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

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The latest officially reported population of the Congo was 6,484,437 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Congo's population is 6,718,789 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 15.3 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • The Congo is ranked the 109th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.08% for the Congo vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of +2.44% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Congo has increased from 3.84M people to 6.72M (75.1% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Congo vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Congo
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Congo Vietnam
2100 20,194,267 92,225,380
2099 20,053,234 92,721,469
2098 19,906,909 93,212,742
2097 19,760,110 93,688,693
2096 19,610,521 94,163,950
2095 19,459,493 94,626,063
2094 19,306,835 95,083,879
2093 19,151,289 95,543,293
2092 18,990,577 96,000,019
2091 18,828,222 96,459,165
2090 18,663,146 96,922,871
2089 18,497,842 97,384,434
2088 18,325,571 97,843,001
2087 18,153,731 98,308,755
2086 17,979,773 98,773,008
2085 17,807,843 99,233,927
2084 17,631,386 99,695,401
2083 17,453,221 100,162,677
2082 17,270,773 100,634,653
2081 17,093,270 101,104,469
2080 16,910,570 101,568,526
2079 16,728,955 102,030,723
2078 16,542,829 102,480,219
2077 16,357,926 102,928,253
2076 16,173,005 103,358,352
2075 15,981,904 103,783,177
2074 15,791,626 104,197,814
2073 15,597,321 104,606,950
2072 15,402,110 105,005,673
2071 15,205,567 105,384,777
2070 15,009,147 105,757,144
2069 14,808,250 106,110,195
2068 14,609,790 106,454,379
2067 14,412,802 106,794,625
2066 14,211,022 107,126,965
2065 14,010,661 107,442,675
2064 13,810,933 107,744,261
2063 13,609,626 108,038,461
2062 13,405,080 108,322,712
2061 13,204,362 108,590,617
2060 13,004,957 108,842,045
2059 12,806,162 109,087,333
2058 12,609,233 109,320,301
2057 12,413,395 109,529,799
2056 12,217,406 109,715,196
2055 12,022,740 109,886,647
2054 11,824,813 110,035,740
2053 11,627,983 110,156,643
2052 11,431,875 110,253,026
2051 11,235,188 110,321,289
2050 11,039,311 110,344,733
2049 10,844,973 110,339,565
2048 10,650,230 110,296,602
2047 10,453,401 110,211,618
2046 10,258,550 110,090,837
2045 10,063,886 109,926,260
2044 9,871,213 109,731,512
2043 9,676,000 109,497,595
2042 9,482,485 109,225,525
2041 9,287,235 108,919,674
2040 9,096,577 108,594,542
2039 8,907,177 108,237,715
2038 8,719,250 107,861,117
2037 8,532,935 107,463,482
2036 8,348,719 107,058,359
2035 8,166,676 106,630,705
2034 7,985,679 106,189,495
2033 7,805,748 105,745,684
2032 7,628,440 105,283,013
2031 7,453,476 104,809,957
2030 7,284,111 104,314,150
2029 7,117,929 103,819,556
2028 6,955,268 103,300,347
2027 6,794,778 102,759,746
2026 6,638,532 102,197,177
2025 6,484,437 101,598,527
2024 6,332,961 100,987,686
2023 6,182,885 100,352,192
2022 6,035,104 99,680,655
2021 5,892,183 98,935,098
2020 5,752,791 98,079,191
2019 5,616,661 97,173,776
2018 5,483,118 96,237,319
2017 5,351,011 95,176,977
2016 5,222,536 94,000,117
2015 5,097,581 92,823,254
2014 4,975,880 91,679,578
2013 4,857,099 90,573,104
2012 4,740,450 89,510,356
2011 4,609,724 88,468,314
2010 4,462,290 87,455,152
2009 4,281,219 86,460,018
2008 4,113,517 85,175,788
2007 3,980,430 83,633,375
2006 3,837,409 82,167,897
2005 3,696,393 81,088,313
2004 3,565,554 80,338,971
2003 3,445,753 79,563,777
2002 3,350,771 78,772,224
2001 3,272,537 77,969,361
2000 3,151,345 77,154,011
1999 3,032,874 76,287,452
1998 2,952,061 75,299,660
1997 2,887,862 74,226,889
1996 2,826,785 73,156,447
1995 2,749,461 72,049,940
1994 2,673,144 70,854,391
1993 2,595,124 69,586,384
1992 2,519,465 68,260,337
1991 2,449,229 66,891,775
1990 2,380,560 65,504,552
1989 2,313,558 64,147,348
1988 2,247,653 62,843,228
1987 2,183,473 61,584,651
1986 2,120,602 60,347,048
1985 2,059,311 59,060,622
1984 1,999,528 57,706,067
1983 1,950,321 56,337,921
