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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 117,507,801 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 3.48 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (93.9% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

DR Congo vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Madagascar
2100 436,320,913 86,197,674
2099 433,372,904 85,808,382
2098 430,335,169 85,404,097
2097 427,231,271 84,987,607
2096 424,043,303 84,559,113
2095 420,759,430 84,119,392
2094 417,384,609 83,665,834
2093 413,946,692 83,200,140
2092 410,440,733 82,723,075
2091 406,841,757 82,233,465
2090 403,166,901 81,734,626
2089 399,411,004 81,223,857
2088 395,583,655 80,700,261
2087 391,688,383 80,164,903
2086 387,713,874 79,619,760
2085 383,678,330 79,064,003
2084 379,568,054 78,499,094
2083 375,402,379 77,922,946
2082 371,195,818 77,337,305
2081 366,948,626 76,740,524
2080 362,644,227 76,133,028
2079 358,295,825 75,513,518
2078 353,888,897 74,881,435
2077 349,435,210 74,236,865
2076 344,932,895 73,582,256
2075 340,403,800 72,914,884
2074 335,826,108 72,235,202
2073 331,220,816 71,545,378
2072 326,568,298 70,843,401
2071 321,892,514 70,130,366
2070 317,165,418 69,409,326
2069 312,409,702 68,677,859
2068 307,625,941 67,936,195
2067 302,820,577 67,185,066
2066 297,989,401 66,425,210
2065 293,137,514 65,658,016
2064 288,267,282 64,881,253
2063 283,369,365 64,097,223
2062 278,452,605 63,305,402
2061 273,517,380 62,506,578
2060 268,572,331 61,701,267
2059 263,620,905 60,889,495
2058 258,672,397 60,073,702
2057 253,733,756 59,254,008
2056 248,796,045 58,428,653
2055 243,861,631 57,600,579
2054 238,931,249 56,769,869
2053 234,016,357 55,935,411
2052 229,117,369 55,097,962
2051 224,240,788 54,258,057
2050 219,397,034 53,415,029
2049 214,588,560 52,570,680
2048 209,814,694 51,725,320
2047 205,079,870 50,879,659
2046 200,379,842 50,033,785
2045 195,731,078 49,188,703
2044 191,124,003 48,344,009
2043 186,569,843 47,499,657
2042 182,068,630 46,656,643
2041 177,617,360 45,815,621
2040 173,224,822 44,976,152
2039 168,878,834 44,140,155
2038 164,583,465 43,305,683
2037 160,347,349 42,474,372
2036 156,129,049 41,645,556
2035 151,953,443 40,819,415
2034 147,811,138 39,997,842
2033 143,712,496 39,178,430
2032 139,669,159 38,361,932
2031 135,660,570 37,547,484
2030 131,710,378 36,737,238
2029 127,818,130 35,930,925
2028 123,980,695 35,128,136
2027 120,212,011 34,329,429
2026 116,505,117 33,535,391
2025 112,854,120 32,747,552
2024 109,276,265 31,964,956
2023 105,789,731 31,195,932
2022 102,396,968 30,437,261
2021 99,148,932 29,691,083
2020 95,989,998 28,953,556
2019 92,947,442 28,219,554
2018 90,047,644 27,494,926
2017 87,083,398 26,788,375
2016 83,956,415 26,099,952
2015 81,035,531 25,426,702
2014 78,403,242 24,764,348
2013 75,789,395 24,109,290
2012 73,254,618 23,462,438
2011 70,849,311 22,822,300
2010 68,563,038 22,183,340
2009 66,412,044 21,547,280
2008 64,390,664 20,923,840
2007 62,477,752 20,318,583
2006 60,615,908 19,730,909
2005 58,775,724 19,159,707
2004 56,997,741 18,606,608
2003 55,343,867 18,071,854
2002 53,750,524 17,549,913
2001 52,132,646 17,032,939
2000 50,507,442 16,516,338
1999 48,912,971 16,000,506
1998 47,297,600 15,489,364
1997 46,029,902 14,990,814
1996 45,296,124 14,510,711
1995 44,433,704 14,051,275
1994 42,626,876 13,613,850
1993 40,656,336 13,197,345
1992 39,228,910 12,800,870
1991 37,925,817 12,421,412
1990 36,684,063 12,055,639
1989 35,486,866 11,704,998
1988 34,382,752 11,369,462
1987 33,298,904 11,047,291
1986 32,265,196 10,736,857
1985 31,264,816 10,433,142
1984 30,245,081 10,134,550
