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

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The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 112,832,473 in 2025 vs 27,917,831 people in Niger in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 118,386,491 people compared to 29,294,628 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 4.04 times bigger than Niger's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.36% per year vs +3.45% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (95.3% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.3M (105.3% growth).

DR Congo vs Niger: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Niger
2100 436,237,219 92,119,820
2099 433,289,774 91,758,864
2098 430,252,622 91,380,105
2097 427,149,320 90,979,507
2096 423,961,963 90,560,194
2095 420,678,721 90,121,433
2094 417,304,547 89,665,016
2093 413,867,290 89,186,290
2092 410,362,003 88,687,247
2091 406,763,717 88,169,255
2090 403,089,566 87,632,134
2089 399,334,389 87,075,435
2088 395,507,774 86,497,532
2087 391,613,249 85,901,116
2086 387,639,503 85,285,801
2085 383,604,733 84,648,237
2084 379,495,246 83,990,034
2083 375,330,369 83,310,768
2082 371,124,615 82,611,309
2081 366,878,238 81,895,814
2080 362,574,665 81,159,765
2079 358,227,097 80,409,054
2078 353,821,014 79,639,286
2077 349,368,182 78,852,089
2076 344,866,731 78,045,772
2075 340,338,504 77,223,494
2074 335,761,691 76,387,922
2073 331,157,281 75,535,687
2072 326,505,656 74,667,410
2071 321,830,769 73,784,579
2070 317,104,580 72,888,455
2069 312,349,776 71,975,811
2068 307,566,932 71,050,594
2067 302,762,490 70,111,034
2066 297,932,241 69,159,115
2065 293,081,284 68,199,397
2064 288,211,987 67,226,153
2063 283,315,009 66,242,857
2062 278,399,192 65,249,357
2061 273,464,914 64,246,142
2060 268,520,814 63,236,587
2059 263,570,338 62,219,239
2058 258,622,778 61,193,260
2057 253,685,085 60,161,411
2056 248,748,321 59,126,596
2055 243,814,854 58,084,470
2054 238,885,417 57,038,192
2053 233,971,468 55,989,073
2052 229,073,420 54,940,685
2051 224,197,775 53,889,624
2050 219,354,949 52,841,076
2049 214,547,398 51,793,560
2048 209,774,448 50,746,939
2047 205,040,532 49,703,518
2046 200,341,405 48,661,960
2045 195,693,533 47,622,548
2044 191,087,342 46,586,941
2043 186,534,055 45,557,790
2042 182,033,706 44,531,886
2041 177,583,290 43,511,370
2040 173,191,594 42,494,381
2039 168,846,440 41,482,338
2038 164,551,895 40,472,234
2037 160,316,591 39,463,944
2036 156,099,100 38,459,660
2035 151,924,296 37,458,584
2034 147,782,785 36,465,688
2033 143,684,929 35,476,260
2032 139,642,368 34,497,489
2031 135,634,548 33,527,117
2030 131,685,113 32,563,547
2029 127,793,612 31,610,576
2028 123,956,913 30,670,274
2027 120,188,952 29,741,014
2026 116,482,769 28,823,166
2025 112,832,473 27,917,831
2024 109,276,265 27,032,412
2023 105,789,731 26,159,867
2022 102,396,968 25,311,973
2021 99,148,932 24,502,140
2020 95,989,998 23,717,613
2019 92,947,442 22,947,757
2018 90,047,644 22,188,069
2017 87,083,398 21,435,446
2016 83,956,415 20,685,753
2015 81,035,531 19,939,498
2014 78,403,242 19,215,909
2013 75,789,395 18,519,898
2012 73,254,618 17,836,769
2011 70,849,311 17,176,283
2010 68,563,038 16,548,835
2009 66,412,044 15,943,675
2008 64,390,664 15,361,915
2007 62,477,752 14,803,610
2006 60,615,908 14,268,581
2005 58,775,724 13,756,192
2004 56,997,741 13,265,836
2003 55,343,867 12,796,984
2002 53,750,524 12,349,144
2001 52,132,646 11,920,647
2000 50,507,442 11,509,630
1999 48,912,971 11,117,411
1998 47,297,600 10,741,413
1997 46,029,902 10,383,969
1996 45,296,124 10,044,852
1995 44,433,704 9,714,529
1994 42,626,876 9,398,258
1993 40,656,336 9,100,789
1992 39,228,910 8,817,633
