The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 115,740,092 people compared to 119,759,833 in Egypt.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 1.03 times bigger than the DR Congo's.
- The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
- The countries together account for 2.85% of the world: 1.4% for the DR Congo vs 1.45% for Egypt.
- For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
- Since 2005, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 58.8M people to 116M (96.9% growth), while Egypt has grown from 81.1M to 120M (47.7% growth).
- The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 431M people compared to the peak of 202M people in 2100 for Egypt.
DR Congo vs Egypt: live population counter
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| Current population |
115740092
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119759833
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| Population rank | 15/197 | 13/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.4% | 1.45% |
| One net population change |
9.05 seconds
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15.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
7.22 seconds
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13.1 seconds
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| One death every |
35 seconds
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50.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
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4.24 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -26,968 | +123,884 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,552 | +5,486 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,486,534 | +2,002,486 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.3% | +1.75% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 66/197 |
the DR Congo and Egypt: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 15,264,846 | 26,896,479 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,662,374 | 27,600,898 | 2.6% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 16,075,724 | 28,337,013 | 2.64% | 2.67% |
| 1963 | 16,507,599 | 29,091,869 | 2.69% | 2.66% |
| 1964 | 16,955,327 | 29,858,922 | 2.71% | 2.64% |
| 1965 | 17,427,802 | 30,629,174 | 2.79% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 17,931,929 | 31,406,541 | 2.89% | 2.54% |
| 1967 | 18,462,782 | 32,196,360 | 2.96% | 2.51% |
| 1968 | 19,012,189 | 32,998,319 | 2.98% | 2.49% |
| 1969 | 19,570,445 | 33,811,615 | 2.94% | 2.46% |
| 1970 | 20,137,436 | 34,623,990 | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 20,695,569 | 35,433,368 | 2.77% | 2.34% |
| 1972 | 21,251,160 | 36,258,328 | 2.68% | 2.33% |
| 1973 | 21,827,665 | 37,102,043 | 2.71% | 2.33% |
| 1974 | 22,418,878 | 37,969,667 | 2.71% | 2.34% |
| 1975 | 23,021,101 | 38,875,327 | 2.69% | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 23,624,031 | 39,795,557 | 2.62% | 2.37% |
| 1977 | 24,229,061 | 40,748,870 | 2.56% | 2.4% |
| 1978 | 24,992,689 | 41,761,431 | 3.15% | 2.48% |
| 1979 | 25,886,782 | 42,818,628 | 3.58% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 26,711,099 | 43,950,413 | 3.18% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 27,500,515 | 45,147,224 | 2.96% | 2.72% |
| 1982 | 28,338,190 | 46,407,611 | 3.05% | 2.79% |
| 1983 | 29,250,963 | 47,786,402 | 3.22% | 2.97% |
| 1984 | 30,245,081 | 49,247,334 | 3.4% | 3.06% |
| 1985 | 31,264,816 | 50,734,968 | 3.37% | 3.02% |
| 1986 | 32,265,196 | 52,206,295 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| 1987 | 33,298,904 | 53,674,435 | 3.2% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 34,382,752 | 55,187,681 | 3.25% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 35,486,866 | 56,710,642 | 3.21% | 2.76% |
| 1990 | 36,684,063 | 58,396,618 | 3.37% | 2.97% |
| 1991 | 37,925,817 | 60,028,997 | 3.38% | 2.8% |
| 1992 | 39,228,910 | 61,480,660 | 3.44% | 2.42% |
| 1993 | 40,656,336 | 62,915,681 | 3.64% | 2.33% |
| 1994 | 42,626,876 | 64,285,589 | 4.85% | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 44,433,704 | 65,652,622 | 4.24% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 45,296,124 | 67,028,048 | 1.94% | 2.1% |
| 1997 | 46,029,902 | 68,431,740 | 1.62% | 2.09% |
