The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 1,371,986 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 115,740,092 people compared to 1,355,535 in Estonia.
Population statistics:
- The DR Congo's population is 85.4 times bigger than Estonia's.
- The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
- The countries together account for 1.42% of the world: 1.4% for the DR Congo vs 0.02% for Estonia.
- For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
- Since 2005, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 58.8M people to 116M (96.9% growth), while Estonia has grown from 1.35M to 1.36M (0.06% growth).
- The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 431M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 832K people by 2100.
DR Congo vs Estonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
115740092
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1355535
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| Population rank | 15/197 | 155/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.4% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
9.05 seconds
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5.15 hours
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| One birth every |
7.22 seconds
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47.9 minutes
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| One death every |
35 seconds
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32.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
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1.13 hours
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| Annual migration change | -26,968 | -7,742 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,552 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,486,534 | +1,700 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.3% | +0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 157/197 |
the DR Congo and Estonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 15,264,846 | 1,211,537 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,662,374 | 1,225,077 | 2.6% | 1.12% |
| 1962 | 16,075,724 | 1,241,623 | 2.64% | 1.35% |
| 1963 | 16,507,599 | 1,258,857 | 2.69% | 1.39% |
| 1964 | 16,955,327 | 1,277,086 | 2.71% | 1.45% |
| 1965 | 17,427,802 | 1,294,566 | 2.79% | 1.37% |
| 1966 | 17,931,929 | 1,308,597 | 2.89% | 1.08% |
| 1967 | 18,462,782 | 1,318,946 | 2.96% | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 19,012,189 | 1,331,214 | 2.98% | 0.93% |
| 1969 | 19,570,445 | 1,345,249 | 2.94% | 1.05% |
| 1970 | 20,137,436 | 1,360,076 | 2.9% | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 20,695,569 | 1,376,955 | 2.77% | 1.24% |
| 1972 | 21,251,160 | 1,392,518 | 2.68% | 1.13% |
| 1973 | 21,827,665 | 1,405,951 | 2.71% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 22,418,878 | 1,418,169 | 2.71% | 0.87% |
| 1975 | 23,021,101 | 1,429,352 | 2.69% | 0.79% |
| 1976 | 23,624,031 | 1,439,576 | 2.62% | 0.72% |
| 1977 | 24,229,061 | 1,450,211 | 2.56% | 0.74% |
| 1978 | 24,992,689 | 1,460,188 | 3.15% | 0.69% |
| 1979 | 25,886,782 | 1,468,333 | 3.58% | 0.56% |
| 1980 | 26,711,099 | 1,477,219 | 3.18% | 0.61% |
| 1981 | 27,500,515 | 1,487,666 | 2.96% | 0.71% |
| 1982 | 28,338,190 | 1,498,414 | 3.05% | 0.72% |
| 1983 | 29,250,963 | 1,508,745 | 3.22% | 0.69% |
| 1984 | 30,245,081 | 1,518,617 | 3.4% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 31,264,816 | 1,528,781 | 3.37% | 0.67% |
| 1986 | 32,265,196 | 1,540,190 | 3.2% | 0.75% |
| 1987 | 33,298,904 | 1,552,221 | 3.2% | 0.78% |
| 1988 | 34,382,752 | 1,561,900 | 3.25% | 0.62% |
| 1989 | 35,486,866 | 1,568,131 | 3.21% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 36,684,063 | 1,569,174 | 3.37% | 0.07% |
| 1991 | 37,925,817 | 1,561,314 | 3.38% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 39,228,910 | 1,533,091 | 3.44% | -1.81% |
| 1993 | 40,656,336 | 1,494,128 | 3.64% | -2.54% |
| 1994 | 42,626,876 | 1,462,514 | 4.85% | -2.12% |
| 1995 | 44,433,704 | 1,436,634 | 4.24% | -1.77% |
