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

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The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 112,832,473 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 118,386,491 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 3.49 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% 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 +3.36% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (95.3% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

DR Congo vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Madagascar
2100 436,237,219 86,179,580
2099 433,289,774 85,790,370
2098 430,252,622 85,386,169
2097 427,149,320 84,969,767
2096 423,961,963 84,541,363
2095 420,678,721 84,101,733
2094 417,304,547 83,648,271
2093 413,867,290 83,182,675
2092 410,362,003 82,705,710
2091 406,763,717 82,216,203
2090 403,089,566 81,717,468
2089 399,334,389 81,206,806
2088 395,507,774 80,683,320
2087 391,613,249 80,148,075
2086 387,639,503 79,603,046
2085 383,604,733 79,047,406
2084 379,495,246 78,482,616
2083 375,330,369 77,906,589
2082 371,124,615 77,321,070
2081 366,878,238 76,724,415
2080 362,574,665 76,117,046
2079 358,227,097 75,497,666
2078 353,821,014 74,865,716
2077 349,368,182 74,221,281
2076 344,866,731 73,566,810
2075 340,338,504 72,899,578
2074 335,761,691 72,220,039
2073 331,157,281 71,530,359
2072 326,505,656 70,828,530
2071 321,830,769 70,115,645
2070 317,104,580 69,394,756
2069 312,349,776 68,663,443
2068 307,566,932 67,921,934
2067 302,762,490 67,170,963
2066 297,932,241 66,411,266
2065 293,081,284 65,644,233
2064 288,211,987 64,867,634
2063 283,315,009 64,083,768
2062 278,399,192 63,292,113
2061 273,464,914 62,493,456
2060 268,520,814 61,688,314
2059 263,570,338 60,876,714
2058 258,622,778 60,061,091
2057 253,685,085 59,241,569
2056 248,748,321 58,416,388
2055 243,814,854 57,588,488
2054 238,885,417 56,757,952
2053 233,971,468 55,923,669
2052 229,073,420 55,086,396
2051 224,197,775 54,246,667
2050 219,354,949 53,403,817
2049 214,547,398 52,559,645
2048 209,774,448 51,714,462
2047 205,040,532 50,868,979
2046 200,341,405 50,023,282
2045 195,693,533 49,178,377
2044 191,087,342 48,333,861
2043 186,534,055 47,489,686
2042 182,033,706 46,646,849
2041 177,583,290 45,806,003
2040 173,191,594 44,966,710
2039 168,846,440 44,130,890
2038 164,551,895 43,296,592
2037 160,316,591 42,465,456
2036 156,099,100 41,636,814
2035 151,924,296 40,810,847
2034 147,782,785 39,989,445
2033 143,684,929 39,170,206
2032 139,642,368 38,353,879
2031 135,634,548 37,539,603
2030 131,685,113 36,729,526
2029 127,793,612 35,923,382
2028 123,956,913 35,120,762
2027 120,188,952 34,322,223
2026 116,482,769 33,528,352
2025 112,832,473 32,740,678
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 14th 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 85.3% to 219,354,949 people with a rank change from 14th to 8th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 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 3.25% 2.43%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.25%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Madagascar
Current population
118386491
33936132
Population rank 14/197 49/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.41%
One net population change
8.89 seconds
40.8 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
31.1 seconds
One death every
34.3 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,743 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +3,556,208 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +3.25% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 28/197
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 3,547,217 -26,968 774,926 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 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 573K
Mbandaka 470K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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

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