The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 116,492,354 people compared to 287,909,726 in Indonesia.
Population statistics:
- Indonesia's population is 2.47 times bigger than the DR Congo's.
- The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
- The countries together account for 4.88% of the world: 1.41% for the DR Congo vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
- For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
- Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 116M (92.2% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 288M (23.1% growth).
- The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 431M people compared to the peak of 323M people in 2058 for Indonesia.
DR Congo vs Indonesia: live population counter
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| Current population |
116492354
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287909726
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| Population rank | 15/197 | 4/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.41% | 3.48% |
| One net population change |
9.05 seconds
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13.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
7.22 seconds
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7.04 seconds
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| One death every |
35 seconds
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14.9 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
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13.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -26,968 | -38,469 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,552 | +6,296 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,486,534 | +2,297,864 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.3% | +0.82% |
| Population growth rate rank | 11/197 | 116/197 |
the DR Congo and Indonesia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 15,264,846 | 88,296,070 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,662,374 | 90,791,249 | 2.6% | 2.83% |
| 1962 | 16,075,724 | 93,375,850 | 2.64% | 2.85% |
| 1963 | 16,507,599 | 96,051,424 | 2.69% | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 16,955,327 | 98,833,749 | 2.71% | 2.9% |
| 1965 | 17,427,802 | 101,365,130 | 2.79% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 17,931,929 | 103,792,754 | 2.89% | 2.39% |
| 1967 | 18,462,782 | 106,526,393 | 2.96% | 2.63% |
| 1968 | 19,012,189 | 109,450,006 | 2.98% | 2.74% |
| 1969 | 19,570,445 | 112,517,639 | 2.94% | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 20,137,436 | 115,657,495 | 2.9% | 2.79% |
| 1971 | 20,695,569 | 118,833,702 | 2.77% | 2.75% |
| 1972 | 21,251,160 | 122,039,841 | 2.68% | 2.7% |
| 1973 | 21,827,665 | 125,288,515 | 2.71% | 2.66% |
| 1974 | 22,418,878 | 128,555,045 | 2.71% | 2.61% |
| 1975 | 23,021,101 | 131,843,848 | 2.69% | 2.56% |
| 1976 | 23,624,031 | 135,173,655 | 2.62% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 24,229,061 | 138,533,541 | 2.56% | 2.49% |
| 1978 | 24,992,689 | 141,953,163 | 3.15% | 2.47% |
| 1979 | 25,886,782 | 145,434,834 | 3.58% | 2.45% |
| 1980 | 26,711,099 | 148,950,540 | 3.18% | 2.42% |
| 1981 | 27,500,515 | 152,485,035 | 2.96% | 2.37% |
| 1982 | 28,338,190 | 156,052,152 | 3.05% | 2.34% |
| 1983 | 29,250,963 | 159,651,381 | 3.22% | 2.31% |
| 1984 | 30,245,081 | 163,251,124 | 3.4% | 2.25% |
| 1985 | 31,264,816 | 166,776,185 | 3.37% | 2.16% |
| 1986 | 32,265,196 | 170,175,065 | 3.2% | 2.04% |
| 1987 | 33,298,904 | 173,511,154 | 3.2% | 1.96% |
| 1988 | 34,382,752 | 176,855,065 | 3.25% | 1.93% |
| 1989 | 35,486,866 | 180,201,630 | 3.21% | 1.89% |
| 1990 | 36,684,063 | 183,501,098 | 3.37% | 1.83% |
| 1991 | 37,925,817 | 186,778,238 | 3.38% | 1.79% |
| 1992 | 39,228,910 | 190,043,744 | 3.44% | 1.75% |
| 1993 | 40,656,336 | 193,305,168 | 3.64% | 1.72% |
| 1994 | 42,626,876 | 196,591,828 | 4.85% | 1.7% |
| 1995 | 44,433,704 | 199,888,057 | 4.24% | 1.68% |
| 1996 | 45,296,124 | 203,204,348 | 1.94% | 1.66% |
| 1997 | 46,029,902 | 206,536,095 | 1.62% | 1.64% |
| 1998 | 47,297,600 | 209,826,788 | 2.75% | 1.59% |
