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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Liechtenstein	DR Congo	Liechtenstein
1960	15,264,846	16,451	-	-
1961	15,662,374	16,877	2.6%	2.59%
1962	16,075,724	17,443	2.64%	3.35%
1963	16,507,599	18,093	2.69%	3.73%
1964	16,955,327	18,755	2.71%	3.66%
1965	17,427,802	19,195	2.79%	2.35%
1966	17,931,929	19,610	2.89%	2.16%
1967	18,462,782	20,175	2.96%	2.88%
1968	19,012,189	20,835	2.98%	3.27%
1969	19,570,445	21,084	2.94%	1.2%
1970	20,137,436	21,140	2.9%	0.27%
1971	20,695,569	21,600	2.77%	2.18%
1972	21,251,160	22,132	2.68%	2.46%
1973	21,827,665	22,785	2.71%	2.95%
1974	22,418,878	23,451	2.71%	2.92%
1975	23,021,101	23,846	2.69%	1.68%
1976	23,624,031	24,058	2.62%	0.89%
1977	24,229,061	24,442	2.56%	1.6%
1978	24,992,689	25,028	3.15%	2.4%
1979	25,886,782	25,575	3.58%	2.19%
1980	26,711,099	25,512	3.18%	-0.25%
1981	27,500,515	25,673	2.96%	0.63%
1982	28,338,190	26,255	3.05%	2.27%
1983	29,250,963	26,446	3.22%	0.73%
1984	30,245,081	26,596	3.4%	0.57%
1985	31,264,816	26,878	3.37%	1.06%
1986	32,265,196	27,238	3.2%	1.34%
1987	33,298,904	27,557	3.2%	1.17%
1988	34,382,752	27,948	3.25%	1.42%
1989	35,486,866	28,317	3.21%	1.32%
1990	36,684,063	28,742	3.37%	1.5%
1991	37,925,817	29,209	3.38%	1.62%
1992	39,228,910	29,627	3.44%	1.43%
1993	40,656,336	30,089	3.64%	1.56%
1994	42,626,876	30,470	4.85%	1.27%
1995	44,433,704	30,776	4.24%	1%
1996	45,296,124	31,033	1.94%	0.84%
1997	46,029,902	31,232	1.62%	0.64%
1998	47,297,600	31,668	2.75%	1.4%
1999	48,912,971	32,221	3.42%	1.75%
2000	50,507,442	32,645	3.26%	1.32%
2001	52,132,646	33,194	3.22%	1.68%
2002	53,750,524	33,694	3.1%	1.51%
2003	55,343,867	34,079	2.96%	1.14%
2004	56,997,741	34,447	2.99%	1.08%
2005	58,775,724	34,753	3.12%	0.89%
2006	60,615,908	35,037	3.13%	0.82%
2007	62,477,752	35,262	3.07%	0.64%
2008	64,390,664	35,473	3.06%	0.6%
2009	66,412,044	35,742	3.14%	0.76%
2010	68,563,038	36,022	3.24%	0.78%
2011	70,849,311	36,312	3.33%	0.81%
2012	73,254,618	36,657	3.39%	0.95%
2013	75,789,395	36,984	3.46%	0.89%
2014	78,403,242	37,248	3.45%	0.71%
2015	81,035,531	37,494	3.36%	0.66%
2016	83,956,415	37,716	3.6%	0.59%
2017	87,083,398	37,962	3.72%	0.65%
2018	90,047,644	38,246	3.4%	0.75%
2019	92,947,442	38,563	3.22%	0.83%
2020	95,989,998	38,901	3.27%	0.88%
2021	99,148,932	39,182	3.29%	0.72%
2022	102,396,968	39,493	3.28%	0.79%
2023	105,789,731	39,850	3.31%	0.9%
2024	109,276,265	40,197	3.3%	0.87%
2025	112,832,475	40,457	3.25%	0.65%
2026	116,452,162	40,693	3.21%	0.58%
2027	120,129,744	40,927	3.16%	0.57%
2028	123,871,555	41,138	3.11%	0.51%
2029	127,674,141	41,342	3.07%	0.5%
2030	131,532,201	41,538	3.02%	0.47%
2031	135,447,495	41,729	2.98%	0.46%
2032	139,408,613	41,901	2.92%	0.41%
2033	143,414,031	42,058	2.87%	0.38%
2034	147,468,142	42,205	2.83%	0.35%
2035	151,560,102	42,347	2.77%	0.34%
2036	155,689,453	42,469	2.72%	0.29%
2037	159,848,574	42,576	2.67%	0.25%
2038	164,045,610	42,688	2.63%	0.26%
2039	168,296,695	42,789	2.59%	0.24%
2040	172,595,578	42,877	2.55%	0.2%
2041	176,946,261	42,957	2.52%	0.19%
2042	181,350,407	43,031	2.49%	0.17%
2043	185,805,168	43,098	2.46%	0.16%
2044	190,312,004	43,156	2.43%	0.13%
2045	194,865,386	43,202	2.39%	0.11%
2046	199,464,487	43,243	2.36%	0.1%
2047	204,105,925	43,284	2.33%	0.09%
2048	208,783,692	43,311	2.29%	0.06%
2049	213,497,692	43,335	2.26%	0.06%
2050	218,246,073	43,349	2.22%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.