| 1996 | 45,296,124 | 1,415,594 | 1.94% | -1.46% |
| 1997 | 46,029,902 | 1,399,535 | 1.62% | -1.13% |
| 1998 | 47,297,600 | 1,386,156 | 2.75% | -0.96% |
| 1999 | 48,912,971 | 1,390,244 | 3.42% | 0.29% |
| 2000 | 50,507,442 | 1,396,985 | 3.26% | 0.48% |
| 2001 | 52,132,646 | 1,388,115 | 3.22% | -0.63% |
| 2002 | 53,750,524 | 1,379,350 | 3.1% | -0.63% |
| 2003 | 55,343,867 | 1,370,720 | 2.96% | -0.63% |
| 2004 | 56,997,741 | 1,362,550 | 2.99% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 58,775,724 | 1,354,775 | 3.12% | -0.57% |
| 2006 | 60,615,908 | 1,346,810 | 3.13% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 62,477,752 | 1,340,680 | 3.07% | -0.46% |
| 2008 | 64,390,664 | 1,337,090 | 3.06% | -0.27% |
| 2009 | 66,412,044 | 1,334,515 | 3.14% | -0.19% |
| 2010 | 68,563,038 | 1,331,475 | 3.24% | -0.23% |
| 2011 | 70,849,311 | 1,327,439 | 3.33% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 73,254,618 | 1,322,696 | 3.39% | -0.36% |
| 2013 | 75,789,395 | 1,317,997 | 3.46% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 78,403,242 | 1,314,545 | 3.45% | -0.26% |
| 2015 | 81,035,531 | 1,315,407 | 3.36% | 0.07% |
| 2016 | 83,956,415 | 1,315,790 | 3.6% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 87,083,398 | 1,317,384 | 3.72% | 0.12% |
| 2018 | 90,047,644 | 1,321,977 | 3.4% | 0.35% |
| 2019 | 92,947,442 | 1,326,898 | 3.22% | 0.37% |
| 2020 | 95,989,998 | 1,329,522 | 3.27% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 99,148,932 | 1,330,932 | 3.29% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 102,396,968 | 1,348,840 | 3.28% | 1.35% |
| 2023 | 105,789,731 | 1,370,286 | 3.31% | 1.59% |
| 2024 | 109,276,265 | 1,371,986 | 3.3% | 0.12% |
| 2025 | 112,832,475 | 1,355,535 | 3.25% | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 116,452,162 | 1,342,253 | 3.21% | -0.98% |
| 2027 | 120,129,744 | 1,335,097 | 3.16% | -0.53% |
| 2028 | 123,871,555 | 1,327,942 | 3.11% | -0.54% |
| 2029 | 127,674,141 | 1,320,819 | 3.07% | -0.54% |
| 2030 | 131,532,201 | 1,313,729 | 3.02% | -0.54% |
| 2031 | 135,447,495 | 1,306,620 | 2.98% | -0.54% |
| 2032 | 139,408,613 | 1,299,552 | 2.92% | -0.54% |
| 2033 | 143,414,031 | 1,292,576 | 2.87% | -0.54% |
| 2034 | 147,468,142 | 1,285,689 | 2.83% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 151,560,102 | 1,278,930 | 2.77% | -0.53% |
| 2036 | 155,689,453 | 1,272,310 | 2.72% | -0.52% |
| 2037 | 159,848,574 | 1,265,820 | 2.67% | -0.51% |
| 2038 | 164,045,610 | 1,259,511 | 2.63% | -0.5% |
| 2039 | 168,296,695 | 1,253,315 | 2.59% | -0.49% |
| 2040 | 172,595,578 | 1,247,191 | 2.55% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 176,946,261 | 1,241,077 | 2.52% | -0.49% |
| 2042 | 181,350,407 | 1,234,931 | 2.49% | -0.5% |
| 2043 | 185,805,168 | 1,228,790 | 2.46% | -0.5% |
| 2044 | 190,312,004 | 1,222,587 | 2.43% | -0.5% |
| 2045 | 194,865,386 | 1,216,327 | 2.39% | -0.51% |
| 2046 | 199,464,487 | 1,210,041 | 2.36% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 204,105,925 | 1,203,693 | 2.33% | -0.52% |
| 2048 | 208,783,692 | 1,197,336 | 2.29% | -0.53% |
| 2049 | 213,497,692 | 1,190,841 | 2.26% | -0.54% |
| 2050 | 218,246,073 | 1,184,135 | 2.22% | -0.56% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Estonia lost 39,368 people (a 2.91% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 40,128 (a 3.05% growth).
The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2005 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 12.6% to 1,184,135 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.
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Population differences between the DR Congo and Estonia
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| Life expectancy | 62.2 years | 79.5 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 43.1 years |
| Median age | 16.9 years | 43.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 47.5:52.5 |
| Fertility rate | 6.05 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 124.8 ppl/mi² | 83.2 ppl/mi² |
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