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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 117,507,801 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 39.2 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (93.9% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

DR Congo vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Qatar
2100 436,320,913 6,864,512
2099 433,372,904 6,795,697
2098 430,335,169 6,726,889
2097 427,231,271 6,658,115
2096 424,043,303 6,589,399
2095 420,759,430 6,520,903
2094 417,384,609 6,452,670
2093 413,946,692 6,384,792
2092 410,440,733 6,317,235
2091 406,841,757 6,249,912
2090 403,166,901 6,182,993
2089 399,411,004 6,116,439
2088 395,583,655 6,050,282
2087 391,688,383 5,984,646
2086 387,713,874 5,919,506
2085 383,678,330 5,854,810
2084 379,568,054 5,790,733
2083 375,402,379 5,727,107
2082 371,195,818 5,663,726
2081 366,948,626 5,600,872
2080 362,644,227 5,538,952
2079 358,295,825 5,477,309
2078 353,888,897 5,416,092
2077 349,435,210 5,355,430
2076 344,932,895 5,295,298
2075 340,403,800 5,235,611
2074 335,826,108 5,176,349
2073 331,220,816 5,117,758
2072 326,568,298 5,059,696
2071 321,892,514 5,002,249
2070 317,165,418 4,945,273
2069 312,409,702 4,888,911
2068 307,625,941 4,833,090
2067 302,820,577 4,777,814
2066 297,989,401 4,723,056
2065 293,137,514 4,668,810
2064 288,267,282 4,614,957
2063 283,369,365 4,561,622
2062 278,452,605 4,509,442
2061 273,517,380 4,457,910
2060 268,572,331 4,406,963
2059 263,620,905 4,356,604
2058 258,672,397 4,306,842
2057 253,733,756 4,257,533
2056 248,796,045 4,208,980
2055 243,861,631 4,160,635
2054 238,931,249 4,113,078
2053 234,016,357 4,065,870
2052 229,117,369 4,019,393
2051 224,240,788 3,973,445
2050 219,397,034 3,927,949
2049 214,588,560 3,882,963
2048 209,814,694 3,838,380
2047 205,079,870 3,794,282
2046 200,379,842 3,750,671
2045 195,731,078 3,707,573
2044 191,124,003 3,665,008
2043 186,569,843 3,623,031
2042 182,068,630 3,581,673
2041 177,617,360 3,540,989
2040 173,224,822 3,500,991
2039 168,878,834 3,461,758
2038 164,583,465 3,423,310
2037 160,347,349 3,385,696
2036 156,129,049 3,348,948
2035 151,953,443 3,313,100
2034 147,811,138 3,278,067
2033 143,712,496 3,243,892
2032 139,669,159 3,210,644
2031 135,660,570 3,178,257
2030 131,710,378 3,146,733
2029 127,818,130 3,112,748
2028 123,980,695 3,075,676
2027 120,212,011 3,035,492
2026 116,505,117 2,985,826
2025 112,854,120 2,926,071
2024 109,276,265 2,857,822
2023 105,789,731 2,656,032
2022 102,396,968 2,657,333
2021 99,148,932 2,504,910
2020 95,989,998 2,794,148
2019 92,947,442 2,638,657
2018 90,047,644 2,580,734
2017 87,083,398 2,545,820
2016 83,956,415 2,477,113
2015 81,035,531 2,344,557
2014 78,403,242 2,151,745
2013 75,789,395 1,916,426
2012 73,254,618 1,722,438
2011 70,849,311 1,624,761
2010 68,563,038 1,616,832
2009 66,412,044 1,608,903
2008 64,390,664 1,426,938
2007 62,477,752 1,208,595
2006 60,615,908 972,831
2005 58,775,724 825,408
2004 56,997,741 773,332
2003 55,343,867 744,682
2002 53,750,524 711,205
2001 52,132,646 677,925
2000 50,507,442 644,989
1999 48,912,971 612,500
1998 47,297,600 580,540
1997 46,029,902 550,500
1996 45,296,124 529,019
1995 44,433,704 514,325
1994 42,626,876 499,459
1993 40,656,336 484,545
1992 39,228,910 469,657
1991 37,925,817 454,853
1990 36,684,063 440,175
1989 35,486,866 425,646
1988 34,382,752 411,264
1987 33,298,904 397,005
1986 32,265,196 382,422
1985 31,264,816 365,940
1984 30,245,081 347,878
1983 29,250,963 329,709
1982 28,338,190 311,537
1981 27,500,515 293,553
1980 26,711,099 275,913
1979 25,886,782 258,670
1978 24,992,689 241,808
