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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 117,507,801 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 50.2 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (93.9% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

DR Congo vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Moldova
2100 436,320,913 1,175,882
2099 433,372,904 1,186,641
2098 430,335,169 1,197,541
2097 427,231,271 1,208,458
2096 424,043,303 1,219,478
2095 420,759,430 1,230,573
2094 417,384,609 1,241,540
2093 413,946,692 1,252,531
2092 410,440,733 1,263,471
2091 406,841,757 1,274,372
2090 403,166,901 1,285,020
2089 399,411,004 1,295,696
2088 395,583,655 1,306,424
2087 391,688,383 1,317,064
2086 387,713,874 1,327,799
2085 383,678,330 1,338,702
2084 379,568,054 1,349,432
2083 375,402,379 1,360,333
2082 371,195,818 1,371,322
2081 366,948,626 1,382,447
2080 362,644,227 1,393,733
2079 358,295,825 1,405,298
2078 353,888,897 1,417,062
2077 349,435,210 1,429,240
2076 344,932,895 1,441,240
2075 340,403,800 1,453,677
2074 335,826,108 1,466,568
2073 331,220,816 1,479,672
2072 326,568,298 1,493,311
2071 321,892,514 1,507,315
2070 317,165,418 1,522,149
2069 312,409,702 1,537,091
2068 307,625,941 1,552,724
2067 302,820,577 1,568,676
2066 297,989,401 1,584,782
2065 293,137,514 1,601,356
2064 288,267,282 1,618,317
2063 283,369,365 1,635,288
2062 278,452,605 1,652,720
2061 273,517,380 1,670,255
2060 268,572,331 1,688,120
2059 263,620,905 1,705,595
2058 258,672,397 1,722,942
2057 253,733,756 1,740,252
2056 248,796,045 1,757,829
2055 243,861,631 1,775,082
2054 238,931,249 1,792,262
2053 234,016,357 1,809,221
2052 229,117,369 1,825,831
2051 224,240,788 1,842,337
2050 219,397,034 1,858,281
2049 214,588,560 1,874,666
2048 209,814,694 1,890,586
2047 205,079,870 1,906,615
2046 200,379,842 1,922,962
2045 195,731,078 1,939,938
2044 191,124,003 1,956,858
2043 186,569,843 1,974,616
2042 182,068,630 1,992,765
2041 177,617,360 2,011,342
2040 173,224,822 2,030,732
2039 168,878,834 2,051,163
2038 164,583,465 2,071,871
2037 160,347,349 2,093,068
2036 156,129,049 2,114,669
2035 151,953,443 2,136,998
2034 147,811,138 2,159,450
2033 143,712,496 2,182,023
2032 139,669,159 2,204,431
2031 135,660,570 2,227,006
2030 131,710,378 2,250,038
2029 127,818,130 2,272,963
2028 123,980,695 2,295,739
2027 120,212,011 2,318,425
2026 116,505,117 2,341,166
2025 112,854,120 2,373,265
2024 109,276,265 2,402,306
2023 105,789,731 2,457,783
2022 102,396,968 2,528,654
2021 99,148,932 2,595,809
2020 95,989,998 2,635,130
2019 92,947,442 2,664,224
2018 90,047,644 2,707,203
2017 87,083,398 2,755,189
2016 83,956,415 2,803,186
2015 81,035,531 2,835,978
2014 78,403,242 2,857,815
2013 75,789,395 2,859,558
2012 73,254,618 2,860,324
2011 70,849,311 2,860,699
2010 68,563,038 2,862,354
2009 66,412,044 2,865,213
2008 64,390,664 2,868,833
2007 62,477,752 2,874,299
2006 60,615,908 2,880,967
2005 58,775,724 2,888,985
2004 56,997,741 2,896,023
2003 55,343,867 2,903,198
2002 53,750,524 2,911,385
2001 52,132,646 2,918,135
2000 50,507,442 2,924,668
1999 48,912,971 2,930,622
1998 47,297,600 2,935,227
1997 46,029,902 2,936,413
1996 45,296,124 2,947,293
1995 44,433,704 2,953,200
1994 42,626,876 2,966,745
1993 40,656,336 2,975,966
1992 39,228,910 2,980,965
1991 37,925,817 2,981,566
1990 36,684,063 2,977,912
1989 35,486,866 2,970,039
1988 34,382,752 2,948,891
1987 33,298,904 2,916,306
1986 32,265,196 2,883,057
