The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,332,961 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,639,487 people compared to 122,647,678 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 18.5 times bigger than the Congo's.
- The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 1.48% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.64M (73% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.07% decline).
- The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Congo vs Japan: live population counter
Congo
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6639487
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122647678
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| Population rank | 109/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 1.48% |
| One net population change |
3.5 minutes
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58.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.78 minutes
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42.2 seconds
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| One death every |
13.5 minutes
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19.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.52 hours
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3.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,491 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | +411 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | +150,076 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 31/197 | 185/197 |
the Congo and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Congo
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Congo
|
Japan
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Congo
|
Japan
|
|
| 1960 | 1,056,732 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,084,389 | 94,055,000 | 2.62% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 1,113,175 | 94,933,000 | 2.65% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 1,143,263 | 95,900,000 | 2.7% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 1,174,816 | 96,903,000 | 2.76% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 1,207,880 | 97,952,000 | 2.81% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 1,242,534 | 98,851,000 | 2.87% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 1,278,691 | 99,879,000 | 2.91% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 1,316,519 | 101,011,000 | 2.96% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 1,356,182 | 102,219,000 | 3.01% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 1,397,638 | 103,403,000 | 3.06% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 1,441,039 | 105,697,000 | 3.11% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 1,486,468 | 107,188,000 | 3.15% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 1,533,680 | 108,707,000 | 3.18% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 1,582,301 | 110,162,000 | 3.17% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 1,627,032 | 111,573,000 | 2.83% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 1,667,225 | 112,775,000 | 2.47% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 1,707,568 | 113,872,000 | 2.42% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 1,748,089 | 114,913,000 | 2.37% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 1,788,524 | 115,890,000 | 2.31% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 1,828,985 | 116,807,000 | 2.26% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 1,869,759 | 117,661,000 | 2.23% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 1,910,430 | 118,480,000 | 2.18% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,950,321 | 119,307,000 | 2.09% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 1,999,528 | 120,083,000 | 2.52% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 2,059,311 | 120,837,000 | 2.99% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 2,120,602 | 121,482,000 | 2.98% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 2,183,473 | 122,069,000 | 2.96% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 2,247,653 | 122,578,000 | 2.94% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 2,313,558 | 123,069,000 | 2.93% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,380,560 | 123,478,000 | 2.9% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 2,449,229 | 123,964,000 | 2.88% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 2,519,465 | 124,425,000 | 2.87% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 2,595,124 | 124,829,000 | 3% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 2,673,144 | 125,178,000 | 3.01% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 2,749,461 | 125,472,000 | 2.85% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 2,826,785 | 125,757,000 | 2.81% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 2,887,862 | 126,057,000 | 2.16% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 2,952,061 | 126,400,000 | 2.22% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 3,032,874 | 126,631,000 | 2.74% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 3,151,345 | 126,843,000 | 3.91% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 3,272,537 | 127,149,000 | 3.85% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 3,350,771 | 127,445,000 | 2.39% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 3,445,753 | 127,718,000 | 2.83% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 3,565,554 | 127,761,000 | 3.48% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 3,696,393 | 127,773,000 | 3.67% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 3,837,409 | 127,854,000 | 3.81% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 3,980,430 | 128,001,000 | 3.73% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 4,113,517 | 128,063,000 | 3.34% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 4,281,219 | 128,047,000 | 4.08% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 4,462,290 | 128,070,000 | 4.23% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 4,609,724 | 127,833,000 | 3.3% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 4,740,450 | 127,629,000 | 2.84% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 4,857,099 | 127,445,000 | 2.46% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 4,975,880 | 127,276,000 | 2.45% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 5,097,581 | 127,141,000 | 2.45% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 5,222,536 | 127,076,000 | 2.45% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 5,351,011 | 126,972,000 | 2.46% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 5,483,118 | 126,811,000 | 2.47% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 5,616,661 | 126,633,000 | 2.44% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 5,752,791 | 126,261,000 | 2.42% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 5,892,183 | 125,681,593 | 2.42% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 6,035,104 | 125,124,989 | 2.43% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 6,182,885 | 124,516,650 | 2.45% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 6,332,961 | 123,975,371 | 2.43% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 6,484,427 | 123,324,642 | 2.39% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 6,637,777 | 122,647,678 | 2.36% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 6,794,288 | 121,951,038 | 2.36% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 6,953,966 | 121,241,776 | 2.35% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 7,116,456 | 120,524,230 | 2.34% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 7,282,261 | 119,798,959 | 2.33% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 7,452,405 | 119,065,610 | 2.34% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 7,626,474 | 118,326,333 | 2.34% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 7,802,988 | 117,583,337 | 2.31% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 7,981,338 | 116,836,274 | 2.29% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 8,160,723 | 116,084,328 | 2.25% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 8,341,706 | 115,332,395 | 2.22% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 8,524,798 | 114,582,890 | 2.19% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 8,709,719 | 113,837,760 | 2.17% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 8,896,164 | 113,097,352 | 2.14% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 9,083,959 | 112,359,802 | 2.11% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 9,274,654 | 111,622,622 | 2.1% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 9,466,745 | 110,891,223 | 2.07% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 9,658,834 | 110,169,955 | 2.03% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 9,850,493 | 109,455,823 | 1.98% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 10,041,891 | 108,747,012 | 1.94% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 10,234,360 | 108,044,346 | 1.92% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 10,427,899 | 107,350,486 | 1.89% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 10,621,379 | 106,665,616 | 1.86% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 10,813,639 | 105,986,908 | 1.81% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 11,006,454 | 105,312,022 | 1.78% | -0.64% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,416,951 (a 27.1% growth), while Japan's population decreased by -4,428,322 (a 3.48% decline).
The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Congo's population will grow by 65.8% to 11,006,454 people with a rank change from 109th to 95th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
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Population differences between the Congo and Japan
|
Congo
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 85.1 years |
| Average age | 24.2 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 19.5 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 4.16 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 48 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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