| 1998 | 47,297,600 | 69,943,294 | 2.75% | 2.21% |
| 1999 | 48,912,971 | 71,520,954 | 3.42% | 2.26% |
| 2000 | 50,507,442 | 73,083,284 | 3.26% | 2.18% |
| 2001 | 52,132,646 | 74,652,029 | 3.22% | 2.15% |
| 2002 | 53,750,524 | 76,239,137 | 3.1% | 2.13% |
| 2003 | 55,343,867 | 77,853,548 | 2.96% | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 56,997,741 | 79,477,443 | 2.99% | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 58,775,724 | 81,101,004 | 3.12% | 2.04% |
| 2006 | 60,615,908 | 82,700,403 | 3.13% | 1.97% |
| 2007 | 62,477,752 | 84,276,225 | 3.07% | 1.91% |
| 2008 | 64,390,664 | 85,864,789 | 3.06% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 66,412,044 | 87,501,636 | 3.14% | 1.91% |
| 2010 | 68,563,038 | 89,196,072 | 3.24% | 1.94% |
| 2011 | 70,849,311 | 91,093,059 | 3.33% | 2.13% |
| 2012 | 73,254,618 | 93,161,001 | 3.39% | 2.27% |
| 2013 | 75,789,395 | 95,333,553 | 3.46% | 2.33% |
| 2014 | 78,403,242 | 97,528,654 | 3.45% | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 81,035,531 | 99,597,342 | 3.36% | 2.12% |
| 2016 | 83,956,415 | 101,644,589 | 3.6% | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 87,083,398 | 103,696,057 | 3.72% | 2.02% |
| 2018 | 90,047,644 | 105,682,094 | 3.4% | 1.92% |
| 2019 | 92,947,442 | 107,553,158 | 3.22% | 1.77% |
| 2020 | 95,989,998 | 109,315,124 | 3.27% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 99,148,932 | 110,957,008 | 3.29% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 102,396,968 | 112,618,250 | 3.28% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 105,789,731 | 114,535,772 | 3.31% | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 109,276,265 | 116,538,258 | 3.3% | 1.75% |
| 2025 | 112,832,475 | 118,365,997 | 3.25% | 1.57% |
| 2026 | 116,452,162 | 120,101,181 | 3.21% | 1.47% |
| 2027 | 120,129,744 | 121,847,622 | 3.16% | 1.45% |
| 2028 | 123,871,555 | 123,608,457 | 3.11% | 1.45% |
| 2029 | 127,674,141 | 125,373,058 | 3.07% | 1.43% |
| 2030 | 131,532,201 | 127,139,323 | 3.02% | 1.41% |
| 2031 | 135,447,495 | 128,912,256 | 2.98% | 1.39% |
| 2032 | 139,408,613 | 130,695,084 | 2.92% | 1.38% |
| 2033 | 143,414,031 | 132,485,612 | 2.87% | 1.37% |
| 2034 | 147,468,142 | 134,287,838 | 2.83% | 1.36% |
| 2035 | 151,560,102 | 136,097,214 | 2.77% | 1.35% |
| 2036 | 155,689,453 | 137,913,263 | 2.72% | 1.33% |
| 2037 | 159,848,574 | 139,738,699 | 2.67% | 1.32% |
| 2038 | 164,045,610 | 141,565,835 | 2.63% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 168,296,695 | 143,393,267 | 2.59% | 1.29% |
| 2040 | 172,595,578 | 145,213,662 | 2.55% | 1.27% |
| 2041 | 176,946,261 | 147,018,554 | 2.52% | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 181,350,407 | 148,800,785 | 2.49% | 1.21% |
| 2043 | 185,805,168 | 150,547,655 | 2.46% | 1.17% |
| 2044 | 190,312,004 | 152,255,332 | 2.43% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 194,865,386 | 153,919,190 | 2.39% | 1.09% |
| 2046 | 199,464,487 | 155,535,951 | 2.36% | 1.05% |
| 2047 | 204,105,925 | 157,114,404 | 2.33% | 1.01% |
| 2048 | 208,783,692 | 158,657,392 | 2.29% | 0.98% |
| 2049 | 213,497,692 | 160,161,615 | 2.26% | 0.95% |
| 2050 | 218,246,073 | 161,630,197 | 2.22% | 0.92% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Egypt gained 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth).
The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Egypt was ranked 14th in 2005 and ranked 13th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the DR Congo's population will grow by 88.6% to 218,246,073 people with a rank change from 15th to 8th. The population of Egypt will increase by 35% to 161,630,197 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 | 573K |
| Mbandaka | 470K |
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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Population differences between the DR Congo and Egypt
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| Life expectancy | 62.2 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 28.5 years |
| Median age | 16.9 years | 25.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 6.05 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 124.8 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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