1977 24,229,061 225,285
1976 23,624,031 209,052
1975 23,021,101 193,087
1974 22,418,878 177,362
1973 21,827,665 161,841
1972 21,251,160 146,506
1971 20,695,569 131,346
1970 20,137,436 116,350
1969 19,570,445 103,025
1968 19,012,189 91,749
1967 18,462,782 81,439
1966 17,931,929 72,192
1965 17,427,802 64,065
1964 16,955,327 56,867
1963 16,507,599 50,380
1962 16,075,724 44,630
1961 15,662,374 39,680
1960 15,264,846 36,010

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/qatar | CC BY

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 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% 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 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 6.86M people in 2100 for Qatar.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Qatar
2100 0.68% 1.01%
2099 0.71% 1.02%
2098 0.73% 1.03%
2097 0.75% 1.04%
2096 0.78% 1.05%
2095 0.81% 1.06%
2094 0.83% 1.06%
2093 0.85% 1.07%
2092 0.88% 1.08%
2091 0.91% 1.08%
2090 0.94% 1.09%
2089 0.97% 1.09%
2088 0.99% 1.1%
2087 1.03% 1.1%
2086 1.05% 1.11%
2085 1.08% 1.11%
2084 1.11% 1.11%
2083 1.13% 1.12%
2082 1.16% 1.12%
2081 1.19% 1.12%
2080 1.21% 1.13%
2079 1.25% 1.13%
2078 1.27% 1.13%
2077 1.31% 1.14%
2076 1.33% 1.14%
2075 1.36% 1.14%
2074 1.39% 1.14%
2073 1.42% 1.15%
2072 1.45% 1.15%
2071 1.49% 1.15%
2070 1.52% 1.15%
2069 1.56% 1.15%
2068 1.59% 1.16%
2067 1.62% 1.16%
2066 1.66% 1.16%
2065 1.69% 1.17%
2064 1.73% 1.17%
2063 1.77% 1.16%
2062 1.8% 1.16%
2061 1.84% 1.16%
2060 1.88% 1.16%
2059 1.91% 1.16%
2058 1.95% 1.16%
2057 1.98% 1.15%
2056 2.02% 1.16%
2055 2.06% 1.16%
2054 2.1% 1.16%
2053 2.14% 1.16%
2052 2.17% 1.16%
2051 2.21% 1.16%
2050 2.24% 1.16%
2049 2.28% 1.16%
2048 2.31% 1.16%
2047 2.35% 1.16%
2046 2.38% 1.16%
2045 2.41% 1.16%
2044 2.44% 1.16%
2043 2.47% 1.15%
2042 2.51% 1.15%
2041 2.54% 1.14%
2040 2.57% 1.13%
2039 2.61% 1.12%
2038 2.64% 1.11%
2037 2.7% 1.1%
2036 2.75% 1.08%
2035 2.8% 1.07%
2034 2.85% 1.05%
2033 2.89% 1.04%
2032 2.95% 1.02%
2031 3% 1%
2030 3.05% 1.09%
2029 3.1% 1.21%
2028 3.14% 1.32%
2027 3.18% 1.66%
2026 3.24% 2.04%
2025 3.27% 2.39%
2024 3.3% 7.6%
2023 3.31% -0.05%
2022 3.28% 6.08%
2021 3.29% -10.4%
2020 3.27% 5.89%
2019 3.22% 2.24%
2018 3.4% 1.37%
2017 3.72% 2.77%
2016 3.6% 5.65%
2015 3.36% 8.96%
2014 3.45% 12.3%
2013 3.46% 11.3%
2012 3.39% 6.01%
2011 3.33% 0.49%
2010 3.24% 0.49%
2009 3.14% 12.8%
2008 3.06% 18.1%
2007 3.07% 24.2%
2006 3.13% 17.9%
2005 3.12% 6.73%
2004 2.99% 3.85%
2003 2.96% 4.71%
2002 3.1% 4.91%
2001 3.22% 5.11%
2000 3.26% 5.3%
1999 3.42% 5.51%
1998 2.75% 5.46%
1997 1.62% 4.06%
1996 1.94% 2.86%
1995 4.24% 2.98%
1994 4.85% 3.08%
1993 3.64% 3.17%
1992 3.44% 3.25%
1991 3.38% 3.33%
1990 3.37% 3.41%
1989 3.21% 3.5%
1988 3.25% 3.59%
1987 3.2% 3.81%
1986 3.2% 4.5%
1985 3.37% 5.19%
1984 3.4% 5.51%
1983 3.22% 5.83%
1982 3.05% 6.13%
1981 2.96% 6.39%
1980 3.18% 6.67%
1979 3.58% 6.97%
1978 3.15% 7.33%
1977 2.56% 7.77%
1976 2.62% 8.27%
1975 2.69% 8.87%
1974 2.71% 9.59%
1973 2.71% 10.5%
1972 2.68% 11.5%
1971 2.77% 12.9%
1970 2.9% 12.9%
1969 2.94% 12.3%
1968 2.98% 12.7%
1967 2.96% 12.8%
1966 2.89% 12.7%
1965 2.79% 12.7%
1964 2.71% 12.9%
1963 2.69% 12.9%
1962 2.64% 12.5%
1961 2.6% 10.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/qatar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.3%, while Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Qatar
Current population
117507801
2999260
Population rank 15/197 136/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.04%
One net population change
9.05 seconds
2.6 minutes
One birth every
7.22 seconds
20 minutes
One death every
35 seconds
