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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,332,961 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,681,829 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 1.65 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.68M (74.1% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Congo vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo Tajikistan
2100 20,197,393 20,390,053
2099 20,056,338 20,381,074
2098 19,909,990 20,367,161
2097 19,763,169 20,348,897
2096 19,613,556 20,324,869
2095 19,462,505 20,297,885
2094 19,309,823 20,265,966
2093 19,154,254 20,234,160
2092 18,993,517 20,192,937
2091 18,831,137 20,148,873
2090 18,666,035 20,103,798
2089 18,500,705 20,056,079
2088 18,328,408 20,005,521
2087 18,156,542 19,950,317
2086 17,982,556 19,895,606
2085 17,810,599 19,836,988
2084 17,634,115 19,773,272
2083 17,455,922 19,706,082
2082 17,273,447 19,639,516
2081 17,095,916 19,572,596
2080 16,913,187 19,499,390
2079 16,731,545 19,425,502
2078 16,545,390 19,347,261
2077 16,360,458 19,265,447
2076 16,175,508 19,175,355
2075 15,984,378 19,083,859
2074 15,794,071 18,988,290
2073 15,599,735 18,889,470
2072 15,404,494 18,785,103
2071 15,207,921 18,674,697
2070 15,011,471 18,559,138
2069 14,810,543 18,437,873
2068 14,612,051 18,315,011
2067 14,415,033 18,187,508
2066 14,213,222 18,054,404
2065 14,012,829 17,921,674
2064 13,813,071 17,783,801
2063 13,611,733 17,641,066
2062 13,407,155 17,498,306
2061 13,206,406 17,356,130
2060 13,006,970 17,206,922
2059 12,808,144 17,056,085
2058 12,611,185 16,903,532
2057 12,415,316 16,749,284
2056 12,219,298 16,595,691
2055 12,024,601 16,441,650
2054 11,826,644 16,285,520
2053 11,629,783 16,130,235
2052 11,433,645 15,967,770
2051 11,236,927 15,805,253
2050 11,041,020 15,638,613
2049 10,846,652 15,468,883
2048 10,651,879 15,292,499
2047 10,455,019 15,112,083
2046 10,260,138 14,928,123
2045 10,065,444 14,739,540
2044 9,872,742 14,544,544
2043 9,677,498 14,349,357
2042 9,483,953 14,147,892
2041 9,288,673 13,945,694
2040 9,097,986 13,741,587
2039 8,908,556 13,536,704
2038 8,720,599 13,331,490
2037 8,534,256 13,125,051
2036 8,350,011 12,917,110
2035 8,167,940 12,714,184
2034 7,986,915 12,515,962
2033 7,806,956 12,321,294
2032 7,629,621 12,128,060
2031 7,454,630 11,938,351
2030 7,285,238 11,749,706
2029 7,119,031 11,559,235
2028 6,956,345 11,369,414
2027 6,795,830 11,178,605
2026 6,639,560 10,986,242
2025 6,485,440 10,791,246
2024 6,332,961 10,590,927
2023 6,182,885 10,389,799
2022 6,035,104 10,182,222
2021 5,892,183 9,966,908
2020 5,752,791 9,749,310
2019 5,616,661 9,529,966
2018 5,483,118 9,307,333
2017 5,351,011 9,085,946
2016 5,222,536 8,865,631
2015 5,097,581 8,643,840
2014 4,975,880 8,425,552
2013 4,857,099 8,216,724
2012 4,740,450 8,014,084
2011 4,609,724 7,824,785
2010 4,462,290 7,652,141
2009 4,281,219 7,490,230
2008 4,113,517 7,338,403
2007 3,980,430 7,194,477
2006 3,837,409 7,057,566
2005 3,696,393 6,924,720
2004 3,565,554 6,790,547
2003 3,445,753 6,658,575
2002 3,350,771 6,531,669
2001 3,272,537 6,407,377
2000 3,151,345 6,284,735
1999 3,032,874 6,208,370
1998 2,952,061 6,176,397
1997 2,887,862 6,139,829
1996 2,826,785 6,066,523
1995 2,749,461 5,948,584
1994 2,673,144 5,825,368
1993 2,595,124 5,724,993
