.7% -0.66%
2099 0.74% -0.64%
2098 0.74% -0.64%
2097 0.76% -0.63%
2096 0.78% -0.62%
2095 0.79% -0.62%
2094 0.81% -0.61%
2093 0.85% -0.61%
2092 0.86% -0.61%
2091 0.88% -0.61%
2090 0.89% -0.61%
2089 0.94% -0.62%
2088 0.95% -0.62%
2087 0.97% -0.63%
2086 0.97% -0.63%
2085 1% -0.64%
2084 1.02% -0.64%
2083 1.06% -0.65%
2082 1.04% -0.65%
2081 1.08% -0.65%
2080 1.09% -0.65%
2079 1.13% -0.65%
2078 1.13% -0.65%
2077 1.14% -0.64%
2076 1.2% -0.63%
2075 1.2% -0.62%
2074 1.25% -0.61%
2073 1.27% -0.59%
2072 1.29% -0.58%
2071 1.31% -0.56%
2070 1.36% -0.54%
2069 1.36% -0.52%
2068 1.37% -0.49%
2067 1.42% -0.46%
2066 1.43% -0.44%
2065 1.45% -0.41%
2064 1.48% -0.38%
2063 1.53% -0.35%
2062 1.52% -0.31%
2061 1.53% -0.28%
2060 1.55% -0.24%
2059 1.56% -0.2%
2058 1.58% -0.16%
2057 1.6% -0.13%
2056 1.62% -0.09%
2055 1.67% -0.05%
2054 1.69% -0.009%
2053 1.72% 0.03%
2052 1.75% 0.06%
2051 1.77% 0.1%
2050 1.79% 0.13%
2049 1.83% 0.16%
2048 1.88% 0.19%
2047 1.9% 0.22%
2046 1.93% 0.24%
2045 1.95% 0.26%
2044 2.02% 0.28%
2043 2.04% 0.3%
2042 2.1% 0.32%
2041 2.1% 0.34%
2040 2.13% 0.35%
2039 2.16% 0.37%
2038 2.18% 0.38%
2037 2.21% 0.4%
2036 2.23% 0.41%
2035 2.27% 0.43%
2034 2.31% 0.44%
2033 2.32% 0.46%
2032 2.35% 0.49%
2031 2.33% 0.51%
2030 2.33% 0.55%
2029 2.34% 0.61%
2028 2.36% 0.68%
2027 2.35% 0.76%
2026 2.38% 0.86%
2025 2.39% 0.93%
2024 2.43% 1.06%
2023 2.45% 1.21%
2022 2.43% 1.21%
2021 2.42% 0.83%
2020 2.42% 0.77%
2019 2.44% 1.08%
2018 2.47% 1.28%
2017 2.46% 1.45%
2016 2.45% 1.44%
2015 2.45% 1.37%
2014 2.45% 1.35%
2013 2.46% 1.32%
2012 2.84% 1.26%
2011 3.3% 1.24%
2010 4.23% 1.26%
2009 4.08% 1.25%
2008 3.34% 1.22%
2007 3.73% 1.65%
2006 3.81% 2.18%
2005 3.67% 2.24%
2004 3.48% 2.16%
2003 2.83% 1.11%
2002 2.39% 0.83%
2001 3.85% 1.56%
2000 3.91% 1.49%
1999 2.74% 1.43%
1998 2.22% 1.38%
1997 2.16% 1.21%
1996 2.81% 1.09%
1995 2.85% 1.11%
1994 3.01% 0.19%
1993 3% 0.36%
1992 2.87% 2%
1991 2.88% 2.75%
1990 2.9% 2.95%
1989 2.93% 2.96%
1988 2.94% 3.28%
1987 2.96% 3.65%
1986 2.98% 3.76%
1985 2.99% 3.74%
1984 2.52% 3.83%
1983 2.09% 3.97%
1982 2.18% 5.44%
1981 2.23% 5.39%
1980 2.26% 3.69%
1979 2.31% 3.5%
1978 2.37% 3.32%
1977 2.42% 3.15%
1976 2.47% 3.06%
1975 2.83% 3.07%
1974 3.17% 3%
1973 3.18% 2.97%
1972 3.15% 2.97%
1971 3.11% 3.03%
1970 3.06% 3.08%
1969 3.01% 3.05%
1968 2.96% 3.04%
1967 2.91% 3.09%
1966 2.87% 3.16%
1965 2.81% 3.19%
1964 2.76% 3.16%
1963 2.7% 3.12%
1962 2.65% 3.08%
1961 2.62% 3.05%

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/congo/iran | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Congo grew by 2.39%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Congo Iran
Current population
6718789
93580141
Population rank 109/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.13%
One net population change
3.48 minutes
37.2 seconds
One birth every
2.73 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
13.3 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +415 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +151,476 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +2.39% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 103/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -2,999 +116,786
