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

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The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,484,437 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,718,789 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 5.67 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.72M (75.1% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Congo vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo Uzbekistan
2100 20,194,267 74,913,683
2099 20,053,234 74,651,098
2098 19,906,909 74,375,923
2097 19,760,110 74,084,599
2096 19,610,521 73,786,478
2095 19,459,493 73,476,603
2094 19,306,835 73,151,709
2093 19,151,289 72,817,254
2092 18,990,577 72,474,468
2091 18,828,222 72,122,880
2090 18,663,146 71,760,077
2089 18,497,842 71,384,150
2088 18,325,571 71,002,449
2087 18,153,731 70,611,426
2086 17,979,773 70,216,014
2085 17,807,843 69,811,545
2084 17,631,386 69,396,198
2083 17,453,221 68,975,962
2082 17,270,773 68,557,881
2081 17,093,270 68,128,154
2080 16,910,570 67,696,442
2079 16,728,955 67,260,252
2078 16,542,829 66,816,984
2077 16,357,926 66,362,519
2076 16,173,005 65,913,810
2075 15,981,904 65,462,568
2074 15,791,626 65,009,654
2073 15,597,321 64,552,502
2072 15,402,110 64,095,245
2071 15,205,567 63,631,386
2070 15,009,147 63,166,693
2069 14,808,250 62,698,228
2068 14,609,790 62,225,674
2067 14,412,802 61,749,683
2066 14,211,022 61,266,762
2065 14,010,661 60,778,749
2064 13,810,933 60,281,212
2063 13,609,626 59,775,807
2062 13,405,080 59,261,881
2061 13,204,362 58,740,914
2060 13,004,957 58,208,824
2059 12,806,162 57,665,803
2058 12,609,233 57,114,037
2057 12,413,395 56,552,712
2056 12,217,406 55,985,589
2055 12,022,740 55,407,187
2054 11,824,813 54,818,525
2053 11,627,983 54,220,761
2052 11,431,875 53,615,713
2051 11,235,188 53,002,852
2050 11,039,311 52,386,166
2049 10,844,973 51,762,174
2048 10,650,230 51,134,317
2047 10,453,401 50,502,162
2046 10,258,550 49,868,057
2045 10,063,886 49,233,860
2044 9,871,213 48,605,591
2043 9,676,000 47,984,479
2042 9,482,485 47,370,990
2041 9,287,235 46,766,713
2040 9,096,577 46,174,827
2039 8,907,177 45,591,616
2038 8,719,250 45,011,890
2037 8,532,935 44,436,551
2036 8,348,719 43,862,840
2035 8,166,676 43,287,434
2034 7,985,679 42,708,536
2033 7,805,748 42,122,973
2032 7,628,440 41,529,468
2031 7,453,476 40,928,141
2030 7,284,111 40,314,175
2029 7,117,929 39,688,984
2028 6,955,268 39,055,901
2027 6,794,778 38,407,447
2026 6,638,532 37,740,059
2025 6,484,437 37,053,428
2024 6,332,961 36,361,859
2023 6,182,885 35,652,307
2022 6,035,104 34,938,955
2021 5,892,183 34,243,696
2020 5,752,791 33,586,372
2019 5,616,661 32,964,701
2018 5,483,118 32,373,490
2017 5,351,011 31,819,178
2016 5,222,536 31,284,568
2015 5,097,581 30,749,346
2014 4,975,880 30,222,994
2013 4,857,099 29,724,065
2012 4,740,450 29,261,903
2011 4,609,724 28,823,196
2010 4,462,290 28,385,506
2009 4,281,219 27,939,328
2008 4,113,517 27,494,774
2007 3,980,430 27,076,008
2006 3,837,409 26,699,043
2005 3,696,393 26,356,975
2004 3,565,554 26,029,350
2003 3,445,753 25,711,259
2002 3,350,771 25,399,980
2001 3,272,537 25,090,283
2000 3,151,345 24,787,054
1999 3,032,874 24,476,008
1998 2,952,061 24,134,929
1997 2,887,862 23,758,960
1996 2,826,785 23,351,981
