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Population in Cyprus compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 84.8 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Cyprus vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus DR Congo
2100 1,283,630 436,320,913
2099 1,288,020 433,372,904
2098 1,292,508 430,335,169
2097 1,296,742 427,231,271
2096 1,301,023 424,043,303
2095 1,305,479 420,759,430
2094 1,309,718 417,384,609
2093 1,313,969 413,946,692
2092 1,318,737 410,440,733
2091 1,323,639 406,841,757
2090 1,328,837 403,166,901
2089 1,334,392 399,411,004
2088 1,340,131 395,583,655
2087 1,346,159 391,688,383
2086 1,352,854 387,713,874
2085 1,359,724 383,678,330
2084 1,366,740 379,568,054
2083 1,373,868 375,402,379
2082 1,381,157 371,195,818
2081 1,388,924 366,948,626
2080 1,396,828 362,644,227
2079 1,404,677 358,295,825
2078 1,412,505 353,888,897
2077 1,420,434 349,435,210
2076 1,428,032 344,932,895
2075 1,435,762 340,403,800
2074 1,443,463 335,826,108
2073 1,450,943 331,220,816
2072 1,458,241 326,568,298
2071 1,464,781 321,892,514
2070 1,471,110 317,165,418
2069 1,477,182 312,409,702
2068 1,483,033 307,625,941
2067 1,488,356 302,820,577
2066 1,492,983 297,989,401
2065 1,497,204 293,137,514
2064 1,501,025 288,267,282
2063 1,504,504 283,369,365
2062 1,507,711 278,452,605
2061 1,509,940 273,517,380
2060 1,511,787 268,572,331
2059 1,513,161 263,620,905
2058 1,514,533 258,672,397
2057 1,515,475 253,733,756
2056 1,515,978 248,796,045
2055 1,516,427 243,861,631
2054 1,516,816 238,931,249
2053 1,517,078 234,016,357
2052 1,517,120 229,117,369
2051 1,516,244 224,240,788
2050 1,515,102 219,397,034
2049 1,513,890 214,588,560
2048 1,512,298 209,814,694
2047 1,510,494 205,079,870
2046 1,508,356 200,379,842
2045 1,506,087 195,731,078
2044 1,503,508 191,124,003
2043 1,500,726 186,569,843
2042 1,497,592 182,068,630
2041 1,493,983 177,617,360
2040 1,489,871 173,224,822
2039 1,485,335 168,878,834
2038 1,480,323 164,583,465
2037 1,475,124 160,347,349
2036 1,469,196 156,129,049
2035 1,463,098 151,953,443
2034 1,456,442 147,811,138
2033 1,449,244 143,712,496
2032 1,441,479 139,669,159
2031 1,433,522 135,660,570
2030 1,424,675 131,710,378
2029 1,415,483 127,818,130
2028 1,405,454 123,980,695
2027 1,394,504 120,212,011
2026 1,383,344 116,505,117
2025 1,371,233 112,854,120
2024 1,358,282 109,276,265
2023 1,344,976 105,789,731
2022 1,331,370 102,396,968
2021 1,317,309 99,148,932
2020 1,302,247 95,989,998
2019 1,286,671 92,947,442
2018 1,270,737 90,047,644
2017 1,254,275 87,083,398
2016 1,237,112 83,956,415
2015 1,219,502 81,035,531
2014 1,201,801 78,403,242
2013 1,183,895 75,789,395
2012 1,165,397 73,254,618
2011 1,146,493 70,849,311
2010 1,127,816 68,563,038
2009 1,109,371 66,412,044
2008 1,091,026 64,390,664
2007 1,072,714 62,477,752
2006 1,054,418 60,615,908
2005 1,036,151 58,775,724
2004 1,017,875 56,997,741
2003 999,590 55,343,867
2002 981,440 53,750,524
2001 964,127 52,132,646
2000 947,667 50,507,442
1999 931,234 48,912,971
1998 914,548 47,297,600
1997 897,568 46,029,902
1996 880,290 45,296,124
1995 862,695 44,433,704
1994 844,667 42,626,876
1993 826,034 40,656,336
1992 810,341 39,228,910
1991 798,944 37,925,817
1990 788,351 36,684,063
1989 777,420 35,486,866
1988 766,235 34,382,752
1987 754,785 33,298,904
1986 743,105 32,265,196
1985 731,277 31,264,816
1984 719,334 30,245,081
1983 707,225 29,250,963
1982 696,497 28,338,190
