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	436,237,219	17,329,352
2099	433,289,774	17,362,626
2098	430,252,622	17,395,665
2097	427,149,320	17,429,925
2096	423,961,963	17,465,162
2095	420,678,721	17,502,567
2094	417,304,547	17,540,959
2093	413,867,290	17,580,632
2092	410,362,003	17,619,384
2091	406,763,717	17,658,238
2090	403,089,566	17,700,204
2089	399,334,389	17,739,947
2088	395,507,774	17,779,324
2087	391,613,249	17,815,257
2086	387,639,503	17,854,371
2085	383,604,733	17,890,610
2084	379,495,246	17,926,885
2083	375,330,369	17,963,416
2082	371,124,615	17,998,527
2081	366,878,238	18,032,297
2080	362,574,665	18,062,716
2079	358,227,097	18,093,254
2078	353,821,014	18,121,649
2077	349,368,182	18,150,234
2076	344,866,731	18,175,683
2075	340,338,504	18,196,574
2074	335,761,691	18,214,405
2073	331,157,281	18,232,486
2072	326,505,656	18,249,136
2071	321,830,769	18,264,367
2070	317,104,580	18,279,781
2069	312,349,776	18,295,123
2068	307,566,932	18,310,300
2067	302,762,490	18,325,333
2066	297,932,241	18,343,435
2065	293,081,284	18,364,513
2064	288,211,987	18,386,352
2063	283,315,009	18,409,851
2062	278,399,192	18,433,299
2061	273,464,914	18,460,766
2060	268,520,814	18,488,598
2059	263,570,338	18,517,020
2058	258,622,778	18,545,884
2057	253,685,085	18,576,502
2056	248,748,321	18,606,997
2055	243,814,854	18,634,546
2054	238,885,417	18,660,585
2053	233,971,468	18,686,212
2052	229,073,420	18,709,643
2051	224,197,775	18,736,166
2050	219,354,949	18,757,302
2049	214,547,398	18,777,673
2048	209,774,448	18,795,411
2047	205,040,532	18,812,362
2046	200,341,405	18,823,628
2045	195,693,533	18,834,974
2044	191,087,342	18,844,772
2043	186,534,055	18,850,396
2042	182,033,706	18,853,495
2041	177,583,290	18,852,912
2040	173,191,594	18,847,238
2039	168,846,440	18,837,931
2038	164,551,895	18,823,220
2037	160,316,591	18,804,912
2036	156,099,100	18,779,656
2035	151,924,296	18,751,144
2034	147,782,785	18,718,013
2033	143,684,929	18,676,061
2032	139,642,368	18,630,094
2031	135,634,548	18,577,582
2030	131,685,113	18,517,866
2029	127,793,612	18,449,618
2028	123,956,913	18,372,676
2027	120,188,952	18,289,268
2026	116,482,769	18,196,186
2025	112,832,473	18,087,633
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 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 14th 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 85.3% to 219,354,949 people with a rank change from 14th to 8th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 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	3.25%	0.52%
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 2025, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.25%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Population map with other countries

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