1991 37,925,817 8,546,900
1990 36,684,063 8,286,059
1989 35,486,866 8,034,780
1988 34,382,752 7,793,748
1987 33,298,904 7,561,150
1986 32,265,196 7,335,811
1985 31,264,816 7,118,457
1984 30,245,081 6,909,971
1983 29,250,963 6,708,644
1982 28,338,190 6,512,732
1981 27,500,515 6,322,006
1980 26,711,099 6,135,971
1979 25,886,782 5,955,556
1978 24,992,689 5,782,932
1977 24,229,061 5,619,716
1976 23,624,031 5,464,962
1975 23,021,101 5,317,019
1974 22,418,878 5,174,953
1973 21,827,665 5,037,865
1972 21,251,160 4,904,845
1971 20,695,569 4,776,225
1970 20,137,436 4,650,275
1969 19,570,445 4,525,725
1968 19,012,189 4,403,637
1967 18,462,782 4,283,590
1966 17,931,929 4,165,544
1965 17,427,802 4,049,695
1964 16,955,327 3,935,814
1963 16,507,599 3,823,873
1962 16,075,724 3,714,520
1961 15,662,374 3,608,162
1960 15,264,846 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,608,875 people (a 41.6% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 80.4% to 52,841,076 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Niger
2100 0.68% 0.39%
2099 0.71% 0.41%
2098 0.73% 0.44%
2097 0.75% 0.46%
2096 0.78% 0.49%
2095 0.81% 0.51%
2094 0.83% 0.54%
2093 0.85% 0.56%
2092 0.88% 0.59%
2091 0.91% 0.61%
2090 0.94% 0.64%
2089 0.97% 0.67%
2088 0.99% 0.69%
2087 1.03% 0.72%
2086 1.05% 0.75%
2085 1.08% 0.78%
2084 1.11% 0.82%
2083 1.13% 0.85%
2082 1.16% 0.87%
2081 1.19% 0.91%
2080 1.21% 0.93%
2079 1.25% 0.97%
2078 1.27% 1%
2077 1.31% 1.03%
2076 1.33% 1.06%
2075 1.36% 1.09%
2074 1.39% 1.13%
2073 1.42% 1.16%
2072 1.45% 1.2%
2071 1.49% 1.23%
2070 1.52% 1.27%
2069 1.56% 1.3%
2068 1.59% 1.34%
2067 1.62% 1.38%
2066 1.66% 1.41%
2065 1.69% 1.45%
2064 1.73% 1.48%
2063 1.77% 1.52%
2062 1.8% 1.56%
2061 1.84% 1.6%
2060 1.88% 1.64%
2059 1.91% 1.68%
2058 1.95% 1.72%
2057 1.98% 1.75%
2056 2.02% 1.79%
2055 2.06% 1.83%
2054 2.1% 1.87%
2053 2.14% 1.91%
2052 2.17% 1.95%
2051 2.21% 1.98%
2050 2.24% 2.02%
2049 2.28% 2.06%
2048 2.31% 2.1%
2047 2.35% 2.14%
2046 2.38% 2.18%
2045 2.41% 2.22%
2044 2.44% 2.26%
2043 2.47% 2.3%
2042 2.51% 2.35%
2041 2.54% 2.39%
2040 2.57% 2.44%
2039 2.61% 2.5%
2038 2.64% 2.55%
2037 2.7% 2.61%
2036 2.75% 2.67%
2035 2.8% 2.72%
2034 2.85% 2.79%
2033 2.89% 2.84%
2032 2.95% 2.89%
2031 3% 2.96%
2030 3.05% 3.01%
2029 3.1% 3.07%
2028 3.14% 3.12%
2027 3.18% 3.18%
2026 3.24% 3.24%
2025 3.25% 3.28%
2024 3.3% 3.34%
2023 3.31% 3.35%
2022 3.28% 3.31%
2021 3.29% 3.31%
2020 3.27% 3.35%
2019 3.22% 3.42%
2018 3.4% 3.51%
2017 3.72% 3.62%
2016 3.6% 3.74%
2015 3.36% 3.77%
2014 3.45% 3.76%
2013 3.46% 3.83%
2012 3.39% 3.85%
2011 3.33% 3.79%
2010 3.24% 3.8%
2009 3.14% 3.79%
2008 3.06% 3.77%
2007 3.07% 3.75%
2006 3.13% 3.72%
2005 3.12% 3.7%
2004 2.99% 3.66%
2003 2.96% 3.63%
2002 3.1% 3.59%
2001 3.22% 3.57%
2000 3.26% 3.53%
1999 3.42% 3.5%
1998 2.75% 3.44%
1997 1.62% 3.38%
1996 1.94% 3.4%
1995 4.24% 3.37%
1994 4.85% 3.27%
1993 3.64% 3.21%
1992 3.44% 3.17%
1991 3.38% 3.15%
1990 3.37% 3.13%
1989 3.21% 3.09%
1988 3.25% 3.08%
1987 3.2% 3.07%
1986 3.2% 3.05%
1985 3.37% 3.02%
1984 3.4% 3%
1983 3.22% 3.01%
1982 3.05% 3.02%
1981 2.96% 3.03%
1980 3.18% 3.03%
1979 3.58% 2.99%
1978 3.15% 2.9%
1977 2.56% 2.83%
1976 2.62% 2.78%
1975 2.69% 2.75%
1974 2.71% 2.72%
1973 2.71% 2.71%
1972 2.68% 2.69%
1971 2.77% 2.71%
1970 2.9% 2.75%
1969 2.94% 2.77%
1968 2.98% 2.8%
1967 2.96% 2.83%
1966 2.89% 2.86%
1965 2.79% 2.89%
1964 2.71% 2.93%
1963 2.69% 2.94%
1962 2.64% 2.95%
1961 2.6% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.25%, while Niger's population grew by 3.28%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Niger
Current population
118386491
29294628
Population rank 14/197 53/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.35%
One net population change
