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Population in the Congo compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,332,961 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,681,829 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 10.5 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.68M (74.1% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Congo vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo United Kingdom
2100 20,197,393 74,700,585
2099 20,056,338 74,831,175
2098 19,909,990 74,950,267
2097 19,763,169 75,064,397
2096 19,613,556 75,176,691
2095 19,462,505 75,287,063
2094 19,309,823 75,383,856
2093 19,154,254 75,482,205
2092 18,993,517 75,575,769
2091 18,831,137 75,666,091
2090 18,666,035 75,753,129
2089 18,500,705 75,835,723
2088 18,328,408 75,907,614
2087 18,156,542 75,978,712
2086 17,982,556 76,046,742
2085 17,810,599 76,105,680
2084 17,634,115 76,156,223
2083 17,455,922 76,205,894
2082 17,273,447 76,246,844
2081 17,095,916 76,274,040
2080 16,913,187 76,306,205
2079 16,731,545 76,334,949
2078 16,545,390 76,353,484
2077 16,360,458 76,371,123
2076 16,175,508 76,373,520
2075 15,984,378 76,386,071
2074 15,794,071 76,397,426
2073 15,599,735 76,406,554
2072 15,404,494 76,398,941
2071 15,207,921 76,388,223
2070 15,011,471 76,378,505
2069 14,810,543 76,371,827
2068 14,612,051 76,370,973
2067 14,415,033 76,363,548
2066 14,213,222 76,356,638
2065 14,012,829 76,355,841
2064 13,813,071 76,352,770
2063 13,611,733 76,353,175
2062 13,407,155 76,346,535
2061 13,206,406 76,344,206
2060 13,006,970 76,344,725
2059 12,808,144 76,345,215
2058 12,611,185 76,326,961
2057 12,415,316 76,307,006
2056 12,219,298 76,274,247
2055 12,024,601 76,235,304
2054 11,826,644 76,167,710
2053 11,629,783 76,094,051
2052 11,433,645 76,001,979
2051 11,236,927 75,895,690
2050 11,041,020 75,777,445
2049 10,846,652 75,646,044
2048 10,651,879 75,499,380
2047 10,455,019 75,338,951
2046 10,260,138 75,171,300
2045 10,065,444 74,993,186
2044 9,872,742 74,807,530
2043 9,677,498 74,607,485
2042 9,483,953 74,407,783
2041 9,288,673 74,203,292
2040 9,097,986 73,994,525
2039 8,908,556 73,782,112
2038 8,720,599 73,559,085
2037 8,534,256 73,335,723
2036 8,350,011 73,101,646
2035 8,167,940 72,850,722
2034 7,986,915 72,597,177
2033 7,806,956 72,322,802
2032 7,629,621 72,046,316
2031 7,454,630 71,757,868
2030 7,285,238 71,442,811
2029 7,119,031 71,123,782
2028 6,956,345 70,783,199
2027 6,795,830 70,421,923
2026 6,639,560 70,055,911
2025 6,485,440 69,658,188
2024 6,332,961 69,226,000
2023 6,182,885 68,492,000
2022 6,035,104 67,604,000
2021 5,892,183 66,984,000
2020 5,752,791 66,744,000
2019 5,616,661 66,631,000
2018 5,483,118 66,289,000
2017 5,351,011 65,966,000
2016 5,222,536 65,607,000
2015 5,097,581 65,088,000
2014 4,975,880 64,620,000
2013 4,857,099 64,139,000
2012 4,740,450 63,711,000
2011 4,609,724 63,258,810
2010 4,462,290 62,766,365
2009 4,281,219 62,276,270
2008 4,113,517 61,806,995
2007 3,980,430 61,322,463
2006 3,837,409 60,846,820
2005 3,696,393 60,401,206
2004 3,565,554 59,987,905
2003 3,445,753 59,647,577
2002 3,350,771 59,370,479
2001 3,272,537 59,119,673
2000 3,151,345 58,892,514
1999 3,032,874 58,682,466
1998 2,952,061 58,487,141
1997 2,887,862 58,316,954
