The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,332,961 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,639,487 people compared to 5,898,001 in Lebanon.
Population statistics:
- The Congo's population is 1.13 times bigger than Lebanon's.
- The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
- For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
- Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.64M (73% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.9M (24.1% growth).
- The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20M people compared to the peak of 7.46M people in 2080 for Lebanon.
Congo vs Lebanon: live population counter
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| Current population |
6639487
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5898001
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| Population rank | 109/197 | 115/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
3.5 minutes
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16.2 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.78 minutes
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5.64 minutes
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| One death every |
13.5 minutes
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15.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.52 hours
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30.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,491 | -17,267 |
| Daily growth/decline | +411 | +89 |
| Annual growth/decline | +150,076 | +32,469 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | +0.56% |
| Population growth rate rank | 31/197 | 130/197 |
the Congo and Lebanon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,056,732 | 1,794,406 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,084,389 | 1,850,084 | 2.62% | 3.1% |
| 1962 | 1,113,175 | 1,909,578 | 2.65% | 3.22% |
| 1963 | 1,143,263 | 1,970,316 | 2.7% | 3.18% |
| 1964 | 1,174,816 | 2,030,543 | 2.76% | 3.06% |
| 1965 | 1,207,880 | 2,088,831 | 2.81% | 2.87% |
| 1966 | 1,242,534 | 2,148,260 | 2.87% | 2.85% |
| 1967 | 1,278,691 | 2,206,731 | 2.91% | 2.72% |
| 1968 | 1,316,519 | 2,266,368 | 2.96% | 2.7% |
| 1969 | 1,356,182 | 2,328,159 | 3.01% | 2.73% |
| 1970 | 1,397,638 | 2,386,114 | 3.06% | 2.49% |
| 1971 | 1,441,039 | 2,446,314 | 3.11% | 2.52% |
| 1972 | 1,486,468 | 2,509,729 | 3.15% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 1,533,680 | 2,572,935 | 3.18% | 2.52% |
| 1974 | 1,582,301 | 2,635,185 | 3.17% | 2.42% |
| 1975 | 1,627,032 | 2,693,191 | 2.83% | 2.2% |
| 1976 | 1,667,225 | 2,726,469 | 2.47% | 1.24% |
| 1977 | 1,707,568 | 2,762,155 | 2.42% | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 1,748,089 | 2,822,682 | 2.37% | 2.19% |
| 1979 | 1,788,524 | 2,882,635 | 2.31% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 1,828,985 | 2,944,763 | 2.26% | 2.16% |
| 1981 | 1,869,759 | 3,008,981 | 2.23% | 2.18% |
| 1982 | 1,910,430 | 3,054,931 | 2.18% | 1.53% |
| 1983 | 1,950,321 | 3,094,996 | 2.09% | 1.31% |
| 1984 | 1,999,528 | 3,152,744 | 2.52% | 1.87% |
| 1985 | 2,059,311 | 3,217,376 | 2.99% | 2.05% |
| 1986 | 2,120,602 | 3,300,365 | 2.98% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 2,183,473 | 3,385,555 | 2.96% | 2.58% |
| 1988 | 2,247,653 | 3,454,649 | 2.94% | 2.04% |
| 1989 | 2,313,558 | 3,525,285 | 2.93% | 2.04% |
| 1990 | 2,380,560 | 3,595,175 | 2.9% | 1.98% |
| 1991 | 2,449,229 | 3,668,912 | 2.88% | 2.05% |
| 1992 | 2,519,465 | 3,747,371 | 2.87% | 2.14% |
| 1993 | 2,595,124 | 3,820,647 | 3% | 1.96% |
| 1994 | 2,673,144 | 3,889,799 | 3.01% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 2,749,461 | 3,960,735 | 2.85% | 1.82% |
| 1996 | 2,826,785 | 4,034,781 | 2.81% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 2,887,862 | 4,108,405 | 2.16% | 1.82% |
