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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Solomon Islands	DR Congo	Solomon Islands
1960	15,264,846	139,688	-	-
1961	15,662,374	142,912	2.6%	2.31%
1962	16,075,724	146,201	2.64%	2.3%
1963	16,507,599	149,589	2.69%	2.32%
1964	16,955,327	153,085	2.71%	2.34%
1965	17,427,802	156,686	2.79%	2.35%
1966	17,931,929	160,393	2.89%	2.37%
1967	18,462,782	164,245	2.96%	2.4%
1968	19,012,189	168,282	2.98%	2.46%
1969	19,570,445	172,476	2.94%	2.49%
1970	20,137,436	176,579	2.9%	2.38%
1971	20,695,569	180,637	2.77%	2.3%
1972	21,251,160	184,994	2.68%	2.41%
1973	21,827,665	189,774	2.71%	2.58%
1974	22,418,878	195,041	2.71%	2.78%
1975	23,021,101	200,744	2.69%	2.92%
1976	23,624,031	207,194	2.62%	3.21%
1977	24,229,061	214,418	2.56%	3.49%
1978	24,992,689	222,029	3.15%	3.55%
1979	25,886,782	229,953	3.58%	3.57%
1980	26,711,099	238,135	3.18%	3.56%
1981	27,500,515	246,555	2.96%	3.54%
1982	28,338,190	255,200	3.05%	3.51%
1983	29,250,963	264,068	3.22%	3.47%
1984	30,245,081	273,163	3.4%	3.44%
1985	31,264,816	282,455	3.37%	3.4%
1986	32,265,196	291,842	3.2%	3.32%
1987	33,298,904	301,414	3.2%	3.28%
1988	34,382,752	311,265	3.25%	3.27%
1989	35,486,866	321,282	3.21%	3.22%
1990	36,684,063	331,435	3.37%	3.16%
1991	37,925,817	341,738	3.38%	3.11%
1992	39,228,910	352,205	3.44%	3.06%
1993	40,656,336	362,839	3.64%	3.02%
1994	42,626,876	373,675	4.85%	2.99%
1995	44,433,704	384,733	4.24%	2.96%
1996	45,296,124	396,009	1.94%	2.93%
1997	46,029,902	407,474	1.62%	2.9%
1998	47,297,600	419,071	2.75%	2.85%
1999	48,912,971	430,500	3.42%	2.73%
2000	50,507,442	440,469	3.26%	2.32%
2001	52,132,646	449,125	3.22%	1.97%
2002	53,750,524	457,671	3.1%	1.9%
2003	55,343,867	466,154	2.96%	1.85%
2004	56,997,741	474,611	2.99%	1.81%
2005	58,775,724	483,080	3.12%	1.78%
2006	60,615,908	491,594	3.13%	1.76%
2007	62,477,752	500,156	3.07%	1.74%
2008	64,390,664	508,790	3.06%	1.73%
2009	66,412,044	518,141	3.14%	1.84%
2010	68,563,038	532,968	3.24%	2.86%
2011	70,849,311	552,945	3.33%	3.75%
2012	73,254,618	573,606	3.39%	3.74%
2013	75,789,395	594,945	3.46%	3.72%
2014	78,403,242	616,908	3.45%	3.69%
2015	81,035,531	639,415	3.36%	3.65%
2016	83,956,415	662,379	3.6%	3.59%
2017	87,083,398	685,672	3.72%	3.52%
2018	90,047,644	709,101	3.4%	3.42%
2019	92,947,442	728,147	3.22%	2.69%
2020	95,989,998	744,498	3.27%	2.25%
2021	99,148,932	762,591	3.29%	2.43%
2022	102,396,968	781,066	3.28%	2.42%
2023	105,789,731	800,005	3.31%	2.42%
2024	109,276,265	819,198	3.3%	2.4%
2025	112,832,475	838,646	3.25%	2.37%
2026	116,452,162	858,283	3.21%	2.34%
2027	120,129,744	878,097	3.16%	2.31%
2028	123,871,555	898,073	3.11%	2.27%
2029	127,674,141	918,152	3.07%	2.24%
2030	131,532,201	938,340	3.02%	2.2%
2031	135,447,495	958,614	2.98%	2.16%
2032	139,408,613	978,977	2.92%	2.12%
2033	143,414,031	999,314	2.87%	2.08%
2034	147,468,142	1,019,534	2.83%	2.02%
2035	151,560,102	1,039,655	2.77%	1.97%
2036	155,689,453	1,059,521	2.72%	1.91%
2037	159,848,574	1,079,088	2.67%	1.85%
2038	164,045,610	1,098,284	2.63%	1.78%
2039	168,296,695	1,117,085	2.59%	1.71%
2040	172,595,578	1,135,445	2.55%	1.64%
2041	176,946,261	1,153,450	2.52%	1.59%
2042	181,350,407	1,171,334	2.49%	1.55%
2043	185,805,168	1,189,113	2.46%	1.52%
2044	190,312,004	1,206,729	2.43%	1.48%
2045	194,865,386	1,224,188	2.39%	1.45%
2046	199,464,487	1,241,491	2.36%	1.41%
2047	204,105,925	1,258,611	2.33%	1.38%
2048	208,783,692	1,275,579	2.29%	1.35%
2049	213,497,692	1,292,414	2.26%	1.32%
2050	218,246,073	1,309,098	2.22%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.