1995 2,749,461 22,917,589
1994 2,673,144 22,463,291
1993 2,595,124 21,987,955
1992 2,519,465 21,485,090
1991 2,449,229 20,962,910
1990 2,380,560 20,464,956
1989 2,313,558 19,977,183
1988 2,247,653 19,460,630
1987 2,183,473 18,930,070
1986 2,120,602 18,395,621
1985 2,059,311 17,875,339
1984 1,999,528 17,378,846
1983 1,950,321 16,908,400
1982 1,910,430 16,462,736
1981 1,869,759 16,035,032
1980 1,828,985 15,619,936
1979 1,788,524 15,215,587
1978 1,748,089 14,816,349
1977 1,707,568 14,408,822
1976 1,667,225 13,998,620
1975 1,627,032 13,598,521
1974 1,582,301 13,209,011
1973 1,533,680 12,831,047
1972 1,486,468 12,465,106
1971 1,441,039 12,111,511
1970 1,397,638 11,762,638
1969 1,356,182 11,403,150
1968 1,316,519 11,032,155
1967 1,278,691 10,659,180
1966 1,242,534 10,289,294
1965 1,207,880 9,921,681
1964 1,174,816 9,557,611
1963 1,143,263 9,202,246
1962 1,113,175 8,854,368
1961 1,084,389 8,517,711
1960 1,056,732 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,496,253 people (a 28.6% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo Uzbekistan
2100 0.7% 0.35%
2099 0.74% 0.37%
2098 0.74% 0.39%
2097 0.76% 0.4%
2096 0.78% 0.42%
2095 0.79% 0.44%
2094 0.81% 0.46%
2093 0.85% 0.47%
2092 0.86% 0.49%
2091 0.88% 0.51%
2090 0.89% 0.53%
2089 0.94% 0.54%
2088 0.95% 0.55%
2087 0.97% 0.56%
2086 0.97% 0.58%
2085 1% 0.6%
2084 1.02% 0.61%
2083 1.06% 0.61%
2082 1.04% 0.63%
2081 1.08% 0.64%
2080 1.09% 0.65%
2079 1.13% 0.66%
2078 1.13% 0.68%
2077 1.14% 0.68%
2076 1.2% 0.69%
2075 1.2% 0.7%
2074 1.25% 0.71%
2073 1.27% 0.71%
2072 1.29% 0.73%
2071 1.31% 0.74%
2070 1.36% 0.75%
2069 1.36% 0.76%
2068 1.37% 0.77%
2067 1.42% 0.79%
2066 1.43% 0.8%
2065 1.45% 0.83%
2064 1.48% 0.85%
2063 1.53% 0.87%
2062 1.52% 0.89%
2061 1.53% 0.91%
2060 1.55% 0.94%
2059 1.56% 0.97%
2058 1.58% 0.99%
2057 1.6% 1.01%
2056 1.62% 1.04%
2055 1.67% 1.07%
2054 1.69% 1.1%
2053 1.72% 1.13%
2052 1.75% 1.16%
2051 1.77% 1.18%
2050 1.79% 1.21%
2049 1.83% 1.23%
2048 1.88% 1.25%
2047 1.9% 1.27%
2046 1.93% 1.29%
2045 1.95% 1.29%
2044 2.02% 1.29%
2043 2.04% 1.3%
2042 2.1% 1.29%
2041 2.1% 1.28%
2040 2.13% 1.28%
2039 2.16% 1.29%
2038 2.18% 1.29%
2037 2.21% 1.31%
2036 2.23% 1.33%
2035 2.27% 1.36%
2034 2.31% 1.39%
2033 2.32% 1.43%
2032 2.35% 1.47%
2031 2.33% 1.52%
2030 2.33% 1.58%
2029 2.34% 1.62%
2028 2.36% 1.69%
2027 2.35% 1.77%
2026 2.38% 1.85%
2025 2.39% 1.9%
2024 2.43% 1.99%
2023 2.45% 2.04%
2022 2.43% 2.03%
2021 2.42% 1.96%
2020 2.42% 1.89%
2019 2.44% 1.83%
2018 2.47% 1.74%
2017 2.46% 1.71%
2016 2.45% 1.74%
2015 2.45% 1.74%
2014 2.45% 1.68%
2013 2.46% 1.58%
2012 2.84% 1.52%
2011 3.3% 1.54%
2010 4.23% 1.6%
2009 4.08% 1.62%
2008 3.34% 1.55%
2007 3.73% 1.41%
2006 3.81% 1.3%
2005 3.67% 1.26%
2004 3.48% 1.24%
2003 2.83% 1.23%
2002 2.39% 1.23%
2001 3.85% 1.22%
2000 3.91% 1.27%
1999 2.74% 1.41%
1998 2.22% 1.58%
1997 2.16% 1.74%
1996 2.81% 1.9%
1995 2.85% 2.02%
1994 3.01% 2.16%
1993 3% 2.34%
1992 2.87% 2.49%
1991 2.88% 2.43%
1990 2.9% 2.44%
1989 2.93% 2.65%
1988 2.94% 2.8%
1987 2.96% 2.91%
1986 2.98% 2.91%
1985 2.99% 2.86%
1984 2.52% 2.78%
1983 2.09% 2.71%
1982 2.18% 2.67%
1981 2.23% 2.66%
1980 2.26% 2.66%
1979 2.31% 2.69%
1978 2.37% 2.83%
1977 2.42% 2.93%
1976 2.47% 2.94%
1975 2.83% 2.95%
1974 3.17% 2.95%
1973 3.18% 2.94%
1972 3.15% 2.92%
1971 3.11% 2.97%