| 1999 | 48,912,971 | 213,004,668 | 3.42% | 1.51% |
| 2000 | 50,507,442 | 216,077,790 | 3.26% | 1.44% |
| 2001 | 52,132,646 | 219,097,902 | 3.22% | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 53,750,524 | 222,088,495 | 3.1% | 1.36% |
| 2003 | 55,343,867 | 225,048,008 | 2.96% | 1.33% |
| 2004 | 56,997,741 | 227,926,649 | 2.99% | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 58,775,724 | 230,871,650 | 3.12% | 1.29% |
| 2006 | 60,615,908 | 233,951,652 | 3.13% | 1.33% |
| 2007 | 62,477,752 | 237,062,337 | 3.07% | 1.33% |
| 2008 | 64,390,664 | 240,157,903 | 3.06% | 1.31% |
| 2009 | 66,412,044 | 243,220,028 | 3.14% | 1.28% |
| 2010 | 68,563,038 | 246,305,322 | 3.24% | 1.27% |
| 2011 | 70,849,311 | 249,470,032 | 3.33% | 1.28% |
| 2012 | 73,254,618 | 252,698,525 | 3.39% | 1.29% |
| 2013 | 75,789,395 | 255,852,467 | 3.46% | 1.25% |
| 2014 | 78,403,242 | 258,877,399 | 3.45% | 1.18% |
| 2015 | 81,035,531 | 261,799,249 | 3.36% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 83,956,415 | 264,627,418 | 3.6% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 87,083,398 | 267,346,658 | 3.72% | 1.03% |
| 2018 | 90,047,644 | 269,951,846 | 3.4% | 0.97% |
| 2019 | 92,947,442 | 272,489,381 | 3.22% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | 95,989,998 | 274,814,866 | 3.27% | 0.85% |
| 2021 | 99,148,932 | 276,758,053 | 3.29% | 0.71% |
| 2022 | 102,396,968 | 278,830,529 | 3.28% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 105,789,731 | 281,190,067 | 3.31% | 0.85% |
| 2024 | 109,276,265 | 283,487,931 | 3.3% | 0.82% |
| 2025 | 112,832,475 | 285,721,231 | 3.25% | 0.79% |
| 2026 | 116,452,162 | 287,886,778 | 3.21% | 0.76% |
| 2027 | 120,129,744 | 289,986,520 | 3.16% | 0.73% |
| 2028 | 123,871,555 | 292,016,774 | 3.11% | 0.7% |
| 2029 | 127,674,141 | 293,978,106 | 3.07% | 0.67% |
| 2030 | 131,532,201 | 295,876,644 | 3.02% | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 135,447,495 | 297,719,741 | 2.98% | 0.62% |
| 2032 | 139,408,613 | 299,510,654 | 2.92% | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 143,414,031 | 301,250,975 | 2.87% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 147,468,142 | 302,938,571 | 2.83% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 151,560,102 | 304,566,615 | 2.77% | 0.54% |
| 2036 | 155,689,453 | 306,135,097 | 2.72% | 0.51% |
| 2037 | 159,848,574 | 307,646,407 | 2.67% | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 164,045,610 | 309,096,450 | 2.63% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 168,296,695 | 310,481,116 | 2.59% | 0.45% |
| 2040 | 172,595,578 | 311,797,391 | 2.55% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 176,946,261 | 313,041,656 | 2.52% | 0.4% |
| 2042 | 181,350,407 | 314,211,278 | 2.49% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 185,805,168 | 315,304,309 | 2.46% | 0.35% |
| 2044 | 190,312,004 | 316,318,412 | 2.43% | 0.32% |
| 2045 | 194,865,386 | 317,249,609 | 2.39% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 199,464,487 | 318,096,567 | 2.36% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 204,105,925 | 318,862,018 | 2.33% | 0.24% |
| 2048 | 208,783,692 | 319,554,646 | 2.29% | 0.22% |
| 2049 | 213,497,692 | 320,173,244 | 2.26% | 0.19% |
| 2050 | 218,246,073 | 320,712,941 | 2.22% | 0.17% |
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 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,282,308 (a 8.8% growth).
The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the DR Congo's population will grow by 87.3% to 218,246,073 people with a rank change from 15th to 8th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.4% to 320,712,941 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.
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Population differences between the DR Congo and Indonesia
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 71.6 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 32.8 years |
| Median age | 16.9 years | 31.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 6.05 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 124.8 ppl/mi² | 388 ppl/mi² |
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