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

DR Congo vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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DR Congo

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	DR Congo	Netherlands
2100	436,320,913	17,359,081
2099	433,372,904	17,392,412
2098	430,335,169	17,425,508
2097	427,231,271	17,459,827
2096	424,043,303	17,495,124
2095	420,759,430	17,532,593
2094	417,384,609	17,571,051
2093	413,946,692	17,610,792
2092	410,440,733	17,649,611
2091	406,841,757	17,688,532
2090	403,166,901	17,730,570
2089	399,411,004	17,770,380
2088	395,583,655	17,809,825
2087	391,688,383	17,845,820
2086	387,713,874	17,885,001
2085	383,678,330	17,921,302
2084	379,568,054	17,957,639
2083	375,402,379	17,994,232
2082	371,195,818	18,029,404
2081	366,948,626	18,063,233
2080	362,644,227	18,093,703
2079	358,295,825	18,124,294
2078	353,888,897	18,152,738
2077	349,435,210	18,181,372
2076	344,932,895	18,206,864
2075	340,403,800	18,227,791
2074	335,826,108	18,245,652
2073	331,220,816	18,263,765
2072	326,568,298	18,280,443
2071	321,892,514	18,295,700
2070	317,165,418	18,311,141
2069	312,409,702	18,326,509
2068	307,625,941	18,341,711
2067	302,820,577	18,356,770
2066	297,989,401	18,374,904
2065	293,137,514	18,396,018
2064	288,267,282	18,417,894
2063	283,369,365	18,441,434
2062	278,452,605	18,464,922
2061	273,517,380	18,492,436
2060	268,572,331	18,520,315
2059	263,620,905	18,548,786
2058	258,672,397	18,577,700
2057	253,733,756	18,608,370
2056	248,796,045	18,638,918
2055	243,861,631	18,666,514
2054	238,931,249	18,692,598
2053	234,016,357	18,718,268
2052	229,117,369	18,741,740
2051	224,240,788	18,768,309
2050	219,397,034	18,789,481
2049	214,588,560	18,809,886
2048	209,814,694	18,827,655
2047	205,079,870	18,844,635
2046	200,379,842	18,855,920
2045	195,731,078	18,867,286
2044	191,124,003	18,877,101
2043	186,569,843	18,882,735
2042	182,068,630	18,885,839
2041	177,617,360	18,885,255
2040	173,224,822	18,879,571
2039	168,878,834	18,870,248
2038	164,583,465	18,855,512
2037	160,347,349	18,837,172
2036	156,129,049	18,811,873
2035	151,953,443	18,783,312
2034	147,811,138	18,750,125
2033	143,712,496	18,708,101
2032	139,669,159	18,662,054
2031	135,660,570	18,609,452
2030	131,710,378	18,549,634
2029	127,818,130	18,481,269
2028	123,980,695	18,404,195
2027	120,212,011	18,320,644
2026	116,505,117	18,227,403
2025	112,854,120	18,118,662
2024	109,276,265	17,993,485
2023	105,789,731	17,877,117
2022	102,396,968	17,700,982
2021	99,148,932	17,533,044
2020	95,989,998	17,441,500
2019	92,947,442	17,344,874
2018	90,047,644	17,231,624
2017	87,083,398	17,131,296
2016	83,956,415	17,030,314
2015	81,035,531	16,939,923
2014	78,403,242	16,865,008
2013	75,789,395	16,804,432
2012	73,254,618	16,754,962
2011	70,849,311	16,693,074
2010	68,563,038	16,615,394
2009	66,412,044	16,530,388
2008	64,390,664	16,445,593
2007	62,477,752	16,381,696
2006	60,615,908	16,346,101
2005	58,775,724	16,319,868
2004	56,997,741	16,281,779
2003	55,343,867	16,225,302
2002	53,750,524	16,148,929
2001	52,132,646	16,046,180
2000	50,507,442	15,925,513
1999	48,912,971	15,812,088
1998	47,297,600	15,707,209
1997	46,029,902	15,610,650
1996	45,296,124	15,530,498
1995	44,433,704	15,459,006
1994	42,626,876	15,382,838
1993	40,656,336	15,290,368
1992	39,228,910	15,184,166
1991	37,925,817	15,069,798
1990	36,684,063	14,951,510
1989	35,486,866	14,848,907
1988	34,382,752	14,760,094
1987	33,298,904	14,665,037
1986	32,265,196	14,572,278
1985	31,264,816	14,491,632
1984	30,245,081	14,424,211
1983	29,250,963	14,367,070
1982	28,338,190	14,312,690
1981	27,500,515	14,247,208
1980	26,711,099	14,149,800
1979	25,886,782	14,038,270
1978	24,992,689	13,941,700
1977	24,229,061	13,856,185
1976	23,624,031	13,774,037
1975	23,021,101	13,666,335
1974	22,418,878	13,545,056
1973	21,827,665	13,439,322
1972	21,251,160	13,328,593
1971	20,695,569	13,194,497
1970	20,137,436	13,038,526
1969	19,570,445	12,877,984
1968	19,012,189	12,729,721
1967	18,462,782	12,598,201
1966	17,931,929	12,456,251
1965	17,427,802	12,294,732
1964	16,955,327	12,127,120
1963	16,507,599	11,965,966
1962	16,075,724	11,805,689
1961	15,662,374	11,638,712
1960	15,264,846	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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DR Congo

