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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Saint Lucia	DR Congo	Saint Lucia
1960	15,264,846	92,585	-	-
1961	15,662,374	93,490	2.6%	0.98%
1962	16,075,724	94,505	2.64%	1.09%
1963	16,507,599	95,519	2.69%	1.07%
1964	16,955,327	96,505	2.71%	1.03%
1965	17,427,802	97,493	2.79%	1.02%
1966	17,931,929	98,463	2.89%	0.99%
1967	18,462,782	99,504	2.96%	1.06%
1968	19,012,189	100,675	2.98%	1.18%
1969	19,570,445	101,879	2.94%	1.2%
1970	20,137,436	103,165	2.9%	1.26%
1971	20,695,569	104,564	2.77%	1.36%
1972	21,251,160	106,002	2.68%	1.38%
1973	21,827,665	107,498	2.71%	1.41%
1974	22,418,878	109,076	2.71%	1.47%
1975	23,021,101	110,725	2.69%	1.51%
1976	23,624,031	112,425	2.62%	1.54%
1977	24,229,061	114,135	2.56%	1.52%
1978	24,992,689	115,834	3.15%	1.49%
1979	25,886,782	117,528	3.58%	1.46%
1980	26,711,099	119,290	3.18%	1.5%
1981	27,500,515	121,166	2.96%	1.57%
1982	28,338,190	123,087	3.05%	1.59%
1983	29,250,963	125,044	3.22%	1.59%
1984	30,245,081	127,067	3.4%	1.62%
1985	31,264,816	129,159	3.37%	1.65%
1986	32,265,196	131,239	3.2%	1.61%
1987	33,298,904	133,227	3.2%	1.51%
1988	34,382,752	135,000	3.25%	1.33%
1989	35,486,866	136,512	3.21%	1.12%
1990	36,684,063	137,857	3.37%	0.99%
1991	37,925,817	139,520	3.38%	1.21%
1992	39,228,910	141,617	3.44%	1.5%
1993	40,656,336	143,726	3.64%	1.49%
1994	42,626,876	145,890	4.85%	1.51%
1995	44,433,704	148,208	4.24%	1.59%
1996	45,296,124	150,436	1.94%	1.5%
1997	46,029,902	152,569	1.62%	1.42%
1998	47,297,600	154,677	2.75%	1.38%
1999	48,912,971	156,702	3.42%	1.31%
2000	50,507,442	158,616	3.26%	1.22%
2001	52,132,646	160,237	3.22%	1.02%
2002	53,750,524	161,641	3.1%	0.88%
2003	55,343,867	162,976	2.96%	0.83%
2004	56,997,741	164,239	2.99%	0.77%
2005	58,775,724	165,450	3.12%	0.74%
2006	60,615,908	166,639	3.13%	0.72%
2007	62,477,752	167,758	3.07%	0.67%
2008	64,390,664	168,808	3.06%	0.63%
2009	66,412,044	169,869	3.14%	0.63%
2010	68,563,038	170,906	3.24%	0.61%
2011	70,849,311	171,801	3.33%	0.52%
2012	73,254,618	172,587	3.39%	0.46%
2013	75,789,395	173,369	3.46%	0.45%
2014	78,403,242	174,138	3.45%	0.44%
2015	81,035,531	174,905	3.36%	0.44%
2016	83,956,415	175,646	3.6%	0.42%
2017	87,083,398	176,342	3.72%	0.4%
2018	90,047,644	177,017	3.4%	0.38%
2019	92,947,442	177,661	3.22%	0.36%
2020	95,989,998	178,250	3.27%	0.33%
2021	99,148,932	178,522	3.29%	0.15%
2022	102,396,968	178,781	3.28%	0.15%
2023	105,789,731	179,285	3.31%	0.28%
2024	109,276,265	179,744	3.3%	0.26%
2025	112,832,475	180,148	3.25%	0.23%
2026	116,452,162	180,489	3.21%	0.19%
2027	120,129,744	180,771	3.16%	0.16%
2028	123,871,555	181,003	3.11%	0.13%
2029	127,674,141	181,198	3.07%	0.11%
2030	131,532,201	181,360	3.02%	0.09%
2031	135,447,495	181,463	2.98%	0.06%
2032	139,408,613	181,495	2.92%	0.02%
2033	143,414,031	181,458	2.87%	-0.02%
2034	147,468,142	181,354	2.83%	-0.06%
2035	151,560,102	181,177	2.77%	-0.1%
2036	155,689,453	180,948	2.72%	-0.13%
2037	159,848,574	180,636	2.67%	-0.17%
2038	164,045,610	180,230	2.63%	-0.22%
2039	168,296,695	179,781	2.59%	-0.25%
2040	172,595,578	179,296	2.55%	-0.27%
2041	176,946,261	178,760	2.52%	-0.3%
2042	181,350,407	178,187	2.49%	-0.32%
2043	185,805,168	177,593	2.46%	-0.33%
2044	190,312,004	176,937	2.43%	-0.37%
2045	194,865,386	176,243	2.39%	-0.39%
2046	199,464,487	175,520	2.36%	-0.41%
2047	204,105,925	174,726	2.33%	-0.45%
2048	208,783,692	173,877	2.29%	-0.49%
2049	213,497,692	172,991	2.26%	-0.51%
2050	218,246,073	172,081	2.22%	-0.53%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.