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

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The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 112,832,473 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 118,386,491 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 2.44 times bigger than the DR Congo's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 4.9% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.36% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (95.3% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

DR Congo vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Indonesia
2100 436,237,219 297,217,412
2099 433,289,774 298,340,219
2098 430,252,622 299,449,882
2097 427,149,320 300,549,857
2096 423,961,963 301,634,112
2095 420,678,721 302,698,798
2094 417,304,547 303,751,488
2093 413,867,290 304,790,169
2092 410,362,003 305,809,796
2091 406,763,717 306,805,664
2090 403,089,566 307,780,044
2089 399,334,389 308,727,665
2088 395,507,774 309,652,467
2087 391,613,249 310,557,120
2086 387,639,503 311,434,804
2085 383,604,733 312,284,488
2084 379,495,246 313,107,329
2083 375,330,369 313,904,231
2082 371,124,615 314,670,881
2081 366,878,238 315,404,888
2080 362,574,665 316,109,402
2079 358,227,097 316,790,074
2078 353,821,014 317,438,140
2077 349,368,182 318,056,534
2076 344,866,731 318,635,038
2075 340,338,504 319,190,402
2074 335,761,691 319,709,426
2073 331,157,281 320,201,444
2072 326,505,656 320,659,562
2071 321,830,769 321,086,184
2070 317,104,580 321,485,042
2069 312,349,776 321,858,064
2068 307,566,932 322,201,979
2067 302,762,490 322,516,545
2066 297,932,241 322,798,892
2065 293,081,284 323,048,550
2064 288,211,987 323,268,759
2063 283,315,009 323,456,004
2062 278,399,192 323,612,644
2061 273,464,914 323,734,699
2060 268,520,814 323,814,746
2059 263,570,338 323,854,683
2058 258,622,778 323,844,015
2057 253,685,085 323,786,943
2056 248,748,321 323,671,172
2055 243,814,854 323,502,155
2054 238,885,417 323,274,189
2053 233,971,468 322,982,358
2052 229,073,420 322,627,695
2051 224,197,775 322,202,850
2050 219,354,949 321,699,802
2049 214,547,398 321,119,283
2048 209,774,448 320,457,830
2047 205,040,532 319,728,668
2046 200,341,405 318,921,027
2045 195,693,533 318,028,206
2044 191,087,342 317,051,440
2043 186,534,055 315,992,168
2042 182,033,706 314,856,940
2041 177,583,290 313,643,892
2040 173,191,594 312,358,800
2039 168,846,440 311,001,176
2038 164,551,895 309,578,763
2037 160,316,591 308,089,917
2036 156,099,100 306,544,452
2035 151,924,296 304,940,852
2034 147,782,785 303,275,782
2033 143,684,929 301,552,643
2032 139,642,368 299,781,696
2031 135,634,548 297,956,985
2030 131,685,113 296,081,262
2029 127,793,612 294,145,245
2028 123,956,913 292,143,454
2027 120,188,952 290,069,053
2026 116,482,769 287,927,760
2025 112,832,473 285,721,236
2024 109,276,265 283,487,931
2023 105,789,731 281,190,067
2022 102,396,968 278,830,529
2021 99,148,932 276,758,053
2020 95,989,998 274,814,866
2019 92,947,442 272,489,381
2018 90,047,644 269,951,846
2017 87,083,398 267,346,658
2016 83,956,415 264,627,418
2015 81,035,531 261,799,249
2014 78,403,242 258,877,399
2013 75,789,395 255,852,467
2012 73,254,618 252,698,525
2011 70,849,311 249,470,032
2010 68,563,038 246,305,322
2009 66,412,044 243,220,028
2008 64,390,664 240,157,903
2007 62,477,752 237,062,337
2006 60,615,908 233,951,652
2005 58,775,724 230,871,650
2004 56,997,741 227,926,649
2003 55,343,867 225,048,008
2002 53,750,524 222,088,495
2001 52,132,646 219,097,902
2000 50,507,442 216,077,790
1999 48,912,971 213,004,668
1998 47,297,600 209,826,788
1997 46,029,902 206,536,095
1996 45,296,124 203,204,348
1995 44,433,704 199,888,057
1994 42,626,876 196,591,828
1993 40,656,336 193,305,168
1992 39,228,910 190,043,744
1991 37,925,817 186,778,238
1990 36,684,063 183,501,098
1989 35,486,866 180,201,630
1988 34,382,752 176,855,065
1987 33,298,904 173,511,154
1986 32,265,196 170,175,065
1985 31,264,816 166,776,185
1984 30,245,081 163,251,124
1983 29,250,963 159,651,381
1982 28,338,190 156,052,152
1981 27,500,515 152,485,035
1980 26,711,099 148,950,540
1979 25,886,782 145,434,834
1978 24,992,689 141,953,163
1977 24,229,061 138,533,541
1976 23,624,031 135,173,655
1975 23,021,101 131,843,848
1974 22,418,878 128,555,045
1973 21,827,665 125,288,515
1972 21,251,160 122,039,841
1971 20,695,569 118,833,702
1970 20,137,436 115,657,495
1969 19,570,445 112,517,639
1968 19,012,189 109,450,006
1967 18,462,782 106,526,393
1966 17,931,929 103,792,754
1965 17,427,802 101,365,130
1964 16,955,327 98,833,749
1963 16,507,599 96,051,424
1962 16,075,724 93,375,850
1961 15,662,374 90,791,249
1960 15,264,846 88,296,070