1983 29,250,963 9,843,044
1982 28,338,190 9,557,671
1981 27,500,515 9,279,011
1980 26,711,099 9,006,032
1979 25,886,782 8,737,581
1978 24,992,689 8,475,864
1977 24,229,061 8,222,240
1976 23,624,031 7,976,831
1975 23,021,101 7,739,336
1974 22,418,878 7,509,726
1973 21,827,665 7,288,048
1972 21,251,160 7,074,398
1971 20,695,569 6,868,868
1970 20,137,436 6,672,003
1969 19,570,445 6,484,716
1968 19,012,189 6,306,493
1967 18,462,782 6,136,486
1966 17,931,929 5,974,279
1965 17,427,802 5,819,116
1964 16,955,327 5,669,863
1963 16,507,599 5,525,185
1962 16,075,724 5,384,150
1961 15,662,374 5,246,158
1960 15,264,846 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the DR Congo's population will grow by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people with a rank change from 15th to 8th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Madagascar
2100 0.68% 0.45%
2099 0.71% 0.47%
2098 0.73% 0.49%
2097 0.75% 0.51%
2096 0.78% 0.52%
2095 0.81% 0.54%
2094 0.83% 0.56%
2093 0.85% 0.58%
2092 0.88% 0.6%
2091 0.91% 0.61%
2090 0.94% 0.63%
2089 0.97% 0.65%
2088 0.99% 0.67%
2087 1.03% 0.68%
2086 1.05% 0.7%
2085 1.08% 0.72%
2084 1.11% 0.74%
2083 1.13% 0.76%
2082 1.16% 0.78%
2081 1.19% 0.8%
2080 1.21% 0.82%
2079 1.25% 0.84%
2078 1.27% 0.87%
2077 1.31% 0.89%
2076 1.33% 0.92%
2075 1.36% 0.94%
2074 1.39% 0.96%
2073 1.42% 0.99%
2072 1.45% 1.02%
2071 1.49% 1.04%
2070 1.52% 1.07%
2069 1.56% 1.09%
2068 1.59% 1.12%
2067 1.62% 1.14%
2066 1.66% 1.17%
2065 1.69% 1.2%
2064 1.73% 1.22%
2063 1.77% 1.25%
2062 1.8% 1.28%
2061 1.84% 1.31%
2060 1.88% 1.33%
2059 1.91% 1.36%
2058 1.95% 1.38%
2057 1.98% 1.41%
2056 2.02% 1.44%
2055 2.06% 1.46%
2054 2.1% 1.49%
2053 2.14% 1.52%
2052 2.17% 1.55%
2051 2.21% 1.58%
2050 2.24% 1.61%
2049 2.28% 1.63%
2048 2.31% 1.66%
2047 2.35% 1.69%
2046 2.38% 1.72%
2045 2.41% 1.75%
2044 2.44% 1.78%
2043 2.47% 1.81%
2042 2.51% 1.84%
2041 2.54% 1.87%
2040 2.57% 1.89%
2039 2.61% 1.93%
2038 2.64% 1.96%
2037 2.7% 1.99%
2036 2.75% 2.02%
2035 2.8% 2.05%
2034 2.85% 2.09%
2033 2.89% 2.13%
2032 2.95% 2.17%
2031 3% 2.21%
2030 3.05% 2.24%
2029 3.1% 2.29%
2028 3.14% 2.33%
2027 3.18% 2.37%
2026 3.24% 2.41%
2025 3.27% 2.45%
2024 3.3% 2.47%
2023 3.31% 2.49%
2022 3.28% 2.51%
2021 3.29% 2.55%
2020 3.27% 2.6%
2019 3.22% 2.64%
2018 3.4% 2.64%
2017 3.72% 2.64%
2016 3.6% 2.65%
2015 3.36% 2.67%
2014 3.45% 2.72%
2013 3.46% 2.76%
2012 3.39% 2.8%
2011 3.33% 2.88%
2010 3.24% 2.95%
2009 3.14% 2.98%
2008 3.06% 2.98%
2007 3.07% 2.98%
2006 3.13% 2.98%
2005 3.12% 2.97%
2004 2.99% 2.96%
2003 2.96% 2.97%
2002 3.1% 3.04%
2001 3.22% 3.13%
2000 3.26% 3.22%
1999 3.42% 3.3%
1998 2.75% 3.33%
1997 1.62% 3.31%
1996 1.94% 3.27%
1995 4.24% 3.21%
1994 4.85% 3.16%
1993 3.64% 3.1%
1992 3.44% 3.05%
1991 3.38% 3.03%
1990 3.37% 3%
1989 3.21% 2.95%
1988 3.25% 2.92%
1987 3.2% 2.89%
1986 3.2% 2.91%
1985 3.37% 2.95%
1984 3.4% 2.96%
1983 3.22% 2.99%
1982 3.05% 3%
1981 2.96% 3.03%
1980 3.18% 3.07%
1979 3.58% 3.09%
1978 3.15% 3.08%
1977 2.56% 3.08%
1976 2.62% 3.07%
1975 2.69% 3.06%
1974 2.71% 3.04%
1973 2.71% 3.02%
1972 2.68% 2.99%
1971 2.77% 2.95%
1970 2.9% 2.89%
1969 2.94% 2.83%
1968 2.98% 2.77%
1967 2.96% 2.72%
1966 2.89% 2.67%
1965 2.79% 2.63%
1964 2.71% 2.62%
1963 2.69% 2.62%
1962 2.64% 2.63%
1961 2.6% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.3%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Madagascar
Current population
117507801
33750171
Population rank 15/197 49/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.41%
One net population change
9.05 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
7.22 seconds
31.5 seconds
One death every
35 seconds