1985 31,264,816 2,850,787
1984 30,245,081 2,820,518
1983 29,250,963 2,791,207
1982 28,338,190 2,763,101
1981 27,500,515 2,735,987
1980 26,711,099 2,708,675
1979 25,886,782 2,683,035
1978 24,992,689 2,656,211
1977 24,229,061 2,626,298
1976 23,624,031 2,596,491
1975 23,021,101 2,566,998
1974 22,418,878 2,538,164
1973 21,827,665 2,510,584
1972 21,251,160 2,484,742
1971 20,695,569 2,460,611
1970 20,137,436 2,437,590
1969 19,570,445 2,408,469
1968 19,012,189 2,373,073
1967 18,462,782 2,337,695
1966 17,931,929 2,301,871
1965 17,427,802 2,265,287
1964 16,955,327 2,228,000
1963 16,507,599 2,188,895
1962 16,075,724 2,147,227
1961 15,662,374 2,103,327
1960 15,264,846 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Moldova
2100 0.68% -0.91%
2099 0.71% -0.91%
2098 0.73% -0.9%
2097 0.75% -0.9%
2096 0.78% -0.9%
2095 0.81% -0.88%
2094 0.83% -0.88%
2093 0.85% -0.87%
2092 0.88% -0.86%
2091 0.91% -0.83%
2090 0.94% -0.82%
2089 0.97% -0.82%
2088 0.99% -0.81%
2087 1.03% -0.81%
2086 1.05% -0.81%
2085 1.08% -0.8%
2084 1.11% -0.8%
2083 1.13% -0.8%
2082 1.16% -0.8%
2081 1.19% -0.81%
2080 1.21% -0.82%
2079 1.25% -0.83%
2078 1.27% -0.85%
2077 1.31% -0.83%
2076 1.33% -0.86%
2075 1.36% -0.88%
2074 1.39% -0.89%
2073 1.42% -0.91%
2072 1.45% -0.93%
2071 1.49% -0.97%
2070 1.52% -0.97%
2069 1.56% -1.01%
2068 1.59% -1.02%
2067 1.62% -1.02%
2066 1.66% -1.03%
2065 1.69% -1.05%
2064 1.73% -1.04%
2063 1.77% -1.05%
2062 1.8% -1.05%
2061 1.84% -1.06%
2060 1.88% -1.02%
2059 1.91% -1.01%
2058 1.95% -0.99%
2057 1.98% -1%
2056 2.02% -0.97%
2055 2.06% -0.96%
2054 2.1% -0.94%
2053 2.14% -0.91%
2052 2.17% -0.9%
2051 2.21% -0.86%
2050 2.24% -0.87%
2049 2.28% -0.84%
2048 2.31% -0.84%
2047 2.35% -0.85%
2046 2.38% -0.88%
2045 2.41% -0.86%
2044 2.44% -0.9%
2043 2.47% -0.91%
2042 2.51% -0.92%
2041 2.54% -0.95%
2040 2.57% -1%
2039 2.61% -1%
2038 2.64% -1.01%
2037 2.7% -1.02%
2036 2.75% -1.04%
2035 2.8% -1.04%
2034 2.85% -1.03%
2033 2.89% -1.02%
2032 2.95% -1.01%
2031 3% -1.02%
2030 3.05% -1.01%
2029 3.1% -0.99%
2028 3.14% -0.98%
2027 3.18% -0.97%
2026 3.24% -1.35%
2025 3.27% -1.21%
2024 3.3% -2.26%
2023 3.31% -2.8%
2022 3.28% -2.59%
2021 3.29% -1.49%
2020 3.27% -1.09%
2019 3.22% -1.59%
2018 3.4% -1.74%
2017 3.72% -1.71%
2016 3.6% -1.16%
2015 3.36% -0.76%
2014 3.45% -0.06%
2013 3.46% -0.03%
2012 3.39% -0.01%
2011 3.33% -0.06%
2010 3.24% -0.1%
2009 3.14% -0.13%
2008 3.06% -0.19%
2007 3.07% -0.23%
2006 3.13% -0.28%
2005 3.12% -0.24%
2004 2.99% -0.25%
2003 2.96% -0.28%
2002 3.1% -0.23%
2001 3.22% -0.22%
2000 3.26% -0.2%
1999 3.42% -0.16%
1998 2.75% -0.04%
1997 1.62% -0.37%
1996 1.94% -0.2%
1995 4.24% -0.46%
1994 4.85% -0.31%
1993 3.64% -0.17%
1992 3.44% -0.02%
1991 3.38% 0.12%
1990 3.37% 0.27%
1989 3.21% 0.72%
1988 3.25% 1.12%
1987 3.2% 1.15%
1986 3.2% 1.13%
1985 3.37% 1.07%
1984 3.4% 1.05%
1983 3.22% 1.02%
1982 3.05% 0.99%
1981 2.96% 1.01%
1980 3.18% 0.96%
1979 3.58% 1.01%
1978 3.15% 1.14%
1977 2.56% 1.15%
1976 2.62% 1.15%
1975 2.69% 1.14%
1974 2.71% 1.1%
1973 2.71% 1.04%
1972 2.68% 0.98%
1971 2.77% 0.94%
1970 2.9% 1.21%
1969 2.94% 1.49%
1968 2.98% 1.51%
1967 2.96% 1.56%
1966 2.89% 1.61%
1965 2.79% 1.67%
1964 2.71% 1.79%
1963 2.69% 1.94%
1962 2.64% 2.09%
1961 2.6% 2.2%

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/moldova | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.3%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Moldova
Current population
117507801
2341166
Population rank 15/197 145/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.03%
