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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 109,276,265 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 117,507,801 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 19.2 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 15th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.38% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (93.9% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

DR Congo vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Singapore
2100 436,320,913 4,344,248
2099 433,372,904 4,387,645
2098 430,335,169 4,435,189
2097 427,231,271 4,483,484
2096 424,043,303 4,533,994
2095 420,759,430 4,585,243
2094 417,384,609 4,639,568
2093 413,946,692 4,692,749
2092 410,440,733 4,745,364
2091 406,841,757 4,802,089
2090 403,166,901 4,859,572
2089 399,411,004 4,919,853
2088 395,583,655 4,977,701
2087 391,688,383 5,036,662
2086 387,713,874 5,096,772
2085 383,678,330 5,155,480
2084 379,568,054 5,212,381
2083 375,402,379 5,269,612
2082 371,195,818 5,327,281
2081 366,948,626 5,383,608
2080 362,644,227 5,438,023
2079 358,295,825 5,491,695
2078 353,888,897 5,541,781
2077 349,435,210 5,589,429
2076 344,932,895 5,632,686
2075 340,403,800 5,679,862
2074 335,826,108 5,725,351
2073 331,220,816 5,764,008
2072 326,568,298 5,799,655
2071 321,892,514 5,833,262
2070 317,165,418 5,864,115
2069 312,409,702 5,896,709
2068 307,625,941 5,927,631
2067 302,820,577 5,955,955
2066 297,989,401 5,988,826
2065 293,137,514 6,020,244
2064 288,267,282 6,046,805
2063 283,369,365 6,069,231
2062 278,452,605 6,093,782
2061 273,517,380 6,116,847
2060 268,572,331 6,142,295
2059 263,620,905 6,163,191
2058 258,672,397 6,185,611
2057 253,733,756 6,203,303
2056 248,796,045 6,221,491
2055 243,861,631 6,240,206
2054 238,931,249 6,261,488
2053 234,016,357 6,277,678
2052 229,117,369 6,290,046
2051 224,240,788 6,307,270
2050 219,397,034 6,325,698
2049 214,588,560 6,342,616
2048 209,814,694 6,355,818
2047 205,079,870 6,373,684
2046 200,379,842 6,387,901
2045 195,731,078 6,399,811
2044 191,124,003 6,412,802
2043 186,569,843 6,420,804
2042 182,068,630 6,427,555
2041 177,617,360 6,433,153
2040 173,224,822 6,434,727
2039 168,878,834 6,431,367
2038 164,583,465 6,422,540
2037 160,347,349 6,410,923
2036 156,129,049 6,398,937
2035 151,953,443 6,382,637
2034 147,811,138 6,360,610
2033 143,712,496 6,333,556
2032 139,669,159 6,306,749
2031 135,660,570 6,277,847
2030 131,710,378 6,250,608
2029 127,818,130 6,221,161
2028 123,980,695 6,186,754
2027 120,212,011 6,150,947
2026 116,505,117 6,116,548
2025 112,854,120 6,078,250
2024 109,276,265 6,036,860
2023 105,789,731 5,917,648
2022 102,396,968 5,637,022
2021 99,148,932 5,453,566
2020 95,989,998 5,685,807
2019 92,947,442 5,703,569
2018 90,047,644 5,638,676
2017 87,083,398 5,612,253
2016 83,956,415 5,607,283
2015 81,035,531 5,535,002
2014 78,403,242 5,469,724
2013 75,789,395 5,399,162
2012 73,254,618 5,312,437
2011 70,849,311 5,183,688
2010 68,563,038 5,076,732
2009 66,412,044 4,987,573
2008 64,390,664 4,839,396
2007 62,477,752 4,588,599
2006 60,615,908 4,401,365
2005 58,775,724 4,265,762
2004 56,997,741 4,166,664
2003 55,343,867 4,114,826
2002 53,750,524 4,175,950
2001 52,132,646 4,138,012
2000 50,507,442 4,027,887
1999 48,912,971 3,958,723
1998 47,297,600 3,927,213
1997 46,029,902 3,796,038
1996 45,296,124 3,670,704
1995 44,433,704 3,524,506
1994 42,626,876 3,419,048
1993 40,656,336 3,313,471
1992 39,228,910 3,230,698
1991 37,925,817 3,135,083
1990 36,684,063 3,047,132
1989 35,486,866 2,930,901
1988 34,382,752 2,846,108
1987 33,298,904 2,774,789
1986 32,265,196 2,733,373
1985 31,264,816 2,735,957
1984 30,245,081 2,732,221
1983 29,250,963 2,681,061
1982 28,338,190 2,646,466
1981 27,500,515 2,532,835
1980 26,711,099 2,413,945
1979 25,886,782 2,383,500
1978 24,992,689 2,353,600
1977 24,229,061 2,325,300
1976 23,624,031 2,293,300
1975 23,021,101 2,262,600
1974 22,418,878 2,229,800
1973 21,827,665 2,193,000
1972 21,251,160 2,152,400
1971 20,695,569 2,112,900
1970 20,137,436 2,074,507
1969 19,570,445 2,042,500
1968 19,012,189 2,012,000
1967 18,462,782 1,977,600
1966 17,931,929 1,934,400
1965 17,427,802 1,886,900
1964 16,955,327 1,841,600
1963 16,507,599 1,795,000
1962 16,075,724 1,750,200
1961 15,662,374 1,702,400
1960 15,264,846 1,646,400