1992 2,519,465 5,649,400
1991 2,449,229 5,541,205
1990 2,380,560 5,398,768
1989 2,313,558 5,267,249
1988 2,247,653 5,114,989
1987 2,183,473 4,939,059
1986 2,120,602 4,772,139
1985 2,059,311 4,619,003
1984 1,999,528 4,480,026
1983 1,950,321 4,350,874
1982 1,910,430 4,227,171
1981 1,869,759 4,109,022
1980 1,828,985 3,995,256
1979 1,788,524 3,882,691
1978 1,748,089 3,768,508
1977 1,707,568 3,653,265
1976 1,667,225 3,540,076
1975 1,627,032 3,430,425
1974 1,582,301 3,324,499
1973 1,533,680 3,222,290
1972 1,486,468 3,123,691
1971 1,441,039 3,028,837
1970 1,397,638 2,936,779
1969 1,356,182 2,845,273
1968 1,316,519 2,753,848
1967 1,278,691 2,664,130
1966 1,242,534 2,577,184
1965 1,207,880 2,492,998
1964 1,174,816 2,411,260
1963 1,143,263 2,331,736
1962 1,113,175 2,255,026
1961 1,084,389 2,181,805
1960 1,056,732 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Congo's population will grow by 65.2% to 11,041,020 people with a rank change from 109th to 95th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo Tajikistan
2100 0.7% 0.04%
2099 0.74% 0.07%
2098 0.74% 0.09%
2097 0.76% 0.12%
2096 0.78% 0.13%
2095 0.79% 0.16%
2094 0.81% 0.16%
2093 0.85% 0.2%
2092 0.86% 0.22%
2091 0.88% 0.22%
2090 0.89% 0.24%
2089 0.94% 0.25%
2088 0.95% 0.28%
2087 0.97% 0.27%
2086 0.97% 0.3%
2085 1% 0.32%
2084 1.02% 0.34%
2083 1.06% 0.34%
2082 1.04% 0.34%
2081 1.08% 0.38%
2080 1.09% 0.38%
2079 1.13% 0.4%
2078 1.13% 0.42%
2077 1.14% 0.47%
2076 1.2% 0.48%
2075 1.2% 0.5%
2074 1.25% 0.52%
2073 1.27% 0.56%
2072 1.29% 0.59%
2071 1.31% 0.62%
2070 1.36% 0.66%
2069 1.36% 0.67%
2068 1.37% 0.7%
2067 1.42% 0.74%
2066 1.43% 0.74%
2065 1.45% 0.78%
2064 1.48% 0.81%
2063 1.53% 0.82%
2062 1.52% 0.82%
2061 1.53% 0.87%
2060 1.55% 0.88%
2059 1.56% 0.9%
2058 1.58% 0.92%
2057 1.6% 0.93%
2056 1.62% 0.94%
2055 1.67% 0.96%
2054 1.69% 0.96%
2053 1.72% 1.02%
2052 1.75% 1.03%
2051 1.77% 1.07%
2050 1.79% 1.1%
2049 1.83% 1.15%
2048 1.88% 1.19%
2047 1.9% 1.23%
2046 1.93% 1.28%
2045 1.95% 1.34%
2044 2.02% 1.36%
2043 2.04% 1.42%
2042 2.1% 1.45%
2041 2.1% 1.49%
2040 2.13% 1.51%
2039 2.16% 1.54%
2038 2.18% 1.57%
2037 2.21% 1.61%
2036 2.23% 1.6%
2035 2.27% 1.58%
2034 2.31% 1.58%
2033 2.32% 1.59%
2032 2.35% 1.59%
2031 2.33% 1.61%
2030 2.33% 1.65%
2029 2.34% 1.67%
2028 2.36% 1.71%
2027 2.35% 1.75%
2026 2.38% 1.81%
2025 2.41% 1.89%
2024 2.43% 1.94%
2023 2.45% 2.04%
2022 2.43% 2.16%
2021 2.42% 2.23%
2020 2.42% 2.3%
2019 2.44% 2.39%
2018 2.47% 2.44%
2017 2.46% 2.49%
2016 2.45% 2.57%
2015 2.45% 2.59%
2014 2.45% 2.54%
2013 2.46% 2.53%
2012 2.84% 2.42%
2011 3.3% 2.26%
2010 4.23% 2.16%
2009 4.08% 2.07%
2008 3.34% 2%
2007 3.73% 1.94%
2006 3.81% 1.92%
2005 3.67% 1.98%
2004 3.48% 1.98%
2003 2.83% 1.94%
2002 2.39% 1.94%
2001 3.85% 1.95%
2000 3.91% 1.23%
1999 2.74% 0.52%
1998 2.22% 0.6%
1997 2.16% 1.21%
1996 2.81% 1.98%
1995 2.85% 2.12%
1994 3.01% 1.75%
1993 3% 1.34%
1992 2.87% 1.95%
1991 2.88% 2.64%
1990 2.9% 2.5%
1989 2.93% 2.98%
1988 2.94% 3.56%
1987 2.96% 3.5%
1986 2.98% 3.32%
1985 2.99% 3.1%
1984 2.52% 2.97%
1983 2.09% 2.93%
1982 2.18% 2.88%
1981 2.23% 2.85%
1980 2.26% 2.9%
1979 2.31% 3.03%
1978 2.37% 3.15%
1977 2.42% 3.2%
1976 2.47% 3.2%
1975 2.83% 3.19%
1974 3.17% 3.17%
1973 3.18% 3.16%
1972 3.15% 3.13%
1971 3.11% 3.13%
1970 3.06% 3.22%
1969 3.01% 3.32%
1968 2.96% 3.37%
1967 2.91% 3.37%