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/dr-congo/indonesia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the DR Congo's population will grow by 85.3% to 219,354,949 people with a rank change from 14th to 8th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Indonesia
2100 0.68% -0.38%
2099 0.71% -0.37%
2098 0.73% -0.37%
2097 0.75% -0.36%
2096 0.78% -0.35%
2095 0.81% -0.35%
2094 0.83% -0.34%
2093 0.85% -0.33%
2092 0.88% -0.32%
2091 0.91% -0.32%
2090 0.94% -0.31%
2089 0.97% -0.3%
2088 0.99% -0.29%
2087 1.03% -0.28%
2086 1.05% -0.27%
2085 1.08% -0.26%
2084 1.11% -0.25%
2083 1.13% -0.24%
2082 1.16% -0.23%
2081 1.19% -0.22%
2080 1.21% -0.21%
2079 1.25% -0.2%
2078 1.27% -0.19%
2077 1.31% -0.18%
2076 1.33% -0.17%
2075 1.36% -0.16%
2074 1.39% -0.15%
2073 1.42% -0.14%
2072 1.45% -0.13%
2071 1.49% -0.12%
2070 1.52% -0.12%
2069 1.56% -0.11%
2068 1.59% -0.1%
2067 1.62% -0.09%
2066 1.66% -0.08%
2065 1.69% -0.07%
2064 1.73% -0.06%
2063 1.77% -0.05%
2062 1.8% -0.04%
2061 1.84% -0.02%
2060 1.88% -0.01%
2059 1.91% 0.003%
2058 1.95% 0.02%
2057 1.98% 0.04%
2056 2.02% 0.05%
2055 2.06% 0.07%
2054 2.1% 0.09%
2053 2.14% 0.11%
2052 2.17% 0.13%
2051 2.21% 0.16%
2050 2.24% 0.18%
2049 2.28% 0.21%
2048 2.31% 0.23%
2047 2.35% 0.25%
2046 2.38% 0.28%
2045 2.41% 0.31%
2044 2.44% 0.34%
2043 2.47% 0.36%
2042 2.51% 0.39%
2041 2.54% 0.41%
2040 2.57% 0.44%
2039 2.61% 0.46%
2038 2.64% 0.48%
2037 2.7% 0.5%
2036 2.75% 0.53%
2035 2.8% 0.55%
2034 2.85% 0.57%
2033 2.89% 0.59%
2032 2.95% 0.61%
2031 3% 0.63%
2030 3.05% 0.66%
2029 3.1% 0.69%
2028 3.14% 0.72%
2027 3.18% 0.74%
2026 3.24% 0.77%
2025 3.25% 0.79%
2024 3.3% 0.82%
2023 3.31% 0.85%
2022 3.28% 0.75%
2021 3.29% 0.71%
2020 3.27% 0.85%
2019 3.22% 0.94%
2018 3.4% 0.97%
2017 3.72% 1.03%
2016 3.6% 1.08%
2015 3.36% 1.13%
2014 3.45% 1.18%
2013 3.46% 1.25%
2012 3.39% 1.29%
2011 3.33% 1.28%
2010 3.24% 1.27%
2009 3.14% 1.28%
2008 3.06% 1.31%
2007 3.07% 1.33%
2006 3.13% 1.33%
2005 3.12% 1.29%
2004 2.99% 1.28%
2003 2.96% 1.33%
2002 3.1% 1.36%
2001 3.22% 1.4%
2000 3.26% 1.44%
1999 3.42% 1.51%
1998 2.75% 1.59%
1997 1.62% 1.64%
1996 1.94% 1.66%
1995 4.24% 1.68%
1994 4.85% 1.7%
1993 3.64% 1.72%
1992 3.44% 1.75%
1991 3.38% 1.79%
1990 3.37% 1.83%
1989 3.21% 1.89%
1988 3.25% 1.93%
1987 3.2% 1.96%
1986 3.2% 2.04%
1985 3.37% 2.16%
1984 3.4% 2.25%
1983 3.22% 2.31%
1982 3.05% 2.34%
1981 2.96% 2.37%
1980 3.18% 2.42%
1979 3.58% 2.45%
1978 3.15% 2.47%
1977 2.56% 2.49%
1976 2.62% 2.53%
1975 2.69% 2.56%
1974 2.71% 2.61%
1973 2.71% 2.66%
1972 2.68% 2.7%
1971 2.77% 2.75%
1970 2.9% 2.79%
1969 2.94% 2.8%
1968 2.98% 2.74%
1967 2.96% 2.63%
1966 2.89% 2.39%
1965 2.79% 2.56%
1964 2.71% 2.9%
1963 2.69% 2.87%
1962 2.64% 2.85%
1961 2.6% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.25%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Indonesia
Current population
118386491
289027659
Population rank 14/197 4/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 3.48%
One net population change
8.89 seconds
14.2 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
7.06 seconds
One death every
34.3 seconds
