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

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The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,484,437 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,718,789 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 17.6 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.72M (75.1% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Congo vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo Philippines
2100 20,194,267 115,059,775
2099 20,053,234 115,816,309
2098 19,906,909 116,573,828
2097 19,760,110 117,333,883
2096 19,610,521 118,100,419
2095 19,459,493 118,866,742
2094 19,306,835 119,626,818
2093 19,151,289 120,388,122
2092 18,990,577 121,147,462
2091 18,828,222 121,904,917
2090 18,663,146 122,652,199
2089 18,497,842 123,391,846
2088 18,325,571 124,122,345
2087 18,153,731 124,843,149
2086 17,979,773 125,552,213
2085 17,807,843 126,246,777
2084 17,631,386 126,918,902
2083 17,453,221 127,566,644
2082 17,270,773 128,196,192
2081 17,093,270 128,799,883
2080 16,910,570 129,384,776
2079 16,728,955 129,937,788
2078 16,542,829 130,470,163
2077 16,357,926 130,981,766
2076 16,173,005 131,455,691
2075 15,981,904 131,899,779
2074 15,791,626 132,321,868
2073 15,597,321 132,712,554
2072 15,402,110 133,078,198
2071 15,205,567 133,413,261
2070 15,009,147 133,726,740
2069 14,808,250 134,013,962
2068 14,609,790 134,276,965
2067 14,412,802 134,521,893
2066 14,211,022 134,738,123
2065 14,010,661 134,943,069
2064 13,810,933 135,121,691
2063 13,609,626 135,278,856
2062 13,405,080 135,418,302
2061 13,204,362 135,533,003
2060 13,004,957 135,624,320
2059 12,806,162 135,691,307
2058 12,609,233 135,723,393
2057 12,413,395 135,729,299
2056 12,217,406 135,713,449
2055 12,022,740 135,658,483
2054 11,824,813 135,564,032
2053 11,627,983 135,433,969
2052 11,431,875 135,267,110
2051 11,235,188 135,047,521
2050 11,039,311 134,786,831
2049 10,844,973 134,476,341
2048 10,650,230 134,125,026
2047 10,453,401 133,725,025
2046 10,258,550 133,275,028
2045 10,063,886 132,781,283
2044 9,871,213 132,246,145
2043 9,676,000 131,672,273
2042 9,482,485 131,060,574
2041 9,287,235 130,412,807
2040 9,096,577 129,728,924
2039 8,907,177 129,013,931
2038 8,719,250 128,259,977
2037 8,532,935 127,475,872
2036 8,348,719 126,664,807
2035 8,166,676 125,834,749
2034 7,985,679 124,984,319
2033 7,805,748 124,117,657
2032 7,628,440 123,239,893
2031 7,453,476 122,353,079
2030 7,284,111 121,447,264
2029 7,117,929 120,532,209
2028 6,955,268 119,603,538
2027 6,794,778 118,669,567
2026 6,638,532 117,732,112
2025 6,484,437 116,786,962
2024 6,332,961 115,843,670
2023 6,182,885 114,891,199
2022 6,035,104 113,964,338
2021 5,892,183 113,100,950
2020 5,752,791 112,081,264
2019 5,616,661 110,804,683
2018 5,483,118 109,465,287
2017 5,351,011 108,119,693
2016 5,222,536 106,735,719
2015 5,097,581 105,312,992
2014 4,975,880 103,767,130
2013 4,857,099 102,076,336
2012 4,740,450 100,175,512
2011 4,609,724 98,248,614
2010 4,462,290 96,337,125
2009 4,281,219 94,384,250
2008 4,113,517 92,699,095
2007 3,980,430 91,075,184
2006 3,837,409 89,508,986
2005 3,696,393 88,015,962
2004 3,565,554 86,394,504
2003 3,445,753 84,731,835
2002 3,350,771 83,068,889
2001 3,272,537 81,401,488
2000 3,151,345 79,625,397
1999 3,032,874 77,753,257
1998 2,952,061 75,791,024
1997 2,887,862 73,908,810
1996 2,826,785 72,190,242
1995 2,749,461 70,546,246
1994 2,673,144 69,019,291
1993 2,595,124 67,530,621
1992 2,519,465 65,926,125
1991 2,449,229 64,382,249
1990 2,380,560 62,854,666
1989 2,313,558 61,265,260
1988 2,247,653 59,739,052
1987 2,183,473 58,157,496
1986 2,120,602 56,645,077
1985 2,059,311 55,213,006
1984 1,999,528 53,726,181
1983 1,950,321 52,194,620
1982 1,910,430 50,695,707
1981 1,869,759 49,311,727
1980 1,828,985 48,043,740
1979 1,788,524 46,807,103
1978 1,748,089 45,575,281
1977 1,707,568 44,367,962
1976 1,667,225 43,201,488
1975 1,627,032 42,120,826
1974 1,582,301 41,174,341
1973 1,533,680 40,294,130
1972 1,486,468 39,408,560
1971 1,441,039 38,518,659
1970 1,397,638 37,622,204
