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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Qatar	DR Congo	Qatar
1960	15,264,846	36,010	-	-
1961	15,662,374	39,680	2.6%	10.2%
1962	16,075,724	44,630	2.64%	12.5%
1963	16,507,599	50,380	2.69%	12.9%
1964	16,955,327	56,867	2.71%	12.9%
1965	17,427,802	64,065	2.79%	12.7%
1966	17,931,929	72,192	2.89%	12.7%
1967	18,462,782	81,439	2.96%	12.8%
1968	19,012,189	91,749	2.98%	12.7%
1969	19,570,445	103,025	2.94%	12.3%
1970	20,137,436	116,350	2.9%	12.9%
1971	20,695,569	131,346	2.77%	12.9%
1972	21,251,160	146,506	2.68%	11.5%
1973	21,827,665	161,841	2.71%	10.5%
1974	22,418,878	177,362	2.71%	9.59%
1975	23,021,101	193,087	2.69%	8.87%
1976	23,624,031	209,052	2.62%	8.27%
1977	24,229,061	225,285	2.56%	7.77%
1978	24,992,689	241,808	3.15%	7.33%
1979	25,886,782	258,670	3.58%	6.97%
1980	26,711,099	275,913	3.18%	6.67%
1981	27,500,515	293,553	2.96%	6.39%
1982	28,338,190	311,537	3.05%	6.13%
1983	29,250,963	329,709	3.22%	5.83%
1984	30,245,081	347,878	3.4%	5.51%
1985	31,264,816	365,940	3.37%	5.19%
1986	32,265,196	382,422	3.2%	4.5%
1987	33,298,904	397,005	3.2%	3.81%
1988	34,382,752	411,264	3.25%	3.59%
1989	35,486,866	425,646	3.21%	3.5%
1990	36,684,063	440,175	3.37%	3.41%
1991	37,925,817	454,853	3.38%	3.33%
1992	39,228,910	469,657	3.44%	3.25%
1993	40,656,336	484,545	3.64%	3.17%
1994	42,626,876	499,459	4.85%	3.08%
1995	44,433,704	514,325	4.24%	2.98%
1996	45,296,124	529,019	1.94%	2.86%
1997	46,029,902	550,500	1.62%	4.06%
1998	47,297,600	580,540	2.75%	5.46%
1999	48,912,971	612,500	3.42%	5.51%
2000	50,507,442	644,989	3.26%	5.3%
2001	52,132,646	677,925	3.22%	5.11%
2002	53,750,524	711,205	3.1%	4.91%
2003	55,343,867	744,682	2.96%	4.71%
2004	56,997,741	773,332	2.99%	3.85%
2005	58,775,724	825,408	3.12%	6.73%
2006	60,615,908	972,831	3.13%	17.9%
2007	62,477,752	1,208,595	3.07%	24.2%
2008	64,390,664	1,426,938	3.06%	18.1%
2009	66,412,044	1,608,903	3.14%	12.8%
2010	68,563,038	1,616,832	3.24%	0.49%
2011	70,849,311	1,624,761	3.33%	0.49%
2012	73,254,618	1,722,438	3.39%	6.01%
2013	75,789,395	1,916,426	3.46%	11.3%
2014	78,403,242	2,151,745	3.45%	12.3%
2015	81,035,531	2,344,557	3.36%	8.96%
2016	83,956,415	2,477,113	3.6%	5.65%
2017	87,083,398	2,545,820	3.72%	2.77%
2018	90,047,644	2,580,734	3.4%	1.37%
2019	92,947,442	2,638,657	3.22%	2.24%
2020	95,989,998	2,794,148	3.27%	5.89%
2021	99,148,932	2,504,910	3.29%	-10.4%
2022	102,396,968	2,657,333	3.28%	6.08%
2023	105,789,731	2,656,032	3.31%	-0.05%
2024	109,276,265	2,857,822	3.3%	7.6%
2025	112,832,475	2,921,065	3.25%	2.21%
2026	116,452,162	2,975,134	3.21%	1.85%
2027	120,129,744	3,019,526	3.16%	1.49%
2028	123,871,555	3,057,695	3.11%	1.26%
2029	127,674,141	3,092,803	3.07%	1.15%
2030	131,532,201	3,125,174	3.02%	1.05%
2031	135,447,495	3,156,754	2.98%	1.01%
2032	139,408,613	3,189,188	2.92%	1.03%
2033	143,414,031	3,222,500	2.87%	1.04%
2034	147,468,142	3,256,691	2.83%	1.06%
2035	151,560,102	3,291,711	2.77%	1.08%
2036	155,689,453	3,327,585	2.72%	1.09%
2037	159,848,574	3,364,333	2.67%	1.1%
2038	164,045,610	3,401,906	2.63%	1.12%
2039	168,296,695	3,440,293	2.59%	1.13%
2040	172,595,578	3,479,439	2.55%	1.14%
2041	176,946,261	3,519,302	2.52%	1.15%
2042	181,350,407	3,559,840	2.49%	1.15%
2043	185,805,168	3,601,019	2.46%	1.16%
2044	190,312,004	3,642,784	2.43%	1.16%
2045	194,865,386	3,685,111	2.39%	1.16%
2046	199,464,487	3,727,959	2.36%	1.16%
2047	204,105,925	3,771,287	2.33%	1.16%
2048	208,783,692	3,815,108	2.29%	1.16%
2049	213,497,692	3,859,368	2.26%	1.16%
2050	218,246,073	3,904,074	2.22%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.