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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Portugal	DR Congo	Portugal
1960	15,264,846	8,857,716	-	-
1961	15,662,374	8,929,316	2.6%	0.81%
1962	16,075,724	8,993,985	2.64%	0.72%
1963	16,507,599	9,030,355	2.69%	0.4%
1964	16,955,327	9,035,365	2.71%	0.06%
1965	17,427,802	8,998,595	2.79%	-0.41%
1966	17,931,929	8,930,990	2.89%	-0.75%
1967	18,462,782	8,874,520	2.96%	-0.63%
1968	19,012,189	8,836,650	2.98%	-0.43%
1969	19,570,445	8,757,705	2.94%	-0.89%
1970	20,137,436	8,680,431	2.9%	-0.88%
1971	20,695,569	8,643,756	2.77%	-0.42%
1972	21,251,160	8,630,430	2.68%	-0.15%
1973	21,827,665	8,633,100	2.71%	0.03%
1974	22,418,878	8,754,365	2.71%	1.4%
1975	23,021,101	9,093,470	2.69%	3.87%
1976	23,624,031	9,355,810	2.62%	2.88%
1977	24,229,061	9,455,675	2.56%	1.07%
1978	24,992,689	9,558,250	3.15%	1.08%
1979	25,886,782	9,661,265	3.58%	1.08%
1980	26,711,099	9,766,312	3.18%	1.09%
1981	27,500,515	9,851,362	2.96%	0.87%
1982	28,338,190	9,911,771	3.05%	0.61%
1983	29,250,963	9,957,865	3.22%	0.47%
1984	30,245,081	9,996,232	3.4%	0.39%
1985	31,264,816	10,023,613	3.37%	0.27%
1986	32,265,196	10,032,734	3.2%	0.09%
1987	33,298,904	10,030,031	3.2%	-0.03%
1988	34,382,752	10,019,610	3.25%	-0.1%
1989	35,486,866	10,005,000	3.21%	-0.15%
1990	36,684,063	9,983,218	3.37%	-0.22%
1991	37,925,817	9,960,235	3.38%	-0.23%
1992	39,228,910	9,952,494	3.44%	-0.08%
1993	40,656,336	9,964,675	3.64%	0.12%
1994	42,626,876	9,991,525	4.85%	0.27%
1995	44,433,704	10,026,176	4.24%	0.35%
1996	45,296,124	10,063,945	1.94%	0.38%
1997	46,029,902	10,108,977	1.62%	0.45%
1998	47,297,600	10,160,196	2.75%	0.51%
1999	48,912,971	10,217,828	3.42%	0.57%
2000	50,507,442	10,289,898	3.26%	0.71%
2001	52,132,646	10,362,722	3.22%	0.71%
2002	53,750,524	10,419,631	3.1%	0.55%
2003	55,343,867	10,458,821	2.96%	0.38%
2004	56,997,741	10,483,861	2.99%	0.24%
2005	58,775,724	10,503,330	3.12%	0.19%
2006	60,615,908	10,522,288	3.13%	0.18%
2007	62,477,752	10,542,964	3.07%	0.2%
2008	64,390,664	10,558,177	3.06%	0.14%
2009	66,412,044	10,568,247	3.14%	0.1%
2010	68,563,038	10,573,100	3.24%	0.05%
2011	70,849,311	10,557,560	3.33%	-0.15%
2012	73,254,618	10,514,844	3.39%	-0.4%
2013	75,789,395	10,457,295	3.46%	-0.55%
2014	78,403,242	10,401,062	3.45%	-0.54%
2015	81,035,531	10,358,076	3.36%	-0.41%
2016	83,956,415	10,325,452	3.6%	-0.31%
2017	87,083,398	10,300,300	3.72%	-0.24%
2018	90,047,644	10,283,822	3.4%	-0.16%
2019	92,947,442	10,286,263	3.22%	0.02%
2020	95,989,998	10,297,081	3.27%	0.11%
2021	99,148,932	10,361,831	3.29%	0.63%
2022	102,396,968	10,434,332	3.28%	0.7%
2023	105,789,731	10,578,174	3.31%	1.38%
2024	109,276,265	10,701,636	3.3%	1.17%
2025	112,832,475	10,687,819	3.25%	-0.13%
2026	116,452,162	10,670,917	3.21%	-0.16%
2027	120,129,744	10,653,073	3.16%	-0.17%
2028	123,871,555	10,632,868	3.11%	-0.19%
2029	127,674,141	10,611,484	3.07%	-0.2%
2030	131,532,201	10,591,436	3.02%	-0.19%
2031	135,447,495	10,571,418	2.98%	-0.19%
2032	139,408,613	10,549,456	2.92%	-0.21%
2033	143,414,031	10,526,482	2.87%	-0.22%
2034	147,468,142	10,502,882	2.83%	-0.22%
2035	151,560,102	10,478,843	2.77%	-0.23%
2036	155,689,453	10,454,630	2.72%	-0.23%
2037	159,848,574	10,430,128	2.67%	-0.23%
2038	164,045,610	10,404,947	2.63%	-0.24%
2039	168,296,695	10,377,968	2.59%	-0.26%
2040	172,595,578	10,349,515	2.55%	-0.27%
2041	176,946,261	10,321,577	2.52%	-0.27%
2042	181,350,407	10,294,106	2.49%	-0.27%
2043	185,805,168	10,264,596	2.46%	-0.29%
2044	190,312,004	10,233,543	2.43%	-0.3%
2045	194,865,386	10,201,832	2.39%	-0.31%
2046	199,464,487	10,168,932	2.36%	-0.32%
2047	204,105,925	10,135,159	2.33%	-0.33%
2048	208,783,692	10,101,419	2.29%	-0.33%
2049	213,497,692	10,066,064	2.26%	-0.35%
2050	218,246,073	10,029,252	2.22%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the DR Congo's population will grow by 88.6% to 218,246,073 people with a rank change from 15th to 8th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.