| 1998 | 2,952,061 | 4,181,281 | 2.22% | 1.77% |
| 1999 | 3,032,874 | 4,255,277 | 2.74% | 1.77% |
| 2000 | 3,151,345 | 4,329,340 | 3.91% | 1.74% |
| 2001 | 3,272,537 | 4,401,918 | 3.85% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 3,350,771 | 4,463,504 | 2.39% | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,445,753 | 4,525,508 | 2.83% | 1.39% |
| 2004 | 3,565,554 | 4,599,279 | 3.48% | 1.63% |
| 2005 | 3,696,393 | 4,671,102 | 3.67% | 1.56% |
| 2006 | 3,837,409 | 4,751,136 | 3.81% | 1.71% |
| 2007 | 3,980,430 | 4,844,118 | 3.73% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 4,113,517 | 4,925,354 | 3.34% | 1.68% |
| 2009 | 4,281,219 | 4,992,287 | 4.08% | 1.36% |
| 2010 | 4,462,290 | 5,041,288 | 4.23% | 0.98% |
| 2011 | 4,609,724 | 5,096,020 | 3.3% | 1.09% |
| 2012 | 4,740,450 | 5,235,742 | 2.84% | 2.74% |
| 2013 | 4,857,099 | 5,743,436 | 2.46% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 4,975,880 | 6,346,990 | 2.45% | 10.5% |
| 2015 | 5,097,581 | 6,472,469 | 2.45% | 1.98% |
| 2016 | 5,222,536 | 6,323,060 | 2.45% | -2.31% |
| 2017 | 5,351,011 | 6,160,128 | 2.46% | -2.58% |
| 2018 | 5,483,118 | 5,984,119 | 2.47% | -2.86% |
| 2019 | 5,616,661 | 5,794,594 | 2.44% | -3.17% |
| 2020 | 5,752,791 | 5,702,398 | 2.42% | -1.59% |
| 2021 | 5,892,183 | 5,718,122 | 2.42% | 0.28% |
| 2022 | 6,035,104 | 5,744,489 | 2.43% | 0.46% |
| 2023 | 6,182,885 | 5,773,493 | 2.45% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 6,332,961 | 5,805,962 | 2.43% | 0.56% |
| 2025 | 6,484,427 | 5,849,420 | 2.39% | 0.75% |
| 2026 | 6,637,777 | 5,897,459 | 2.36% | 0.82% |
| 2027 | 6,794,288 | 5,947,070 | 2.36% | 0.84% |
| 2028 | 6,953,966 | 5,997,844 | 2.35% | 0.85% |
| 2029 | 7,116,456 | 6,050,384 | 2.34% | 0.88% |
| 2030 | 7,282,261 | 6,103,809 | 2.33% | 0.88% |
| 2031 | 7,452,405 | 6,158,003 | 2.34% | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 7,626,474 | 6,210,753 | 2.34% | 0.86% |
| 2033 | 7,802,988 | 6,259,744 | 2.31% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 7,981,338 | 6,308,826 | 2.29% | 0.78% |
| 2035 | 8,160,723 | 6,357,723 | 2.25% | 0.78% |
| 2036 | 8,341,706 | 6,407,678 | 2.22% | 0.79% |
| 2037 | 8,524,798 | 6,461,872 | 2.19% | 0.85% |
| 2038 | 8,709,719 | 6,516,253 | 2.17% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 8,896,164 | 6,569,272 | 2.14% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 9,083,959 | 6,620,323 | 2.11% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 9,274,654 | 6,669,091 | 2.1% | 0.74% |
| 2042 | 9,466,745 | 6,714,435 | 2.07% | 0.68% |
| 2043 | 9,658,834 | 6,754,071 | 2.03% | 0.59% |
| 2044 | 9,850,493 | 6,794,014 | 1.98% | 0.59% |
| 2045 | 10,041,891 | 6,834,985 | 1.94% | 0.6% |
| 2046 | 10,234,360 | 6,871,777 | 1.92% | 0.54% |
| 2047 | 10,427,899 | 6,909,022 | 1.89% | 0.54% |
| 2048 | 10,621,379 | 6,944,194 | 1.86% | 0.51% |
| 2049 | 10,813,639 | 6,972,877 | 1.81% | 0.41% |
| 2050 | 11,006,454 | 6,999,259 | 1.78% | 0.38% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,416,951 (a 27.1% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by -425,059 (a 6.72% decline).
The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 6,999,259 people and will still be ranked 115th.
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Population differences between the Congo and Lebanon
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| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 78.2 years |
| Average age | 24.2 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 19.5 years | 29.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 4.16 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman |
| Population density | 48 ppl/mi² | 1,470 ppl/mi² |
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