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

the DR Congo and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Kiribati	DR Congo	Kiribati
1960	15,264,846	47,157	-	-
1961	15,662,374	48,323	2.6%	2.47%
1962	16,075,724	49,538	2.64%	2.51%
1963	16,507,599	50,791	2.69%	2.53%
1964	16,955,327	52,088	2.71%	2.55%
1965	17,427,802	53,439	2.79%	2.59%
1966	17,931,929	54,425	2.89%	1.85%
1967	18,462,782	54,996	2.96%	1.05%
1968	19,012,189	55,529	2.98%	0.97%
1969	19,570,445	56,360	2.94%	1.5%
1970	20,137,436	57,510	2.9%	2.04%
1971	20,695,569	58,652	2.77%	1.99%
1972	21,251,160	59,778	2.68%	1.92%
1973	21,827,665	60,824	2.71%	1.75%
1974	22,418,878	61,219	2.71%	0.65%
1975	23,021,101	60,987	2.69%	-0.38%
1976	23,624,031	60,661	2.62%	-0.53%
1977	24,229,061	60,267	2.56%	-0.65%
1978	24,992,689	59,864	3.15%	-0.67%
1979	25,886,782	60,172	3.58%	0.51%
1980	26,711,099	61,148	3.18%	1.62%
1981	27,500,515	62,121	2.96%	1.59%
1982	28,338,190	63,134	3.05%	1.63%
1983	29,250,963	64,169	3.22%	1.64%
1984	30,245,081	65,228	3.4%	1.65%
1985	31,264,816	66,496	3.37%	1.94%
1986	32,265,196	68,059	3.2%	2.35%
1987	33,298,904	69,733	3.2%	2.46%
1988	34,382,752	71,427	3.25%	2.43%
1989	35,486,866	73,147	3.21%	2.41%
1990	36,684,063	74,855	3.37%	2.34%
1991	37,925,817	76,367	3.38%	2.02%
1992	39,228,910	77,641	3.44%	1.67%
1993	40,656,336	78,841	3.64%	1.55%
1994	42,626,876	80,021	4.85%	1.5%
1995	44,433,704	81,234	4.24%	1.52%
1996	45,296,124	82,623	1.94%	1.71%
1997	46,029,902	84,147	1.62%	1.84%
1998	47,297,600	85,657	2.75%	1.79%
1999	48,912,971	87,126	3.42%	1.71%
2000	50,507,442	88,613	3.26%	1.71%
2001	52,132,646	90,335	3.22%	1.94%
2002	53,750,524	92,264	3.1%	2.14%
2003	55,343,867	94,175	2.96%	2.07%
2004	56,997,741	96,085	2.99%	2.03%
2005	58,775,724	98,035	3.12%	2.03%
2006	60,615,908	100,017	3.13%	2.02%
2007	62,477,752	102,068	3.07%	2.05%
2008	64,390,664	104,222	3.06%	2.11%
2009	66,412,044	106,467	3.14%	2.15%
2010	68,563,038	108,704	3.24%	2.1%
2011	70,849,311	110,647	3.33%	1.79%
2012	73,254,618	112,284	3.39%	1.48%
2013	75,789,395	113,838	3.46%	1.38%
2014	78,403,242	115,326	3.45%	1.31%
2015	81,035,531	116,815	3.36%	1.29%
2016	83,956,415	118,478	3.6%	1.42%
2017	87,083,398	120,275	3.72%	1.52%
2018	90,047,644	122,084	3.4%	1.5%
2019	92,947,442	123,921	3.22%	1.5%
2020	95,989,998	126,099	3.27%	1.76%
2021	99,148,932	128,377	3.29%	1.81%
2022	102,396,968	130,469	3.28%	1.63%
2023	105,789,731	132,530	3.31%	1.58%
2024	109,276,265	134,518	3.3%	1.5%
2025	112,832,475	136,501	3.25%	1.47%
2026	116,452,162	138,451	3.21%	1.43%
2027	120,129,744	140,405	3.16%	1.41%
2028	123,871,555	142,335	3.11%	1.37%
2029	127,674,141	144,231	3.07%	1.33%
2030	131,532,201	146,130	3.02%	1.32%
2031	135,447,495	148,028	2.98%	1.3%
2032	139,408,613	149,915	2.92%	1.27%
2033	143,414,031	151,768	2.87%	1.24%
2034	147,468,142	153,602	2.83%	1.21%
2035	151,560,102	155,447	2.77%	1.2%
2036	155,689,453	157,316	2.72%	1.2%
2037	159,848,574	159,188	2.67%	1.19%
2038	164,045,610	161,050	2.63%	1.17%
2039	168,296,695	162,895	2.59%	1.15%
2040	172,595,578	164,711	2.55%	1.11%
2041	176,946,261	166,508	2.52%	1.09%
2042	181,350,407	168,325	2.49%	1.09%
2043	185,805,168	170,182	2.46%	1.1%
2044	190,312,004	172,012	2.43%	1.08%
2045	194,865,386	173,818	2.39%	1.05%
2046	199,464,487	175,629	2.36%	1.04%
2047	204,105,925	177,392	2.33%	1%
2048	208,783,692	179,152	2.29%	0.99%
2049	213,497,692	180,915	2.26%	0.98%
2050	218,246,073	182,629	2.22%	0.95%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 19,994 (a 16.9% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.9% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.