1969 1,356,182 36,660,799
1968 1,316,519 35,638,342
1967 1,278,691 34,621,320
1966 1,242,534 33,617,170
1965 1,207,880 32,625,316
1964 1,174,816 31,643,032
1963 1,143,263 30,674,731
1962 1,113,175 29,723,536
1961 1,084,389 28,792,621
1960 1,056,732 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,496,253 people (a 28.6% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo Philippines
2100 0.7% -0.65%
2099 0.74% -0.65%
2098 0.74% -0.65%
2097 0.76% -0.65%
2096 0.78% -0.64%
2095 0.79% -0.64%
2094 0.81% -0.63%
2093 0.85% -0.63%
2092 0.86% -0.62%
2091 0.88% -0.61%
2090 0.89% -0.6%
2089 0.94% -0.59%
2088 0.95% -0.58%
2087 0.97% -0.56%
2086 0.97% -0.55%
2085 1% -0.53%
2084 1.02% -0.51%
2083 1.06% -0.49%
2082 1.04% -0.47%
2081 1.08% -0.45%
2080 1.09% -0.43%
2079 1.13% -0.41%
2078 1.13% -0.39%
2077 1.14% -0.36%
2076 1.2% -0.34%
2075 1.2% -0.32%
2074 1.25% -0.29%
2073 1.27% -0.27%
2072 1.29% -0.25%
2071 1.31% -0.23%
2070 1.36% -0.21%
2069 1.36% -0.2%
2068 1.37% -0.18%
2067 1.42% -0.16%
2066 1.43% -0.15%
2065 1.45% -0.13%
2064 1.48% -0.12%
2063 1.53% -0.1%
2062 1.52% -0.08%
2061 1.53% -0.07%
2060 1.55% -0.05%
2059 1.56% -0.02%
2058 1.58% -0.004%
2057 1.6% 0.01%
2056 1.62% 0.04%
2055 1.67% 0.07%
2054 1.69% 0.1%
2053 1.72% 0.12%
2052 1.75% 0.16%
2051 1.77% 0.19%
2050 1.79% 0.23%
2049 1.83% 0.26%
2048 1.88% 0.3%
2047 1.9% 0.34%
2046 1.93% 0.37%
2045 1.95% 0.4%
2044 2.02% 0.44%
2043 2.04% 0.47%
2042 2.1% 0.5%
2041 2.1% 0.53%
2040 2.13% 0.55%
2039 2.16% 0.59%
2038 2.18% 0.62%
2037 2.21% 0.64%
2036 2.23% 0.66%
2035 2.27% 0.68%
2034 2.31% 0.7%
2033 2.32% 0.71%
2032 2.35% 0.72%
2031 2.33% 0.75%
2030 2.33% 0.76%
2029 2.34% 0.78%
2028 2.36% 0.79%
2027 2.35% 0.8%
2026 2.38% 0.81%
2025 2.39% 0.81%
2024 2.43% 0.83%
2023 2.45% 0.81%
2022 2.43% 0.76%
2021 2.42% 0.91%
2020 2.42% 1.15%
2019 2.44% 1.22%
2018 2.47% 1.24%
2017 2.46% 1.3%
2016 2.45% 1.35%
2015 2.45% 1.49%
2014 2.45% 1.66%
2013 2.46% 1.9%
2012 2.84% 1.96%
2011 3.3% 1.98%
2010 4.23% 2.07%
2009 4.08% 1.82%
2008 3.34% 1.78%
2007 3.73% 1.75%
2006 3.81% 1.7%
2005 3.67% 1.88%
2004 3.48% 1.96%
2003 2.83% 2%
2002 2.39% 2.05%
2001 3.85% 2.23%
2000 3.91% 2.41%
1999 2.74% 2.59%
1998 2.22% 2.55%
1997 2.16% 2.38%
1996 2.81% 2.33%
1995 2.85% 2.21%
1994 3.01% 2.2%
1993 3% 2.43%
1992 2.87% 2.4%
1991 2.88% 2.43%
1990 2.9% 2.59%
1989 2.93% 2.55%
1988 2.94% 2.72%
1987 2.96% 2.67%
1986 2.98% 2.59%
1985 2.99% 2.77%
1984 2.52% 2.93%
1983 2.09% 2.96%
1982 2.18% 2.81%
1981 2.23% 2.64%
1980 2.26% 2.64%
1979 2.31% 2.7%
1978 2.37% 2.72%
1977 2.42% 2.7%
1976 2.47% 2.57%
1975 2.83% 2.3%
1974 3.17% 2.18%
1973 3.18% 2.25%
1972 3.15% 2.31%
1971 3.11% 2.38%
1970 3.06% 2.62%
1969 3.01% 2.87%
1968 2.96% 2.94%
1967 2.91% 2.99%
1966 2.87% 3.04%
1965 2.81% 3.1%
1964 2.76% 3.16%
1963 2.7% 3.2%
1962 2.65% 3.23%
1961 2.62% 3.23%

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/philippines | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Congo grew by 2.39%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Congo Philippines
Current population
6718789
118213646
Population rank 109/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.42%
One net population change
3.48 minutes
33.5 seconds
One birth every
2.73 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
13.3 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +415 +2,584
Annual growth/decline +151,476 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate +2.39% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 110/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -2,999 -149,315
Net migration rank 108/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - -149,315
2024 153,150 -2,491 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 150,486 -995 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 147,076 -995 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 144,241 -4,476 917,928 -85,185
