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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Suriname	DR Congo	Suriname
1960	15,264,846	263,918	-	-
1961	15,662,374	272,791	2.6%	3.36%
1962	16,075,724	283,912	2.64%	4.08%
1963	16,507,599	297,034	2.69%	4.62%
1964	16,955,327	309,041	2.71%	4.04%
1965	17,427,802	320,000	2.79%	3.55%
1966	17,931,929	331,135	2.89%	3.48%
1967	18,462,782	342,679	2.96%	3.49%
1968	19,012,189	354,616	2.98%	3.48%
1969	19,570,445	366,906	2.94%	3.47%
1970	20,137,436	379,442	2.9%	3.42%
1971	20,695,569	391,932	2.77%	3.29%
1972	21,251,160	397,413	2.68%	1.4%
1973	21,827,665	395,772	2.71%	-0.41%
1974	22,418,878	393,676	2.71%	-0.53%
1975	23,021,101	391,170	2.69%	-0.64%
1976	23,624,031	388,289	2.62%	-0.74%
1977	24,229,061	385,067	2.56%	-0.83%
1978	24,992,689	381,502	3.15%	-0.93%
1979	25,886,782	377,602	3.58%	-1.02%
1980	26,711,099	375,377	3.18%	-0.59%
1981	27,500,515	375,459	2.96%	0.02%
1982	28,338,190	376,555	3.05%	0.29%
1983	29,250,963	378,746	3.22%	0.58%
1984	30,245,081	382,193	3.4%	0.91%
1985	31,264,816	386,972	3.37%	1.25%
1986	32,265,196	392,330	3.2%	1.38%
1987	33,298,904	396,911	3.2%	1.17%
1988	34,382,752	402,227	3.25%	1.34%
1989	35,486,866	408,409	3.21%	1.54%
1990	36,684,063	412,493	3.37%	1%
1991	37,925,817	415,013	3.38%	0.61%
1992	39,228,910	417,589	3.44%	0.62%
1993	40,656,336	419,352	3.64%	0.42%
1994	42,626,876	422,375	4.85%	0.72%
1995	44,433,704	429,606	4.24%	1.71%
1996	45,296,124	438,830	1.94%	2.15%
1997	46,029,902	448,067	1.62%	2.1%
1998	47,297,600	457,406	2.75%	2.08%
1999	48,912,971	466,916	3.42%	2.08%
2000	50,507,442	476,643	3.26%	2.08%
2001	52,132,646	486,560	3.22%	2.08%
2002	53,750,524	496,551	3.1%	2.05%
2003	55,343,867	506,414	2.96%	1.99%
2004	56,997,741	513,923	2.99%	1.48%
2005	58,775,724	519,313	3.12%	1.05%
2006	60,615,908	524,997	3.13%	1.09%
2007	62,477,752	531,016	3.07%	1.15%
2008	64,390,664	537,245	3.06%	1.17%
2009	66,412,044	543,568	3.14%	1.18%
2010	68,563,038	549,923	3.24%	1.17%
2011	70,849,311	556,269	3.33%	1.15%
2012	73,254,618	562,633	3.39%	1.14%
2013	75,789,395	569,020	3.46%	1.14%
2014	78,403,242	575,373	3.45%	1.12%
2015	81,035,531	581,627	3.36%	1.09%
2016	83,956,415	587,757	3.6%	1.05%
2017	87,083,398	593,713	3.72%	1.01%
2018	90,047,644	599,513	3.4%	0.98%
2019	92,947,442	605,768	3.22%	1.04%
2020	95,989,998	612,317	3.27%	1.08%
2021	99,148,932	617,896	3.29%	0.91%
2022	102,396,968	623,164	3.28%	0.85%
2023	105,789,731	628,886	3.31%	0.92%
2024	109,276,265	634,431	3.3%	0.88%
2025	112,832,475	639,852	3.25%	0.85%
2026	116,452,162	645,257	3.21%	0.84%
2027	120,129,744	650,564	3.16%	0.82%
2028	123,871,555	655,783	3.11%	0.8%
2029	127,674,141	660,793	3.07%	0.76%
2030	131,532,201	665,650	3.02%	0.74%
2031	135,447,495	670,421	2.98%	0.72%
2032	139,408,613	675,070	2.92%	0.69%
2033	143,414,031	679,573	2.87%	0.67%
2034	147,468,142	683,911	2.83%	0.64%
2035	151,560,102	688,189	2.77%	0.63%
2036	155,689,453	692,343	2.72%	0.6%
2037	159,848,574	696,213	2.67%	0.56%
2038	164,045,610	699,908	2.63%	0.53%
2039	168,296,695	703,569	2.59%	0.52%
2040	172,595,578	707,156	2.55%	0.51%
2041	176,946,261	710,619	2.52%	0.49%
2042	181,350,407	713,900	2.49%	0.46%
2043	185,805,168	716,999	2.46%	0.43%
2044	190,312,004	719,920	2.43%	0.41%
2045	194,865,386	722,759	2.39%	0.39%
2046	199,464,487	725,322	2.36%	0.35%
2047	204,105,925	727,726	2.33%	0.33%
2048	208,783,692	730,038	2.29%	0.32%
2049	213,497,692	732,021	2.26%	0.27%
2050	218,246,073	733,898	2.22%	0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.