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +9,552 +553
Annual growth/decline +3,486,534 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate +3.3% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 1/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -27,309 +36,288
Net migration rank 159/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - 36,288
2024 - -26,968 - 46,105
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 23,845 39,995
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 24,360 80,004
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 21,297 24,501
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 25,128 -50,433
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 24,112 10,557
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 23,340 12,465
2017 2,883,245 176,290 23,244 46,719
2016 2,753,687 440,748 22,416 119,725
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 22,568 177,467
2014 2,580,251 36,966 21,699 194,712
2013 2,489,378 121,097 19,669 133,520
2012 2,405,462 53,668 17,681 77,091
2011 2,310,679 40,891 16,543 77,228
2010 2,212,255 8,823 16,225 90,620
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 15,595 123,217
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 14,062 165,572
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 11,351 245,703
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 10,225 204,236
2005 1,800,300 20,384 11,392 68,993
2004 1,731,022 4,260 11,242 12,531
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 11,291 22,234
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 11,062 22,356
2001 1,594,999 26,523 10,683 22,456
2000 1,549,518 79,340 9,974 22,769
1999 1,450,318 109,761 9,431 22,815
1998 1,375,130 295,560 9,055 22,618
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 8,846 19,547
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 9,049 5,517
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 9,186 5,634
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 9,257 5,660
1993 1,209,242 240,176 9,250 5,670
1992 1,152,781 252,666 9,189 5,670
1991 1,114,033 86,721 9,182 5,562
1990 1,063,508 219,270 9,388 5,216
1989 1,027,238 84,415 9,407 5,045
1988 995,278 101,314 9,198 5,118
1987 959,875 111,220 8,806 5,405
1986 925,334 70,988 8,439 6,512
1985 885,670 118,791 8,212 9,797
1984 844,956 190,045 7,997 10,113
1983 807,122 146,095 7,765 10,462
1982 774,823 97,495 7,489 10,634
1981 748,371 54,656 7,202 10,644
1980 724,111 51,685 6,894 10,540
1979 691,773 181,028 6,579 10,466
1978 646,411 268,974 6,246 10,434
1977 638,242 -26,355 5,925 10,445
1976 624,147 -25,965 5,598 10,494
1975 608,655 -972 5,289 10,549
1974 593,539 3,216 5,015 10,603
1973 578,280 7,414 4,780 10,641
1972 564,495 2,840 4,581 10,663
1971 549,343 -5,497 4,433 10,644
1970 533,300 39,116 4,346 10,579
1969 514,800 46,778 3,941 7,790
1968 497,682 57,274 3,547 7,266
1967 479,552 64,307 3,167 6,637
1966 463,397 54,443 2,811 5,880
1965 429,002 61,397 2,472 5,083
1964 406,334 48,207 2,150 4,686
1963 398,972 41,960 1,854 4,283
1962 383,406 39,431 1,589 3,773
1961 368,207 35,654 1,357 3,186
1960 363,517 27,673 1,220 1,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/qatar | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.1% of the population change in the DR Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people). In Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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 480K
Mbandaka 470K
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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