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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Nauru	DR Congo	Nauru
1960	15,264,846	4,607	-	-
1961	15,662,374	4,774	2.6%	3.62%
1962	16,075,724	4,979	2.64%	4.29%
1963	16,507,599	5,226	2.69%	4.96%
1964	16,955,327	5,515	2.71%	5.53%
1965	17,427,802	5,832	2.79%	5.75%
1966	17,931,929	6,043	2.89%	3.62%
1967	18,462,782	6,135	2.96%	1.52%
1968	19,012,189	6,328	2.98%	3.15%
1969	19,570,445	6,581	2.94%	4%
1970	20,137,436	6,710	2.9%	1.96%
1971	20,695,569	6,762	2.77%	0.77%
1972	21,251,160	6,812	2.68%	0.74%
1973	21,827,665	6,866	2.71%	0.79%
1974	22,418,878	6,923	2.71%	0.83%
1975	23,021,101	6,987	2.69%	0.92%
1976	23,624,031	7,064	2.62%	1.1%
1977	24,229,061	7,163	2.56%	1.4%
1978	24,992,689	7,298	3.15%	1.88%
1979	25,886,782	7,468	3.58%	2.33%
1980	26,711,099	7,649	3.18%	2.42%
1981	27,500,515	7,839	2.96%	2.48%
1982	28,338,190	8,040	3.05%	2.56%
1983	29,250,963	8,216	3.22%	2.19%
1984	30,245,081	8,377	3.4%	1.96%
1985	31,264,816	8,551	3.37%	2.08%
1986	32,265,196	8,742	3.2%	2.23%
1987	33,298,904	8,946	3.2%	2.33%
1988	34,382,752	9,165	3.25%	2.45%
1989	35,486,866	9,390	3.21%	2.45%
1990	36,684,063	9,622	3.37%	2.47%
1991	37,925,817	9,850	3.38%	2.37%
1992	39,228,910	10,021	3.44%	1.74%
1993	40,656,336	10,102	3.64%	0.81%
1994	42,626,876	10,137	4.85%	0.35%
1995	44,433,704	10,165	4.24%	0.28%
1996	45,296,124	10,183	1.94%	0.18%
1997	46,029,902	10,197	1.62%	0.14%
1998	47,297,600	10,198	2.75%	0.01%
1999	48,912,971	10,187	3.42%	-0.11%
2000	50,507,442	10,168	3.26%	-0.19%
2001	52,132,646	10,130	3.22%	-0.37%
2002	53,750,524	10,082	3.1%	-0.47%
2003	55,343,867	10,059	2.96%	-0.23%
2004	56,997,741	10,060	2.99%	0.01%
2005	58,775,724	10,049	3.12%	-0.11%
2006	60,615,908	10,034	3.13%	-0.15%
2007	62,477,752	10,020	3.07%	-0.14%
2008	64,390,664	10,009	3.06%	-0.11%
2009	66,412,044	10,016	3.14%	0.07%
2010	68,563,038	10,043	3.24%	0.27%
2011	70,849,311	10,098	3.33%	0.55%
2012	73,254,618	10,267	3.39%	1.67%
2013	75,789,395	10,517	3.46%	2.43%
2014	78,403,242	10,742	3.45%	2.14%
2015	81,035,531	10,954	3.36%	1.97%
2016	83,956,415	11,150	3.6%	1.79%
2017	87,083,398	11,324	3.72%	1.56%
2018	90,047,644	11,477	3.4%	1.35%
2019	92,947,442	11,587	3.22%	0.96%
2020	95,989,998	11,643	3.27%	0.48%
2021	99,148,932	11,709	3.29%	0.57%
2022	102,396,968	11,801	3.28%	0.79%
2023	105,789,731	11,875	3.31%	0.63%
2024	109,276,265	11,947	3.3%	0.61%
2025	112,832,475	12,030	3.25%	0.7%
2026	116,452,162	12,103	3.21%	0.61%
2027	120,129,744	12,196	3.16%	0.77%
2028	123,871,555	12,296	3.11%	0.82%
2029	127,674,141	12,403	3.07%	0.87%
2030	131,532,201	12,519	3.02%	0.94%
2031	135,447,495	12,645	2.98%	1%
2032	139,408,613	12,785	2.92%	1.11%
2033	143,414,031	12,921	2.87%	1.06%
2034	147,468,142	13,071	2.83%	1.16%
2035	151,560,102	13,230	2.77%	1.22%
2036	155,689,453	13,391	2.72%	1.21%
2037	159,848,574	13,541	2.67%	1.12%
2038	164,045,610	13,697	2.63%	1.16%
2039	168,296,695	13,857	2.59%	1.17%
2040	172,595,578	14,041	2.55%	1.33%
2041	176,946,261	14,220	2.52%	1.27%
2042	181,350,407	14,402	2.49%	1.28%
2043	185,805,168	14,579	2.46%	1.23%
2044	190,312,004	14,754	2.43%	1.2%
2045	194,865,386	14,920	2.39%	1.13%
2046	199,464,487	15,098	2.36%	1.19%
2047	204,105,925	15,268	2.33%	1.12%
2048	208,783,692	15,431	2.29%	1.07%
2049	213,497,692	15,595	2.26%	1.06%
2050	218,246,073	15,751	2.22%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.