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/singapore | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 15th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Singapore
2100 0.68% -0.99%
2099 0.71% -1.07%
2098 0.73% -1.08%
2097 0.75% -1.11%
2096 0.78% -1.12%
2095 0.81% -1.17%
2094 0.83% -1.13%
2093 0.85% -1.11%
2092 0.88% -1.18%
2091 0.91% -1.18%
2090 0.94% -1.23%
2089 0.97% -1.16%
2088 0.99% -1.17%
2087 1.03% -1.18%
2086 1.05% -1.14%
2085 1.08% -1.09%
2084 1.11% -1.09%
2083 1.13% -1.08%
2082 1.16% -1.05%
2081 1.19% -1%
2080 1.21% -0.98%
2079 1.25% -0.9%
2078 1.27% -0.85%
2077 1.31% -0.77%
2076 1.33% -0.83%
2075 1.36% -0.79%
2074 1.39% -0.67%
2073 1.42% -0.61%
2072 1.45% -0.58%
2071 1.49% -0.53%
2070 1.52% -0.55%
2069 1.56% -0.52%
2068 1.59% -0.48%
2067 1.62% -0.55%
2066 1.66% -0.52%
2065 1.69% -0.44%
2064 1.73% -0.37%
2063 1.77% -0.4%
2062 1.8% -0.38%
2061 1.84% -0.41%
2060 1.88% -0.34%
2059 1.91% -0.36%
2058 1.95% -0.29%
2057 1.98% -0.29%
2056 2.02% -0.3%
2055 2.06% -0.34%
2054 2.1% -0.26%
2053 2.14% -0.2%
2052 2.17% -0.27%
2051 2.21% -0.29%
2050 2.24% -0.27%
2049 2.28% -0.21%
2048 2.31% -0.28%
2047 2.35% -0.22%
2046 2.38% -0.19%
2045 2.41% -0.2%
2044 2.44% -0.12%
2043 2.47% -0.11%
2042 2.51% -0.09%
2041 2.54% -0.02%
2040 2.57% 0.05%
2039 2.61% 0.14%
2038 2.64% 0.18%
2037 2.7% 0.19%
2036 2.75% 0.26%
2035 2.8% 0.35%
2034 2.85% 0.43%
2033 2.89% 0.43%
2032 2.95% 0.46%
2031 3% 0.44%
2030 3.05% 0.47%
2029 3.1% 0.56%
2028 3.14% 0.58%
2027 3.18% 0.56%
2026 3.24% 0.63%
2025 3.27% 0.69%
2024 3.3% 2.01%
2023 3.31% 4.98%
2022 3.28% 3.36%
2021 3.29% -4.08%
2020 3.27% -0.31%
2019 3.22% 1.15%
2018 3.4% 0.47%
2017 3.72% 0.09%
2016 3.6% 1.31%
2015 3.36% 1.19%
2014 3.45% 1.31%
2013 3.46% 1.63%
2012 3.39% 2.48%
2011 3.33% 2.11%
2010 3.24% 1.79%
2009 3.14% 3.06%
2008 3.06% 5.47%
2007 3.07% 4.25%
2006 3.13% 3.18%
2005 3.12% 2.38%
2004 2.99% 1.26%
2003 2.96% -1.46%
2002 3.1% 0.92%
2001 3.22% 2.73%
2000 3.26% 1.75%
1999 3.42% 0.8%
1998 2.75% 3.46%
1997 1.62% 3.41%
1996 1.94% 4.15%
1995 4.24% 3.08%
1994 4.85% 3.19%
1993 3.64% 2.56%
1992 3.44% 3.05%
1991 3.38% 2.89%
1990 3.37% 3.97%
1989 3.21% 2.98%
1988 3.25% 2.57%
1987 3.2% 1.52%
1986 3.2% -0.09%
1985 3.37% 0.14%
1984 3.4% 1.91%
1983 3.22% 1.31%
1982 3.05% 4.49%
1981 2.96% 4.93%
1980 3.18% 1.28%
1979 3.58% 1.27%
1978 3.15% 1.22%
1977 2.56% 1.4%
1976 2.62% 1.36%
1975 2.69% 1.47%
1974 2.71% 1.68%
1973 2.71% 1.89%
1972 2.68% 1.87%
1971 2.77% 1.85%
1970 2.9% 1.57%
1969 2.94% 1.52%
1968 2.98% 1.74%
1967 2.96% 2.23%
1966 2.89% 2.52%
1965 2.79% 2.46%
1964 2.71% 2.6%
1963 2.69% 2.56%
1962 2.64% 2.81%
1961 2.6% 3.4%