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,552 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +3,486,534 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +3.3% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 29/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -27,309 -2,227
Net migration rank 159/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - -2,227
2024 - -26,968 - -1,795
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 766,391 -1,487
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 753,931 -1,487
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 741,416 -1,480
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 736,607 -1,480
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 735,853 -2,976
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 719,267 -2,887
2017 2,883,245 176,290 699,498 -2,784
2016 2,753,687 440,748 682,801 -2,687
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 668,977 -2,594
2014 2,580,251 36,966 660,837 -2,522
2013 2,489,378 121,097 654,230 -2,445
2012 2,405,462 53,668 644,255 -2,334
2011 2,310,679 40,891 640,577 -2,219
2010 2,212,255 8,823 641,543 -1,979
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 634,008 -1,429
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 615,580 -1,255
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 597,772 -1,563
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 581,489 -2,336
2005 1,800,300 20,384 568,143 -4,869
2004 1,731,022 4,260 556,319 -13,393
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 544,903 -18,345
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 535,518 -18,209
2001 1,594,999 26,523 529,656 -13,014
2000 1,549,518 79,340 520,860 -4,298
1999 1,450,318 109,761 516,976 -1,891
1998 1,375,130 295,560 508,408 -1,222
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 490,905 -986
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 471,453 -1,161
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 450,259 -1,670
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 428,169 -1,905
1993 1,209,242 240,176 408,801 -2,063
1992 1,152,781 252,666 388,430 -2,216
1991 1,114,033 86,721 375,040 -2,330
1990 1,063,508 219,270 360,621 -1,777
1989 1,027,238 84,415 344,279 -1,848
1988 995,278 101,314 330,510 -1,883
1987 959,875 111,220 317,621 -1,896
1986 925,334 70,988 307,074 -1,914
1985 885,670 118,791 304,199 -1,947
1984 844,956 190,045 296,892 -1,965
1983 807,122 146,095 290,085 -1,979
1982 774,823 97,495 284,733 -2,093
1981 748,371 54,656 277,535 -2,864
1980 724,111 51,685 275,287 -4,005
1979 691,773 181,028 270,752 -5,126
1978 646,411 268,974 263,684 -5,874
1977 638,242 -26,355 255,399 -5,957
1976 624,147 -25,965 247,026 -5,655
1975 608,655 -972 238,774 -5,173
1974 593,539 3,216 230,233 -4,607
1973 578,280 7,414 221,768 -4,037
1972 564,495 2,840 213,138 -3,583
1971 549,343 -5,497 204,617 -3,118
1970 533,300 39,116 194,889 -2,658
1969 514,800 46,778 184,562 -2,216
1968 497,682 57,274 175,869 -1,766
1967 479,552 64,307 167,287 -1,383
1966 463,397 54,443 159,483 -964
1965 429,002 61,397 152,362 -550
1964 406,334 48,207 146,894 -204
1963 398,972 41,960 142,666 0
1962 383,406 39,431 139,412 0
1961 368,207 35,654 136,578 0
1960 363,517 27,673 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/madagascar | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.1% of the population change in the DR Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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 480K
Mbandaka 470K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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