1981 688,893 27,500,515
1980 683,076 26,711,099
1979 677,549 25,886,782
1978 672,249 24,992,689
1977 667,101 24,229,061
1976 662,032 23,624,031
1975 659,405 23,021,101
1974 663,254 22,418,878
1973 665,937 21,827,665
1972 661,063 21,251,160
1971 654,050 20,695,569
1970 647,446 20,137,436
1969 641,189 19,570,445
1968 635,157 19,012,189
1967 629,251 18,462,782
1966 623,390 17,931,929
1965 617,736 17,427,802
1964 612,521 16,955,327
1963 607,252 16,507,599
1962 601,466 16,075,724
1961 595,514 15,662,374
1960 586,490 15,264,846

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/cyprus/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 436M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus DR Congo
2100 -0.34% 0.68%
2099 -0.35% 0.71%
2098 -0.33% 0.73%
2097 -0.33% 0.75%
2096 -0.34% 0.78%
2095 -0.32% 0.81%
2094 -0.32% 0.83%
2093 -0.36% 0.85%
2092 -0.37% 0.88%
2091 -0.39% 0.91%
2090 -0.42% 0.94%
2089 -0.43% 0.97%
2088 -0.45% 0.99%
2087 -0.49% 1.03%
2086 -0.51% 1.05%
2085 -0.51% 1.08%
2084 -0.52% 1.11%
2083 -0.53% 1.13%
2082 -0.56% 1.16%
2081 -0.57% 1.19%
2080 -0.56% 1.21%
2079 -0.55% 1.25%
2078 -0.56% 1.27%
2077 -0.53% 1.31%
2076 -0.54% 1.33%
2075 -0.53% 1.36%
2074 -0.52% 1.39%
2073 -0.5% 1.42%
2072 -0.45% 1.45%
2071 -0.43% 1.49%
2070 -0.41% 1.52%
2069 -0.39% 1.56%
2068 -0.36% 1.59%
2067 -0.31% 1.62%
2066 -0.28% 1.66%
2065 -0.25% 1.69%
2064 -0.23% 1.73%
2063 -0.21% 1.77%
2062 -0.15% 1.8%
2061 -0.12% 1.84%
2060 -0.09% 1.88%
2059 -0.09% 1.91%
2058 -0.06% 1.95%
2057 -0.03% 1.98%
2056 -0.03% 2.02%
2055 -0.03% 2.06%
2054 -0.02% 2.1%
2053 -0.003% 2.14%
2052 0.06% 2.17%
2051 0.08% 2.21%
2050 0.08% 2.24%
2049 0.11% 2.28%
2048 0.12% 2.31%
2047 0.14% 2.35%
2046 0.15% 2.38%
2045 0.17% 2.41%
2044 0.19% 2.44%
2043 0.21% 2.47%
2042 0.24% 2.51%
2041 0.28% 2.54%
2040 0.31% 2.57%
2039 0.34% 2.61%
2038 0.35% 2.64%
2037 0.4% 2.7%
2036 0.42% 2.75%
2035 0.46% 2.8%
2034 0.5% 2.85%
2033 0.54% 2.89%
2032 0.56% 2.95%
2031 0.62% 3%
2030 0.65% 3.05%
2029 0.71% 3.1%
2028 0.79% 3.14%
2027 0.81% 3.18%
2026 0.88% 3.24%
2025 0.95% 3.27%
2024 0.99% 3.3%
2023 1.02% 3.31%
2022 1.07% 3.28%
2021 1.16% 3.29%
2020 1.21% 3.27%
2019 1.25% 3.22%
2018 1.31% 3.4%
2017 1.39% 3.72%
2016 1.44% 3.6%
2015 1.47% 3.36%
2014 1.51% 3.45%
2013 1.59% 3.46%
2012 1.65% 3.39%
2011 1.66% 3.33%
2010 1.66% 3.24%
2009 1.68% 3.14%
2008 1.71% 3.06%
2007 1.74% 3.07%
2006 1.76% 3.13%
2005 1.8% 3.12%
2004 1.83% 2.99%
2003 1.85% 2.96%
2002 1.8% 3.1%
2001 1.74% 3.22%
2000 1.76% 3.26%
1999 1.82% 3.42%
1998 1.89% 2.75%
1997 1.96% 1.62%
1996 2.04% 1.94%
1995 2.13% 4.24%
1994 2.26% 4.85%
1993 1.94% 3.64%
1992 1.43% 3.44%
1991 1.34% 3.38%
1990 1.41% 3.37%
1989 1.46% 3.21%
1988 1.52% 3.25%
1987 1.57% 3.2%
1986 1.62% 3.2%
1985 1.66% 3.37%
1984 1.71% 3.4%
1983 1.54% 3.22%
1982 1.1% 3.05%
1981 0.85% 2.96%
1980 0.82% 3.18%
1979 0.79% 3.58%
1978 0.77% 3.15%
1977 0.77% 2.56%
1976 0.4% 2.62%
1975 -0.58% 2.69%
1974 -0.4% 2.71%
1973 0.74% 2.71%
1972 1.07% 2.68%
1971 1.02% 2.77%
1970 0.98% 2.9%
1969 0.95% 2.94%
1968 0.94% 2.98%
1967 0.94% 2.96%
1966 0.92% 2.89%
1965 0.85% 2.79%
1964 0.87% 2.71%
1963 0.96% 2.69%
1962 1% 2.64%
1961 1.54% 2.6%

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/cyprus/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Cyprus DR Congo
Current population
1386362
117507801
Population rank 153/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.42%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline +36 +9,552