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Year	Growth rate
	DR Congo	Netherlands
2100	0.68%	-0.19%
2099	0.71%	-0.19%
2098	0.73%	-0.2%
2097	0.75%	-0.2%
2096	0.78%	-0.21%
2095	0.81%	-0.22%
2094	0.83%	-0.23%
2093	0.85%	-0.22%
2092	0.88%	-0.22%
2091	0.91%	-0.24%
2090	0.94%	-0.22%
2089	0.97%	-0.22%
2088	0.99%	-0.2%
2087	1.03%	-0.22%
2086	1.05%	-0.2%
2085	1.08%	-0.2%
2084	1.11%	-0.2%
2083	1.13%	-0.2%
2082	1.16%	-0.19%
2081	1.19%	-0.17%
2080	1.21%	-0.17%
2079	1.25%	-0.16%
2078	1.27%	-0.16%
2077	1.31%	-0.14%
2076	1.33%	-0.11%
2075	1.36%	-0.1%
2074	1.39%	-0.1%
2073	1.42%	-0.09%
2072	1.45%	-0.08%
2071	1.49%	-0.08%
2070	1.52%	-0.08%
2069	1.56%	-0.08%
2068	1.59%	-0.08%
2067	1.62%	-0.1%
2066	1.66%	-0.11%
2065	1.69%	-0.12%
2064	1.73%	-0.13%
2063	1.77%	-0.13%
2062	1.8%	-0.15%
2061	1.84%	-0.15%
2060	1.88%	-0.15%
2059	1.91%	-0.16%
2058	1.95%	-0.16%
2057	1.98%	-0.16%
2056	2.02%	-0.15%
2055	2.06%	-0.14%
2054	2.1%	-0.14%
2053	2.14%	-0.13%
2052	2.17%	-0.14%
2051	2.21%	-0.11%
2050	2.24%	-0.11%
2049	2.28%	-0.09%
2048	2.31%	-0.09%
2047	2.35%	-0.06%
2046	2.38%	-0.06%
2045	2.41%	-0.05%
2044	2.44%	-0.03%
2043	2.47%	-0.02%
2042	2.51%	0.003%
2041	2.54%	0.03%
2040	2.57%	0.05%
2039	2.61%	0.08%
2038	2.64%	0.1%
2037	2.7%	0.13%
2036	2.75%	0.15%
2035	2.8%	0.18%
2034	2.85%	0.22%
2033	2.89%	0.25%
2032	2.95%	0.28%
2031	3%	0.32%
2030	3.05%	0.37%
2029	3.1%	0.42%
2028	3.14%	0.46%
2027	3.18%	0.51%
2026	3.24%	0.6%
2025	3.27%	0.7%
2024	3.3%	0.65%
2023	3.31%	1%
2022	3.28%	0.96%
2021	3.29%	0.52%
2020	3.27%	0.56%
2019	3.22%	0.66%
2018	3.4%	0.59%
2017	3.72%	0.59%
2016	3.6%	0.53%
2015	3.36%	0.44%
2014	3.45%	0.36%
2013	3.46%	0.3%
2012	3.39%	0.37%
2011	3.33%	0.47%
2010	3.24%	0.51%
2009	3.14%	0.52%
2008	3.06%	0.39%
2007	3.07%	0.22%
2006	3.13%	0.16%
2005	3.12%	0.23%
2004	2.99%	0.35%
2003	2.96%	0.47%
2002	3.1%	0.64%
2001	3.22%	0.76%
2000	3.26%	0.72%
1999	3.42%	0.67%
1998	2.75%	0.62%
1997	1.62%	0.52%
1996	1.94%	0.46%
1995	4.24%	0.5%
1994	4.85%	0.6%
1993	3.64%	0.7%
1992	3.44%	0.76%
1991	3.38%	0.79%
1990	3.37%	0.69%
1989	3.21%	0.6%
1988	3.25%	0.65%
1987	3.2%	0.64%
1986	3.2%	0.56%
1985	3.37%	0.47%
1984	3.4%	0.4%
1983	3.22%	0.38%
1982	3.05%	0.46%
1981	2.96%	0.69%
1980	3.18%	0.79%
1979	3.58%	0.69%
1978	3.15%	0.62%
1977	2.56%	0.6%
1976	2.62%	0.79%
1975	2.69%	0.9%
1974	2.71%	0.79%
1973	2.71%	0.83%
1972	2.68%	1.02%
1971	2.77%	1.2%
1970	2.9%	1.25%
1969	2.94%	1.16%
1968	2.98%	1.04%
1967	2.96%	1.14%
1966	2.89%	1.31%
1965	2.79%	1.38%
1964	2.71%	1.35%
1963	2.69%	1.36%
1962	2.64%	1.43%
1961	2.6%	1.32%

In 2024, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.3%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Population map with other countries

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