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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Russia	DR Congo	Russia
1960	15,264,846	119,897,000	-	-
1961	15,662,374	121,236,000	2.6%	1.12%
1962	16,075,724	122,591,000	2.64%	1.12%
1963	16,507,599	123,960,000	2.69%	1.12%
1964	16,955,327	125,345,000	2.71%	1.12%
1965	17,427,802	126,745,000	2.79%	1.12%
1966	17,931,929	127,468,000	2.89%	0.57%
1967	18,462,782	128,196,000	2.96%	0.57%
1968	19,012,189	128,928,000	2.98%	0.57%
1969	19,570,445	129,664,000	2.94%	0.57%
1970	20,137,436	130,404,000	2.9%	0.57%
1971	20,695,569	131,155,000	2.77%	0.58%
1972	21,251,160	131,909,000	2.68%	0.57%
1973	21,827,665	132,669,000	2.71%	0.58%
1974	22,418,878	133,432,000	2.71%	0.58%
1975	23,021,101	134,200,000	2.69%	0.58%
1976	23,624,031	135,147,000	2.62%	0.71%
1977	24,229,061	136,100,000	2.56%	0.71%
1978	24,992,689	137,060,000	3.15%	0.71%
1979	25,886,782	138,027,000	3.58%	0.71%
1980	26,711,099	139,010,000	3.18%	0.71%
1981	27,500,515	139,941,000	2.96%	0.67%
1982	28,338,190	140,823,000	3.05%	0.63%
1983	29,250,963	141,668,000	3.22%	0.6%
1984	30,245,081	142,745,000	3.4%	0.76%
1985	31,264,816	143,858,000	3.37%	0.78%
1986	32,265,196	144,894,000	3.2%	0.72%
1987	33,298,904	145,908,000	3.2%	0.7%
1988	34,382,752	146,857,000	3.25%	0.65%
1989	35,486,866	147,721,000	3.21%	0.59%
1990	36,684,063	147,969,406	3.37%	0.17%
1991	37,925,817	148,394,216	3.38%	0.29%
1992	39,228,910	148,538,197	3.44%	0.1%
1993	40,656,336	148,458,777	3.64%	-0.05%
1994	42,626,876	148,407,912	4.85%	-0.03%
1995	44,433,704	148,375,787	4.24%	-0.02%
1996	45,296,124	148,160,129	1.94%	-0.15%
1997	46,029,902	147,915,361	1.62%	-0.17%
1998	47,297,600	147,670,784	2.75%	-0.17%
1999	48,912,971	147,214,776	3.42%	-0.31%
2000	50,507,442	146,596,869	3.26%	-0.42%
2001	52,132,646	145,976,482	3.22%	-0.42%
2002	53,750,524	145,306,497	3.1%	-0.46%
2003	55,343,867	144,648,618	2.96%	-0.45%
2004	56,997,741	144,067,316	2.99%	-0.4%
2005	58,775,724	143,518,814	3.12%	-0.38%
2006	60,615,908	143,049,637	3.13%	-0.33%
2007	62,477,752	142,805,114	3.07%	-0.17%
2008	64,390,664	142,742,366	3.06%	-0.04%
2009	66,412,044	142,785,348	3.14%	0.03%
2010	68,563,038	142,849,468	3.24%	0.04%
2011	70,849,311	143,018,195	3.33%	0.12%
2012	73,254,618	143,378,447	3.39%	0.25%
2013	75,789,395	143,805,638	3.46%	0.3%
2014	78,403,242	144,237,223	3.45%	0.3%
2015	81,035,531	144,640,716	3.36%	0.28%
2016	83,956,415	145,015,460	3.6%	0.26%
2017	87,083,398	145,293,260	3.72%	0.19%
2018	90,047,644	145,398,106	3.4%	0.07%
2019	92,947,442	145,453,291	3.22%	0.04%
2020	95,989,998	145,245,148	3.27%	-0.14%
2021	99,148,932	144,746,762	3.29%	-0.34%
2022	102,396,968	144,236,933	3.28%	-0.35%
2023	105,789,731	143,826,130	3.31%	-0.28%
2024	109,276,265	143,533,851	3.3%	-0.2%
2025	112,832,475	142,718,132	3.25%	-0.57%
2026	116,452,162	142,120,553	3.21%	-0.42%
2027	120,129,744	141,773,330	3.16%	-0.24%
2028	123,871,555	141,402,326	3.11%	-0.26%
2029	127,674,141	141,021,009	3.07%	-0.27%
2030	131,532,201	140,628,883	3.02%	-0.28%
2031	135,447,495	140,218,596	2.98%	-0.29%
2032	139,408,613	139,807,207	2.92%	-0.29%
2033	143,414,031	139,414,947	2.87%	-0.28%
2034	147,468,142	139,034,543	2.83%	-0.27%
2035	151,560,102	138,666,694	2.77%	-0.26%
2036	155,689,453	138,311,757	2.72%	-0.26%
2037	159,848,574	137,968,177	2.67%	-0.25%
2038	164,045,610	137,643,032	2.63%	-0.24%
2039	168,296,695	137,336,299	2.59%	-0.22%
2040	172,595,578	137,053,347	2.55%	-0.21%
2041	176,946,261	136,795,588	2.52%	-0.19%
2042	181,350,407	136,558,692	2.49%	-0.17%
2043	185,805,168	136,335,849	2.46%	-0.16%
2044	190,312,004	136,124,845	2.43%	-0.15%
2045	194,865,386	135,933,758	2.39%	-0.14%
2046	199,464,487	135,756,848	2.36%	-0.13%
2047	204,105,925	135,574,181	2.33%	-0.13%
2048	208,783,692	135,372,557	2.29%	-0.15%
2049	213,497,692	135,156,911	2.26%	-0.16%
2050	218,246,073	134,923,391	2.22%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.