One net population change
9.05 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
7.22 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
35 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,552 -152
Annual growth/decline +3,486,534 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +3.3% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 196/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,309 -29,766
Net migration rank 159/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - -29,766
2024 - -26,968 - -27,088
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 -7,007 -18,570
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 -6,385 89,154
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 -13,444 -33,405
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 -7,067 -33,405
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 -3,416 -41,233
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 -961 -36,085
2017 2,883,245 176,290 1,402 -43,871
2016 2,753,687 440,748 4,580 -51,642
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 6,049 -59,399
2014 2,580,251 36,966 7,248 -67,175
2013 2,489,378 121,097 3,537 -77,571
2012 2,405,462 53,668 5,581 -81,215
2011 2,310,679 40,891 5,948 -82,271
2010 2,212,255 8,823 7,456 -84,039
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 7,492 -83,546
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 5,210 -79,593
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 3,490 -75,734
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 2,406 -72,061
2005 1,800,300 20,384 2,005 -68,681
2004 1,731,022 4,260 1,714 -52,491
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 -322 -46,947
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 -1,249 -45,833
2001 1,594,999 26,523 -718 -45,043
2000 1,549,518 79,340 -324 -43,854
1999 1,450,318 109,761 642 -43,111
1998 1,375,130 295,560 2,140 -41,975
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 4,669 -41,743
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 2,655 -33,369
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 5,534 -31,975
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 9,921 -31,616
1993 1,209,242 240,176 13,886 -31,526
1992 1,152,781 252,666 17,373 -30,136
1991 1,114,033 86,721 21,127 -29,204
1990 1,063,508 219,270 25,824 -30,053
1989 1,027,238 84,415 29,638 -29,307
1988 995,278 101,314 35,608 -4,989
1987 959,875 111,220 40,122 -10,796
1986 925,334 70,988 39,463 -8,769
1985 885,670 118,791 38,060 -10,627
1984 844,956 190,045 38,108 -12,732
1983 807,122 146,095 36,076 -10,543
1982 774,823 97,495 32,814 -8,412
1981 748,371 54,656 31,360 -6,452
1980 724,111 51,685 30,053 -3,693
1979 691,773 181,028 28,322 -6,912
1978 646,411 268,974 27,622 3,483
1977 638,242 -26,355 27,707 3,245
1976 624,147 -25,965 27,801 2,885
1975 608,655 -972 27,677 2,355
1974 593,539 3,216 27,219 1,785
1973 578,280 7,414 25,967 1,156
1972 564,495 2,840 24,626 481
1971 549,343 -5,497 23,359 -61
1970 533,300 39,116 22,314 606
1969 514,800 46,778 21,768 20,561
1968 497,682 57,274 22,005 19,830
1967 479,552 64,307 22,654 19,175
1966 463,397 54,443 23,720 18,601
1965 429,002 61,397 24,916 18,066
1964 406,334 48,207 25,860 17,509
1963 398,972 41,960 29,382 16,816
1962 383,406 39,431 32,082 15,884
1961 368,207 35,654 35,180 14,818
1960 363,517 27,673 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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