1982 1,910,430 55,011,289
1981 1,869,759 53,738,141
1980 1,828,985 52,490,101
1979 1,788,524 51,378,211
1978 1,748,089 50,249,552
1977 1,707,568 48,954,872
1976 1,667,225 47,684,931
1975 1,627,032 46,482,903
1974 1,582,301 45,413,537
1973 1,533,680 44,409,861
1972 1,486,468 43,429,168
1971 1,441,039 42,449,276
1970 1,397,638 41,475,230
1969 1,356,182 40,582,096
1968 1,316,519 39,734,609
1967 1,278,691 38,895,080
1966 1,242,534 38,024,836
1965 1,207,880 37,129,656
1964 1,174,816 36,201,563
1963 1,143,263 35,249,101
1962 1,113,175 34,288,560
1961 1,084,389 33,409,059
1960 1,056,732 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Congo increased by 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Congo gained 1,496,253 people (a 28.6% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

The Congo was ranked 125th most populous country in 2006 and is 109th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

The Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Congo
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Congo Vietnam
2100 0.7% -0.54%
2099 0.74% -0.53%
2098 0.74% -0.51%
2097 0.76% -0.5%
2096 0.78% -0.49%
2095 0.79% -0.48%
2094 0.81% -0.48%
2093 0.85% -0.48%
2092 0.86% -0.48%
2091 0.88% -0.48%
2090 0.89% -0.47%
2089 0.94% -0.47%
2088 0.95% -0.47%
2087 0.97% -0.47%
2086 0.97% -0.46%
2085 1% -0.46%
2084 1.02% -0.47%
2083 1.06% -0.47%
2082 1.04% -0.46%
2081 1.08% -0.46%
2080 1.09% -0.45%
2079 1.13% -0.44%
2078 1.13% -0.44%
2077 1.14% -0.42%
2076 1.2% -0.41%
2075 1.2% -0.4%
2074 1.25% -0.39%
2073 1.27% -0.38%
2072 1.29% -0.36%
2071 1.31% -0.35%
2070 1.36% -0.33%
2069 1.36% -0.32%
2068 1.37% -0.32%
2067 1.42% -0.31%
2066 1.43% -0.29%
2065 1.45% -0.28%
2064 1.48% -0.27%
2063 1.53% -0.26%
2062 1.52% -0.25%
2061 1.53% -0.23%
2060 1.55% -0.22%
2059 1.56% -0.21%
2058 1.58% -0.19%
2057 1.6% -0.17%
2056 1.62% -0.16%
2055 1.67% -0.14%
2054 1.69% -0.11%
2053 1.72% -0.09%
2052 1.75% -0.06%
2051 1.77% -0.02%
2050 1.79% 0.005%
2049 1.83% 0.04%
2048 1.88% 0.08%
2047 1.9% 0.11%
2046 1.93% 0.15%
2045 1.95% 0.18%
2044 2.02% 0.21%
2043 2.04% 0.25%
2042 2.1% 0.28%
2041 2.1% 0.3%
2040 2.13% 0.33%
2039 2.16% 0.35%
2038 2.18% 0.37%
2037 2.21% 0.38%
2036 2.23% 0.4%
2035 2.27% 0.42%
2034 2.31% 0.42%
2033 2.32% 0.44%
2032 2.35% 0.45%
2031 2.33% 0.48%
2030 2.33% 0.48%
2029 2.34% 0.5%
2028 2.36% 0.53%
2027 2.35% 0.55%
2026 2.38% 0.59%
2025 2.39% 0.6%
2024 2.43% 0.63%
2023 2.45% 0.67%
2022 2.43% 0.75%
2021 2.42% 0.87%
2020 2.42% 0.93%
2019 2.44% 0.97%
2018 2.47% 1.11%
2017 2.46% 1.25%
2016 2.45% 1.27%
2015 2.45% 1.25%
2014 2.45% 1.22%
2013 2.46% 1.19%
2012 2.84% 1.18%
2011 3.3% 1.16%
2010 4.23% 1.15%
2009 4.08% 1.51%
2008 3.34% 1.84%
2007 3.73% 1.78%
2006 3.81% 1.33%
2005 3.67% 0.93%
2004 3.48% 0.97%
2003 2.83% 1%
2002 2.39% 1.03%
2001 3.85% 1.06%
2000 3.91% 1.14%
1999 2.74% 1.31%
1998 2.22% 1.45%
1997 2.16% 1.46%
1996 2.81% 1.54%
1995 2.85% 1.69%
1994 3.01% 1.82%
1993 3% 1.94%
1992 2.87% 2.05%
1991 2.88% 2.12%
1990 2.9% 2.12%
1989 2.93% 2.08%
1988 2.94% 2.04%
1987 2.96% 2.05%
1986 2.98% 2.18%
1985 2.99% 2.35%
1984 2.52% 2.43%
1983 2.09% 2.41%
1982 2.18% 2.37%
1981 2.23% 2.38%
1980 2.26% 2.16%
1979 2.31% 2.25%
1978 2.37% 2.64%
1977 2.42% 2.66%
1976 2.47% 2.59%
1975 2.83% 2.35%
1974 3.17% 2.26%
1973 3.18% 2.26%
1972 3.15% 2.31%
1971 3.11% 2.35%
1970 3.06% 2.2%
1969 3.01% 2.13%
1968 2.96% 2.16%
1967 2.91% 2.29%
1966 2.87% 2.41%
1965 2.81% 2.56%
1964 2.76% 2.7%
1963 2.7% 2.8%
1962 2.65% 2.63%
1961 2.62% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Congo grew by 2.39%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Congo Vietnam
Current population
6718789
102486146
Population rank 109/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.23%
One net population change
3.48 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
2.73 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
13.3 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +415 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +151,476 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +2.39% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 31/197 122/197