1996 2,826,785 58,166,950
1995 2,749,461 58,019,030
1994 2,673,144 57,865,745
1993 2,595,124 57,718,614
1992 2,519,465 57,580,402
1991 2,449,229 57,424,897
1990 2,380,560 57,247,586
1989 2,313,558 57,076,711
1988 2,247,653 56,928,327
1987 2,183,473 56,802,050
1986 2,120,602 56,681,396
1985 2,059,311 56,550,268
1984 1,999,528 56,422,072
1983 1,950,321 56,332,848
1982 1,910,430 56,313,641
1981 1,869,759 56,333,829
1980 1,828,985 56,314,216
1979 1,788,524 56,246,951
1978 1,748,089 56,196,504
1977 1,707,568 56,193,492
1976 1,667,225 56,211,968
1975 1,627,032 56,225,800
1974 1,582,301 56,229,974
1973 1,533,680 56,194,527
1972 1,486,468 56,086,065
1971 1,441,039 55,896,223
1970 1,397,638 55,663,250
1969 1,356,182 55,441,750
1968 1,316,519 55,211,700
1967 1,278,691 54,943,600
1966 1,242,534 54,648,500
1965 1,207,880 54,348,050
1964 1,174,816 54,000,000
1963 1,143,263 53,650,000
1962 1,113,175 53,250,000
1961 1,084,389 52,800,000
1960 1,056,732 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo United Kingdom
2100 0.7% -0.17%
2099 0.74% -0.16%
2098 0.74% -0.15%
2097 0.76% -0.15%
2096 0.78% -0.15%
2095 0.79% -0.13%
2094 0.81% -0.13%
2093 0.85% -0.12%
2092 0.86% -0.12%
2091 0.88% -0.11%
2090 0.89% -0.11%
2089 0.94% -0.09%
2088 0.95% -0.09%
2087 0.97% -0.09%
2086 0.97% -0.08%
2085 1% -0.07%
2084 1.02% -0.07%
2083 1.06% -0.05%
2082 1.04% -0.04%
2081 1.08% -0.04%
2080 1.09% -0.04%
2079 1.13% -0.02%
2078 1.13% -0.02%
2077 1.14% -0.003%
2076 1.2% -0.02%
2075 1.2% -0.01%
2074 1.25% -0.01%
2073 1.27% 0.01%
2072 1.29% 0.01%
2071 1.31% 0.01%
2070 1.36% 0.009%
2069 1.36% 0.001%
2068 1.37% 0.01%
2067 1.42% 0.009%
2066 1.43% 0.001%
2065 1.45% 0.004%
2064 1.48% -0%
2063 1.53% 0.009%
2062 1.52% 0.003%
2061 1.53% -0.001%
2060 1.55% -0.001%
2059 1.56% 0.02%
2058 1.58% 0.03%
2057 1.6% 0.04%
2056 1.62% 0.05%
2055 1.67% 0.09%
2054 1.69% 0.1%
2053 1.72% 0.12%
2052 1.75% 0.14%
2051 1.77% 0.16%
2050 1.79% 0.17%
2049 1.83% 0.19%
2048 1.88% 0.21%
2047 1.9% 0.22%
2046 1.93% 0.24%
2045 1.95% 0.25%
2044 2.02% 0.27%
2043 2.04% 0.27%
2042 2.1% 0.28%
2041 2.1% 0.28%
2040 2.13% 0.29%
2039 2.16% 0.3%
2038 2.18% 0.3%
2037 2.21% 0.32%
2036 2.23% 0.34%
2035 2.27% 0.35%
2034 2.31% 0.38%
2033 2.32% 0.38%
2032 2.35% 0.4%
2031 2.33% 0.44%
2030 2.33% 0.45%
2029 2.34% 0.48%
2028 2.36% 0.51%
2027 2.35% 0.52%
2026 2.38% 0.57%
2025 2.41% 0.62%
2024 2.43% 1.07%
2023 2.45% 1.31%
2022 2.43% 0.93%
2021 2.42% 0.36%
2020 2.42% 0.17%
2019 2.44% 0.52%
2018 2.47% 0.49%
2017 2.46% 0.55%
2016 2.45% 0.8%
2015 2.45% 0.72%
2014 2.45% 0.75%
2013 2.46% 0.67%
2012 2.84% 0.71%
2011 3.3% 0.78%
2010 4.23% 0.79%
2009 4.08% 0.76%
2008 3.34% 0.79%
2007 3.73% 0.78%
2006 3.81% 0.74%
2005 3.67% 0.69%
2004 3.48% 0.57%
2003 2.83% 0.47%
2002 2.39% 0.42%
2001 3.85% 0.39%
2000 3.91% 0.36%
1999 2.74% 0.33%
1998 2.22% 0.29%
1997 2.16% 0.26%
1996 2.81% 0.25%
1995 2.85% 0.26%
1994 3.01% 0.25%
1993 3% 0.24%
1992 2.87% 0.27%
1991 2.88% 0.31%
1990 2.9% 0.3%
1989 2.93% 0.26%
1988 2.94% 0.22%
1987 2.96% 0.21%
1986 2.98% 0.23%
1985 2.99% 0.23%
1984 2.52% 0.16%
1983 2.09% 0.03%
1982 2.18% -0.04%
1981 2.23% 0.03%
1980 2.26% 0.12%
1979 2.31% 0.09%
1978 2.37% 0.005%
1977 2.42% -0.03%
1976 2.47% -0.02%
1975 2.83% -0.007%
1974 3.17% 0.06%
1973 3.18% 0.19%
