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

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The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 112,832,473 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 118,386,491 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 10.7 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.36% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (95.3% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

DR Congo vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Tajikistan
2100 436,237,219 20,381,526
2099 433,289,774 20,372,551
2098 430,252,622 20,358,644
2097 427,149,320 20,340,387
2096 423,961,963 20,316,369
2095 420,678,721 20,289,397
2094 417,304,547 20,257,491
2093 413,867,290 20,225,699
2092 410,362,003 20,184,493
2091 406,763,717 20,140,447
2090 403,089,566 20,095,391
2089 399,334,389 20,047,692
2088 395,507,774 19,997,155
2087 391,613,249 19,941,974
2086 387,639,503 19,887,286
2085 383,604,733 19,828,693
2084 379,495,246 19,765,003
2083 375,330,369 19,697,841
2082 371,124,615 19,631,303
2081 366,878,238 19,564,411
2080 362,574,665 19,491,236
2079 358,227,097 19,417,379
2078 353,821,014 19,339,170
2077 349,368,182 19,257,390
2076 344,866,731 19,167,336
2075 340,338,504 19,075,879
2074 335,761,691 18,980,350
2073 331,157,281 18,881,571
2072 326,505,656 18,777,247
2071 321,830,769 18,666,888
2070 317,104,580 18,551,377
2069 312,349,776 18,430,162
2068 307,566,932 18,307,352
2067 302,762,490 18,179,902
2066 297,932,241 18,046,854
2065 293,081,284 17,914,179
2064 288,211,987 17,776,364
2063 283,315,009 17,633,689
2062 278,399,192 17,490,989
2061 273,464,914 17,348,872
2060 268,520,814 17,199,727
2059 263,570,338 17,048,953
2058 258,622,778 16,896,463
2057 253,685,085 16,742,280
2056 248,748,321 16,588,751
2055 243,814,854 16,434,774
2054 238,885,417 16,278,710
2053 233,971,468 16,123,490
2052 229,073,420 15,961,093
2051 224,197,775 15,798,643
2050 219,354,949 15,632,073
2049 214,547,398 15,462,414
2048 209,774,448 15,286,104
2047 205,040,532 15,105,763
2046 200,341,405 14,921,881
2045 195,693,533 14,733,376
2044 191,087,342 14,538,462
2043 186,534,055 14,343,357
2042 182,033,706 14,141,976
2041 177,583,290 13,939,862
2040 173,191,594 13,735,841
2039 168,846,440 13,531,043
2038 164,551,895 13,325,915
2037 160,316,591 13,119,563
2036 156,099,100 12,911,709
2035 151,924,296 12,708,867
2034 147,782,785 12,510,728
2033 143,684,929 12,316,142
2032 139,642,368 12,122,988
2031 135,634,548 11,933,358
2030 131,685,113 11,744,792
2029 127,793,612 11,554,401
2028 123,956,913 11,364,659
2027 120,188,952 11,173,930
2026 116,482,769 10,981,648
2025 112,832,473 10,786,734
2024 109,276,265 10,590,927
2023 105,789,731 10,389,799
2022 102,396,968 10,182,222
2021 99,148,932 9,966,908
2020 95,989,998 9,749,310
2019 92,947,442 9,529,966
2018 90,047,644 9,307,333
2017 87,083,398 9,085,946
2016 83,956,415 8,865,631
2015 81,035,531 8,643,840
2014 78,403,242 8,425,552
2013 75,789,395 8,216,724
2012 73,254,618 8,014,084
2011 70,849,311 7,824,785
2010 68,563,038 7,652,141
2009 66,412,044 7,490,230
2008 64,390,664 7,338,403
2007 62,477,752 7,194,477
2006 60,615,908 7,057,566
2005 58,775,724 6,924,720
2004 56,997,741 6,790,547
2003 55,343,867 6,658,575
2002 53,750,524 6,531,669
2001 52,132,646 6,407,377
2000 50,507,442 6,284,735