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

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In 2024, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.3%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Singapore
Current population
117507801
6125852
Population rank 15/197 113/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.07%
One net population change
9.05 seconds
4.41 minutes
One birth every
7.22 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
35 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,552 +327
Annual growth/decline +3,486,534 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +3.3% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 50/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,309 +16,892
Net migration rank 159/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - 16,892
2024 - -26,968 - 20,011
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 7,101 26,996
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 9,019 214,842
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 15,270 -44,030
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 18,763 -145,556
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 21,674 870
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 21,427 21,820
2017 2,883,245 176,290 21,888 -8,880
2016 2,753,687 440,748 25,794 13,737
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 27,121 41,852
2014 2,580,251 36,966 27,896 40,154
2013 2,489,378 121,097 25,376 52,176
2012 2,405,462 53,668 29,750 78,501
2011 2,310,679 40,891 25,919 89,856
2010 2,212,255 8,823 24,876 72,571
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 27,930 95,841
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 28,068 176,182
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 26,614 192,292
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 25,968 135,625
2005 1,800,300 20,384 24,741 92,023
2004 1,731,022 4,260 24,583 50,487
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 24,689 -30,012
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 29,231 -40,023
2001 1,594,999 26,523 31,035 45,027
2000 1,549,518 79,340 37,057 55,218
1999 1,450,318 109,761 32,857 19,681
1998 1,375,130 295,560 33,381 51,905
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 37,960 95,241
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 38,542 102,018
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 38,065 91,947
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 39,319 71,170
1993 1,209,242 240,176 40,425 58,820
1992 1,152,781 252,666 39,091 54,359
1991 1,114,033 86,721 39,188 57,821
1990 1,063,508 219,270 41,136 66,950
1989 1,027,238 84,415 36,929 68,031
1988 995,278 101,314 42,407 40,976
1987 959,875 111,220 33,020 25,411
1986 925,334 70,988 27,880 -7,858
1985 885,670 118,791 32,010 -31,036
1984 844,956 190,045 31,967 -4,396
1983 807,122 146,095 30,296 11,699
1982 774,823 97,495 33,346 41,568
1981 748,371 54,656 32,167 85,869
1980 724,111 51,685 30,657 42,433
1979 691,773 181,028 28,363 -2,384
1978 646,411 268,974 27,537 436
1977 638,242 -26,355 26,508 2,757
1976 624,147 -25,965 31,189 949
1975 608,655 -972 28,509 4,104
1974 593,539 3,216 31,664 2,748
1973 578,280 7,414 36,404 -495
1972 564,495 2,840 38,098 -1,631
1971 549,343 -5,497 35,708 573
1970 533,300 39,116 35,059 4,024
1969 514,800 46,778 34,314 6,763
1968 497,682 57,274 36,216 6,792
1967 479,552 64,307 40,145 6,006
1966 463,397 54,443 44,298 3,507
1965 429,002 61,397 45,474 4,199
1964 406,334 48,207 47,697 3,043
1963 398,972 41,960 49,542 2,668
1962 383,406 39,431 48,830 3,714
1961 368,207 35,654 49,880 3,490
1960 363,517 27,673 51,533 2,008

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

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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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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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