1972 3.15% 0.34%
1971 3.11% 0.42%
1970 3.06% 0.4%
1969 3.01% 0.42%
1968 2.96% 0.49%
1967 2.91% 0.54%
1966 2.87% 0.55%
1965 2.81% 0.64%
1964 2.76% 0.65%
1963 2.7% 0.75%
1962 2.65% 0.85%
1961 2.62% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Congo grew by 2.43%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Congo United Kingdom
Current population
6681829
70154914
Population rank 109/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.85%
One net population change
3.5 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
2.78 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
13.5 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +411 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +150,076 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 97/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -2,999 +389,911
Net migration rank 108/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - 389,911
2024 - -2,491 - 417,114
2023 150,486 -995 34,589 445,523
2022 147,076 -995 39,751 487,029
2021 144,241 -4,476 30,612 462,967
2020 143,492 -4,472 -4,272 144,221
2019 139,513 -6,268 108,342 232,727
2018 142,704 -8,856 119,321 259,744
2017 141,973 -11,601 145,125 272,311
2016 141,358 -14,783 177,139 324,649
2015 141,539 -18,207 175,738 347,839
2014 141,674 -21,598 206,784 306,091
2013 142,080 -24,605 198,830 237,272
2012 142,464 -26,643 248,473 172,088
2011 140,371 5,262 259,361 228,773
2010 136,908 12,318 251,066 274,811
2009 126,904 86,014 230,422 249,639
2008 120,711 1,774 216,325 263,390
2007 112,459 31,239 196,232 309,385
2006 106,876 35,475 176,455 288,923
2005 101,344 38,337 144,963 308,279
2004 96,577 25,412 131,974 276,077
2003 91,326 26,280 89,471 211,846
2002 88,497 -16,140 65,308 203,577
2001 84,876 -764 65,032 175,133
2000 78,491 79,780 70,671 153,917
1999 76,204 2,470 64,551 152,653
1998 72,450 10,500 87,730 125,541
1997 66,149 -20,704 99,138 59,723
1996 75,628 1,085 98,884 54,964
1995 74,189 3,747 87,028 61,385
1994 72,857 1,850 127,304 45,339
1993 71,119 10,218 103,893 27,403
1992 69,973 0 149,709 17,846
1991 68,534 1,966 143,562 27,601
1990 67,241 -395 154,569 57,132
1989 65,944 1,214 119,861 49,586
1988 64,629 22 136,628 13,952
1987 63,183 525 136,325 8,266
1986 61,669 367 90,690 41,836
1985 60,359 182 79,170 83,164
1984 59,028 0 84,633 71,107
1983 58,120 -18,720 61,966 27,063
1982 57,036 -16,664 56,314 -61,152
1981 56,603 -15,630 73,234 -83,876
1980 55,550 -14,972 95,734 -25,187
1979 54,723 -14,378 61,872 11,255
1978 53,885 -13,356 16,859 3,783
1977 53,179 -12,673 0 -21,636
1976 52,148 -11,971 -5,621 -19,135
1975 51,155 -10,944 33,735 -40,241
1974 49,563 -312 67,476 -65,710
1973 48,017 -22 112,389 -33,840
1972 46,427 0 162,650 -1,406
1971 44,431 0 257,123 1,175
1970 42,374 0 244,918 -15,254
1969 40,532 0 260,577 -60,655
1968 38,786 0 292,622 -38,852
1967 36,866 0 346,145 -39,659
1966 35,452 0 333,356 -27,935
1965 33,865 0 364,132 -24,955
1964 32,270 0 405,000 -23,885
1963 30,832 0 337,995 8,271
1962 29,342 0 340,800 76,443
1961 28,220 0 311,519 52,295
1960 27,094 0 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/congo/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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