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 11/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 -27,309
Net migration rank 46/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -27,309
2024 - 8,138 - -26,968
2023 5,025 8,697 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 4,466 9,014 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 5,305 9,341 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 5,826 9,653 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 5,679 9,983 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 5,905 10,311 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 6,082 10,632 2,883,245 176,290
2016 6,643 10,951 2,753,687 440,748
2015 6,340 11,277 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 6,193 11,599 2,580,251 36,966
2013 6,116 11,914 2,489,378 121,097
2012 6,726 12,237 2,405,462 53,668
2011 6,271 12,566 2,310,679 40,891
2010 6,723 11,793 2,212,255 8,823
2009 6,820 11,555 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 6,429 11,887 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 5,983 12,332 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 6,166 12,110 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 5,646 12,616 1,800,300 20,384
2004 5,705 12,583 1,731,022 4,260
2003 5,484 12,786 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 5,225 12,814 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 5,308 11,283 1,594,999 26,523
2000 5,570 10,753 1,549,518 79,340
1999 5,524 11,023 1,450,318 109,761
1998 5,879 10,942 1,375,130 295,560
1997 6,444 10,696 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 6,911 10,506 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 7,226 10,549 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 7,973 10,305 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 8,463 10,520 1,209,242 240,176
1992 9,844 2,562 1,152,781 252,666
1991 9,102 1,294 1,114,033 86,721
1990 9,417 1,371 1,063,508 219,270
1989 9,156 1,903 1,027,238 84,415
1988 9,595 1,727 995,278 101,314
1987 9,114 2,465 959,875 111,220
1986 9,412 2,362 925,334 70,988
1985 9,242 2,647 885,670 118,791
1984 9,516 2,485 844,956 190,045
1983 9,318 2,899 807,122 146,095
1982 9,282 -46 774,823 97,495
1981 7,135 -1,171 748,371 54,656
1980 7,954 -2,284 724,111 51,685
1979 6,620 -1,232 691,773 181,028
1978 5,949 -735 646,411 268,974
1977 5,607 -521 638,242 -26,355
1976 6,546 -1,496 624,147 -25,965
1975 5,023 -4,820 608,655 -972
1974 321 -8,220 593,539 3,216
1973 5,405 -2,877 578,280 7,414
1972 8,244 -1,037 564,495 2,840
1971 8,398 -1,586 549,343 -5,497
1970 8,412 -2,001 533,300 39,116
1969 8,857 -2,744 514,800 46,778
1968 9,153 -3,207 497,682 57,274
1967 9,313 -3,451 479,552 64,307
1966 9,478 -3,623 463,397 54,443
1965 9,643 -4,184 429,002 61,397
1964 8,322 -3,347 406,334 48,207
1963 8,568 -3,005 398,972 41,960
1962 9,455 -3,441 383,406 39,431
1961 9,584 -3,695 368,207 35,654
1960 8,385 3,766 363,517 27,673

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

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/dr-congo | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In the DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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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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