8.89 seconds
35.7 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
28.2 seconds
One death every
34.3 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,743 +2,426
Annual growth/decline +3,556,208 +885,419
Annual growth/decline rate +3.25% +3.28%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 9/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -27,309 -7,704
Net migration rank 159/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - -7,704
2024 3,547,217 -26,968 883,987 -4,041
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 864,139 995
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 829,651 995
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 793,428 -4,405
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 784,437 -4,402
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 775,474 -15,778
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 763,536 -3,830
2017 2,883,245 176,290 752,384 -6,830
2016 2,753,687 440,748 738,999 14,833
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 721,630 17,051
2014 2,580,251 36,966 704,609 3,891
2013 2,489,378 121,097 686,070 -2,543
2012 2,405,462 53,668 664,009 18,714
2011 2,310,679 40,891 645,175 -6,941
2010 2,212,255 8,823 624,685 -8,033
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 602,671 -9,014
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 579,727 -9,847
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 556,808 -10,069
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 533,374 -10,054
2005 1,800,300 20,384 511,167 -9,700
2004 1,731,022 4,260 488,328 -9,070
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 467,295 -8,841
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 446,767 -9,550
2001 1,594,999 26,523 428,417 -8,654
2000 1,549,518 79,340 410,779 -8,522
1999 1,450,318 109,761 394,212 -12,037
1998 1,375,130 295,560 377,120 -7,298
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 358,745 -13,680
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 341,223 -8,057
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 323,630 3,843
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 306,026 -959
1993 1,209,242 240,176 292,135 -2,269
1992 1,152,781 252,666 278,690 -2,258
1991 1,114,033 86,721 266,527 -1,500
1990 1,063,508 219,270 256,594 73
1989 1,027,238 84,415 245,278 613
1988 995,278 101,314 237,296 -1,139
1987 959,875 111,220 231,371 -2,338
1986 925,334 70,988 224,365 -2,728
1985 885,670 118,791 219,206 -6,126
1984 844,956 190,045 213,111 -9,208
1983 807,122 146,095 207,962 -9,209
1982 774,823 97,495 202,012 -8,935
1981 748,371 54,656 195,938 -7,559
1980 724,111 51,685 189,251 -5,564
1979 691,773 181,028 180,632 -3,495
1978 646,411 268,974 171,614 -3,494
1977 638,242 -26,355 161,792 -3,476
1976 624,147 -25,965 154,489 -3,308
1975 608,655 -972 147,962 -3,254
1974 593,539 3,216 142,606 -3,179
1973 578,280 7,414 137,695 -2,942
1972 564,495 2,840 133,813 -2,525
1971 549,343 -5,497 128,223 -2,277
1970 533,300 39,116 128,184 -2,225
1969 514,800 46,778 125,389 -2,245
1968 497,682 57,274 123,301 -2,277
1967 479,552 64,307 121,358 -2,289
1966 463,397 54,443 119,314 -2,289
1965 429,002 61,397 116,963 -2,289
1964 406,334 48,207 115,386 -2,289
1963 398,972 41,960 113,072 -2,289
1962 383,406 39,431 110,280 -2,369
1961 368,207 35,654 107,693 -2,893
1960 363,517 27,673 105,081 -3,641

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/niger | 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 Niger 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,907,665 people) and 0.07% is from migration (a loss of 5,412 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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