Net migration rank 108/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - 116,786
2024 153,150 -2,491 715,785 190,156
2023 150,486 -995 750,150 262,044
2022 147,076 -995 753,525 403,190
2021 144,241 -4,476 645,725 334,967
2020 143,492 -4,472 663,978 -180,680
2019 139,513 -6,268 893,063 -32,794
2018 142,704 -8,856 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 141,973 -11,601 1,140,549 34,849
2016 141,358 -14,783 1,186,949 66,630
2015 141,539 -18,207 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 141,674 -21,598 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 142,080 -24,605 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 142,464 -26,643 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 140,371 5,262 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 136,908 12,318 980,380 -12,849
2009 126,904 86,014 958,322 211
2008 120,711 1,774 940,983 -12,184
2007 112,459 31,239 919,254 -24,950
2006 106,876 35,475 884,529 640,932
2005 101,344 38,337 837,305 765,873
2004 96,577 25,412 801,203 739,996
2003 91,326 26,280 732,600 700,222
2002 88,497 -16,140 752,205 -668,962
2001 84,876 -764 743,658 291,692
2000 78,491 79,780 731,203 300,133
1999 76,204 2,470 723,237 191,988
1998 72,450 10,500 717,655 218,171
1997 66,149 -20,704 726,574 98,009
1996 75,628 1,085 784,508 -92,435
1995 74,189 3,747 879,648 -220,258
1994 72,857 1,850 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 71,119 10,218 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 69,973 0 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 68,534 1,966 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 67,241 -395 1,530,434 200,711
1989 65,944 1,214 1,609,739 9,460
1988 64,629 22 1,614,512 30,688
1987 63,183 525 1,639,644 213,524
1986 61,669 367 1,659,289 242,411
1985 60,359 182 1,661,750 163,999
1984 59,028 0 1,653,051 97,748
1983 58,120 -18,720 1,573,612 204,544
1982 57,036 -16,664 1,514,240 222,390
1981 56,603 -15,630 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 55,550 -14,972 1,361,293 103,674
1979 54,723 -14,378 1,294,306 75,451
1978 53,885 -13,356 1,156,974 70,088
1977 53,179 -12,673 1,091,542 68,093
1976 52,148 -11,971 1,013,347 18,825
1975 51,155 -10,944 929,481 106,921
1974 49,563 -312 873,369 103,252
1973 48,017 -22 831,880 104,779
1972 46,427 0 804,043 96,614
1971 44,431 0 805,830 77,717
1970 42,374 0 794,612 89,757
1969 40,532 0 780,660 78,196
1968 38,786 0 743,992 69,342
1967 36,866 0 727,276 77,313
1966 35,452 0 695,040 98,709
1965 33,865 0 663,029 127,808
1964 32,270 0 635,589 121,817
1963 30,832 0 620,126 110,190
1962 29,342 0 595,538 96,332
1961 28,220 0 594,674 77,811
1960 27,094 0 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/congo/iran | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 95.2% of the population change in the Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 1,445,532 people) and 4.82% is from migration (a loss of 73,144 people). In Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 127K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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