1966 2.87% 3.38%
1965 2.81% 3.39%
1964 2.76% 3.41%
1963 2.7% 3.4%
1962 2.65% 3.36%
1961 2.62% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of the Congo grew by 2.43%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Congo Tajikistan
Current population
6681829
11038274
Population rank 109/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.13%
One net population change
3.5 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
2.78 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
13.5 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +411 +551
Annual growth/decline +150,076 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 55/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,999 -21,606
Net migration rank 108/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - -21,606
2024 - -2,491 - -21,236
2023 150,486 -995 223,828 -19,999
2022 147,076 -995 228,336 -17,001
2021 144,241 -4,476 222,850 -3,564
2020 143,492 -4,472 219,467 -3,564
2019 139,513 -6,268 231,817 -9,041
2018 142,704 -8,856 228,597 -6,111
2017 141,973 -11,601 224,396 -4,093
2016 141,358 -14,783 228,547 -8,210
2015 141,539 -18,207 230,903 -7,660
2014 141,674 -21,598 227,304 -13,962
2013 142,080 -24,605 220,693 -16,362
2012 142,464 -26,643 213,078 -12,132
2011 140,371 5,262 208,429 -30,783
2010 136,908 12,318 201,389 -33,733
2009 126,904 86,014 192,851 -36,677
2008 120,711 1,774 182,337 -34,855
2007 112,459 31,239 173,200 -32,831
2006 106,876 35,475 164,046 -30,591
2005 101,344 38,337 160,189 -27,954
2004 96,577 25,412 161,201 -25,082
2003 91,326 26,280 150,391 -22,562
2002 88,497 -16,140 146,492 -20,526
2001 84,876 -764 142,276 -19,657
2000 78,491 79,780 136,549 -13,871
1999 76,204 2,470 147,622 -117,571
1998 72,450 10,500 153,508 -119,621
1997 66,149 -20,704 149,825 -110,572
1996 75,628 1,085 138,287 -30,922
1995 74,189 3,747 168,934 -40,418
1994 72,857 1,850 167,590 -49,668
1993 71,119 10,218 157,975 -75,147
1992 69,973 0 163,652 -95,280
1991 68,534 1,966 177,585 -29,553
1990 67,241 -395 178,429 -41,596
1989 65,944 1,214 179,212 -53,020
1988 64,629 22 172,805 5,523
1987 63,183 525 163,611 9,923
1986 61,669 367 155,987 4,321
1985 60,359 182 145,720 247
1984 59,028 0 139,145 -7,152
1983 58,120 -18,720 133,280 -6,972
1982 57,036 -16,664 127,838 -6,730
1981 56,603 -15,630 121,418 -6,221
1980 55,550 -14,972 117,888 -5,557
1979 54,723 -14,378 114,496 -1,703
1978 53,885 -13,356 110,564 5,006
1977 53,179 -12,673 106,920 7,999
1976 52,148 -11,971 103,777 7,679
1975 51,155 -10,944 100,604 7,237
1974 49,563 -312 97,481 6,531
1973 48,017 -22 94,523 5,876
1972 46,427 0 91,677 5,123
1971 44,431 0 88,618 4,293
1970 42,374 0 85,645 5,559
1969 40,532 0 82,931 8,886
1968 38,786 0 80,698 10,323
1967 36,866 0 78,733 9,670
1966 35,452 0 76,702 8,796
1965 33,865 0 75,139 7,744
1964 32,270 0 74,030 6,568
1963 30,832 0 73,065 5,379
1962 29,342 0 70,700 4,270
1961 28,220 0 68,182 3,291
1960 27,094 0 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 94% of the population change in the Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 people). In Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

Biggest cities by population

Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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