The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 115,740,092 people compared to 180,421 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- The DR Congo's population is 642 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 1.4% of the world: 1.4% for the DR Congo vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2005, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 58.8M people to 116M (96.9% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 165K to 180K (9.05% growth).
- The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 431M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
DR Congo vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
115740092
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180421
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| Population rank | 15/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.4% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
9.05 seconds
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
7.22 seconds
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
35 seconds
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -26,968 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +9,552 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,486,534 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.3% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 152/197 |
the DR Congo and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).
The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 | 573K |
| Mbandaka | 470K |
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between the DR Congo and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 62.2 years | 73 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 16.9 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 6.05 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 124.8 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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