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +9,743 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +3,556,208 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +3.25% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 112/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,309 -39,509
Net migration rank 159/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - -39,509
2024 3,547,217 -26,968 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 2,883,245 176,290 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 2,753,687 440,748 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 2,580,251 36,966 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 2,489,378 121,097 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 2,405,462 53,668 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 2,310,679 40,891 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 2,212,255 8,823 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 1,800,300 20,384 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 1,731,022 4,260 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 1,594,999 26,523 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 1,549,518 79,340 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 1,450,318 109,761 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 1,375,130 295,560 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 1,209,242 240,176 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 1,152,781 252,666 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 1,114,033 86,721 3,288,791 3,096
1990 1,063,508 219,270 3,250,906 11,539
1989 1,027,238 84,415 3,316,792 19,905
1988 995,278 101,314 3,331,242 25,383
1987 959,875 111,220 3,304,520 26,705
1986 925,334 70,988 3,309,905 30,988
1985 885,670 118,791 3,419,412 37,451
1984 844,956 190,045 3,549,570 43,693
1983 807,122 146,095 3,558,949 47,375
1982 774,823 97,495 3,545,504 46,792
1981 748,371 54,656 3,497,244 44,710
1980 724,111 51,685 3,484,846 42,254
1979 691,773 181,028 3,460,621 43,900
1978 646,411 268,974 3,412,980 45,911
1977 638,242 -26,355 3,334,779 45,610
1976 624,147 -25,965 3,291,479 48,010
1975 608,655 -972 3,263,794 56,386
1974 593,539 3,216 3,196,136 61,188
1973 578,280 7,414 3,210,643 64,991
1972 564,495 2,840 3,149,726 72,007
1971 549,343 -5,497 3,111,304 79,264
1970 533,300 39,116 3,080,421 81,368
1969 514,800 46,778 3,034,825 82,955
1968 497,682 57,274 2,961,608 55,731
1967 479,552 64,307 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 463,397 54,443 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 429,002 61,397 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 406,334 48,207 2,700,138 144,819
1963 398,972 41,960 2,609,526 110,166
1962 383,406 39,431 2,525,163 106,264
1961 368,207 35,654 2,434,113 103,628
1960 363,517 27,673 2,350,971 101,631

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in the DR Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 31,117,482 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a gain of 206,938 people). In Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

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 573K
Mbandaka 470K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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