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -2,999 -48,171
Net migration rank 108/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 385,589 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 91/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 86/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Congo
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Congo Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,999 - -48,171
2024 153,150 -2,491 684,393 -59,645
2023 150,486 -995 727,955 -81,789
2022 147,076 -995 775,914 -78,977
2021 144,241 -4,476 799,593 -5,418
2020 143,492 -4,472 924,004 -6,457
2019 139,513 -6,268 895,262 -2,051
2018 142,704 -8,856 882,977 96,650
2017 141,973 -11,601 1,001,833 139,245
2016 141,358 -14,783 1,045,094 167,652
2015 141,539 -18,207 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 141,674 -21,598 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 142,080 -24,605 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 142,464 -26,643 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 140,371 5,262 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 136,908 12,318 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 126,904 86,014 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 120,711 1,774 1,008,141 571,113
2007 112,459 31,239 981,689 523,784
2006 106,876 35,475 943,041 482,399
2005 101,344 38,337 942,084 -208,337
2004 96,577 25,412 985,438 -220,458
2003 91,326 26,280 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 88,497 -16,140 991,427 -193,766
2001 84,876 -764 985,610 -177,586
2000 78,491 79,780 966,894 -144,298
1999 76,204 2,470 925,519 -15,010
1998 72,450 10,500 959,016 106,091
1997 66,149 -20,704 1,028,116 52,382
1996 75,628 1,085 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 74,189 3,747 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 72,857 1,850 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 71,119 10,218 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 69,973 0 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 68,534 1,966 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 67,241 -395 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 65,944 1,214 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 64,629 22 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 63,183 525 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 61,669 367 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 60,359 182 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 59,028 0 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 58,120 -18,720 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 57,036 -16,664 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 56,603 -15,630 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 55,550 -14,972 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 54,723 -14,378 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 53,885 -13,356 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 53,179 -12,673 1,259,315 49,655
1976 52,148 -11,971 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 51,155 -10,944 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 49,563 -312 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 48,017 -22 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 46,427 0 921,524 -1,920
1971 44,431 0 963,259 76,961
1970 42,374 0 905,902 1,997
1969 40,532 0 878,359 0
1968 38,786 0 815,116 1,489
1967 36,866 0 862,071 394
1966 35,452 0 876,283 1,769
1965 33,865 0 913,761 -1,438
1964 32,270 0 950,219 -6,328
1963 30,832 0 961,067 0
1962 29,342 0 960,046 0
1961 28,220 0 798,978 0
1960 27,094 0 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/congo/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 385,589 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in the Congo, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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