1970 3.06% 3.15%
1969 3.01% 3.36%
1968 2.96% 3.5%
1967 2.91% 3.59%
1966 2.87% 3.71%
1965 2.81% 3.81%
1964 2.76% 3.86%
1963 2.7% 3.93%
1962 2.65% 3.95%
1961 2.62% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Congo grew by 2.39%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Congo Uzbekistan
Current population
6718789
38082870
Population rank 109/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.46%
One net population change
3.48 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
2.73 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
13.3 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +415 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +151,476 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.39% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 54/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -2,999 -6,987
Net migration rank 108/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - -6,987
2024 153,150 -2,491 709,893 -7,066
2023 150,486 -995 722,280 -6,004
2022 147,076 -995 715,410 -5,007
2021 144,241 -4,476 689,325 -9,205
2020 143,492 -4,472 643,750 -9,208
2019 139,513 -6,268 618,154 -9,341
2018 142,704 -8,856 585,119 -11,516
2017 141,973 -11,601 548,372 -13,352
2016 141,358 -14,783 549,045 -14,839
2015 141,539 -18,207 552,781 -16,545
2014 141,674 -21,598 536,881 -20,381
2013 142,080 -24,605 501,742 -20,380
2012 142,464 -26,643 463,333 -20,381
2011 140,371 5,262 454,858 -20,380
2010 136,908 12,318 461,293 -20,380
2009 126,904 86,014 471,839 -20,378
2008 120,711 1,774 461,665 -24,028
2007 112,459 31,239 426,880 -27,013
2006 106,876 35,475 383,265 -29,197
2005 101,344 38,337 363,462 -33,386
2004 96,577 25,412 363,994 -38,834
2003 91,326 26,280 355,098 -44,092
2002 88,497 -16,140 359,231 -47,679
2001 84,876 -764 356,483 -48,642
2000 78,491 79,780 365,138 -66,547
1999 76,204 2,470 385,448 -61,955
1998 72,450 10,500 408,532 -49,862
1997 66,149 -20,704 441,631 -48,360
1996 75,628 1,085 471,010 -50,314
1995 74,189 3,747 493,966 -45,876
1994 72,857 1,850 502,279 -41,788
1993 71,119 10,218 527,557 -37,377
1992 69,973 0 548,793 -33,259
1991 68,534 1,966 557,886 -29,064
1990 67,241 -395 540,581 -73,478
1989 65,944 1,214 522,323 -13,888
1988 64,629 22 525,126 -473
1987 63,183 525 537,292 -824
1986 61,669 367 533,234 -802
1985 60,359 182 508,893 -773
1984 59,028 0 485,617 -752
1983 58,120 -18,720 454,464 1,568
1982 57,036 -16,664 431,389 3,897
1981 56,603 -15,630 413,897 6,223
1980 55,550 -14,972 401,557 8,540
1979 54,723 -14,378 387,754 10,864
1978 53,885 -13,356 372,068 27,783
1977 53,179 -12,673 369,572 45,622
1976 52,148 -11,971 363,110 42,094
1975 51,155 -10,944 357,382 37,611
1974 49,563 -312 350,422 33,600
1973 48,017 -22 341,807 30,094
1972 46,427 0 333,230 26,748
1971 44,431 0 323,171 24,030
1970 42,374 0 313,216 37,324
1969 40,532 0 302,833 65,596
1968 38,786 0 295,651 77,914
1967 36,866 0 298,350 74,030
1966 35,452 0 297,844 69,537
1965 33,865 0 302,264 65,579
1964 32,270 0 298,790 61,512
1963 30,832 0 293,432 57,002
1962 29,342 0 292,788 52,532
1961 28,220 0 279,841 48,168
1960 27,094 0 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/congo/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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