2020 143,492 -4,472 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 139,513 -6,268 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 142,704 -8,856 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 141,973 -11,601 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 141,358 -14,783 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 141,539 -18,207 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 141,674 -21,598 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 142,080 -24,605 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 142,464 -26,643 1,979,568 95,702
2011 140,371 5,262 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 136,908 12,318 2,030,979 13,556
2009 126,904 86,014 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 120,711 1,774 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 112,459 31,239 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 106,876 35,475 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 101,344 38,337 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 96,577 25,412 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 91,326 26,280 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 88,497 -16,140 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 84,876 -764 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 78,491 79,780 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 76,204 2,470 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 72,450 10,500 1,870,371 178,274
1997 66,149 -20,704 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 75,628 1,085 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 74,189 3,747 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 72,857 1,850 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 71,119 10,218 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 69,973 0 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 68,534 1,966 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 67,241 -395 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 65,944 1,214 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 64,629 22 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 63,183 525 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 61,669 367 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 60,359 182 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 59,028 0 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 58,120 -18,720 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 57,036 -16,664 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 56,603 -15,630 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 55,550 -14,972 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 54,723 -14,378 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 53,885 -13,356 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 53,179 -12,673 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 52,148 -11,971 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 51,155 -10,944 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 49,563 -312 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 48,017 -22 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 46,427 0 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 44,431 0 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 42,374 0 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 40,532 0 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 38,786 0 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 36,866 0 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 35,452 0 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 33,865 0 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 32,270 0 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 30,832 0 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 29,342 0 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 28,220 0 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 27,094 0 1,036,017 -155,354

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

GeoRank.org/population/congo/philippines | 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 the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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