1999 48,912,971 6,208,370
1998 47,297,600 6,176,397
1997 46,029,902 6,139,829
1996 45,296,124 6,066,523
1995 44,433,704 5,948,584
1994 42,626,876 5,825,368
1993 40,656,336 5,724,993
1992 39,228,910 5,649,400
1991 37,925,817 5,541,205
1990 36,684,063 5,398,768
1989 35,486,866 5,267,249
1988 34,382,752 5,114,989
1987 33,298,904 4,939,059
1986 32,265,196 4,772,139
1985 31,264,816 4,619,003
1984 30,245,081 4,480,026
1983 29,250,963 4,350,874
1982 28,338,190 4,227,171
1981 27,500,515 4,109,022
1980 26,711,099 3,995,256
1979 25,886,782 3,882,691
1978 24,992,689 3,768,508
1977 24,229,061 3,653,265
1976 23,624,031 3,540,076
1975 23,021,101 3,430,425
1974 22,418,878 3,324,499
1973 21,827,665 3,222,290
1972 21,251,160 3,123,691
1971 20,695,569 3,028,837
1970 20,137,436 2,936,779
1969 19,570,445 2,845,273
1968 19,012,189 2,753,848
1967 18,462,782 2,664,130
1966 17,931,929 2,577,184
1965 17,427,802 2,492,998
1964 16,955,327 2,411,260
1963 16,507,599 2,331,736
1962 16,075,724 2,255,026
1961 15,662,374 2,181,805
1960 15,264,846 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the DR Congo's population will grow by 85.3% to 219,354,949 people with a rank change from 14th to 8th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Tajikistan
2100 0.68% 0.04%
2099 0.71% 0.07%
2098 0.73% 0.09%
2097 0.75% 0.12%
2096 0.78% 0.13%
2095 0.81% 0.16%
2094 0.83% 0.16%
2093 0.85% 0.2%
2092 0.88% 0.22%
2091 0.91% 0.22%
2090 0.94% 0.24%
2089 0.97% 0.25%
2088 0.99% 0.28%
2087 1.03% 0.27%
2086 1.05% 0.3%
2085 1.08% 0.32%
2084 1.11% 0.34%
2083 1.13% 0.34%
2082 1.16% 0.34%
2081 1.19% 0.38%
2080 1.21% 0.38%
2079 1.25% 0.4%
2078 1.27% 0.42%
2077 1.31% 0.47%
2076 1.33% 0.48%
2075 1.36% 0.5%
2074 1.39% 0.52%
2073 1.42% 0.56%
2072 1.45% 0.59%
2071 1.49% 0.62%
2070 1.52% 0.66%
2069 1.56% 0.67%
2068 1.59% 0.7%
2067 1.62% 0.74%
2066 1.66% 0.74%
2065 1.69% 0.78%
2064 1.73% 0.81%
2063 1.77% 0.82%
2062 1.8% 0.82%
2061 1.84% 0.87%
2060 1.88% 0.88%
2059 1.91% 0.9%
2058 1.95% 0.92%
2057 1.98% 0.93%
2056 2.02% 0.94%
2055 2.06% 0.96%
2054 2.1% 0.96%
2053 2.14% 1.02%
2052 2.17% 1.03%
2051 2.21% 1.07%
2050 2.24% 1.1%
2049 2.28% 1.15%
2048 2.31% 1.19%
2047 2.35% 1.23%
2046 2.38% 1.28%
2045 2.41% 1.34%
2044 2.44% 1.36%
2043 2.47% 1.42%
2042 2.51% 1.45%
2041 2.54% 1.49%
2040 2.57% 1.51%
2039 2.61% 1.54%
2038 2.64% 1.57%
2037 2.7% 1.61%
2036 2.75% 1.6%
2035 2.8% 1.58%
2034 2.85% 1.58%
2033 2.89% 1.59%
2032 2.95% 1.59%
2031 3% 1.61%
2030 3.05% 1.65%
2029 3.1% 1.67%
2028 3.14% 1.71%
2027 3.18% 1.75%
2026 3.24% 1.81%
2025 3.25% 1.85%
2024 3.3% 1.94%
2023 3.31% 2.04%
2022 3.28% 2.16%
2021 3.29% 2.23%
2020 3.27% 2.3%
2019 3.22% 2.39%
2018 3.4% 2.44%
2017 3.72% 2.49%
2016 3.6% 2.57%
2015 3.36% 2.59%
2014 3.45% 2.54%
2013 3.46% 2.53%
2012 3.39% 2.42%
2011 3.33% 2.26%
2010 3.24% 2.16%
2009 3.14% 2.07%
2008 3.06% 2%
2007 3.07% 1.94%
2006 3.13% 1.92%
2005 3.12% 1.98%
2004 2.99% 1.98%
2003 2.96% 1.94%
2002 3.1% 1.94%
2001 3.22% 1.95%
2000 3.26% 1.23%
1999 3.42% 0.52%
1998 2.75% 0.6%
1997 1.62% 1.21%
1996 1.94% 1.98%
1995 4.24% 2.12%
1994 4.85% 1.75%
1993 3.64% 1.34%
1992 3.44% 1.95%
1991 3.38% 2.64%
1990 3.37% 2.5%
1989 3.21% 2.98%
1988 3.25% 3.56%
1987 3.2% 3.5%
1986 3.2% 3.32%
1985 3.37% 3.1%
1984 3.4% 2.97%
1983 3.22% 2.93%
1982 3.05% 2.88%
1981 2.96% 2.85%
1980 3.18% 2.9%
1979 3.58% 3.03%
1978 3.15% 3.15%
1977 2.56% 3.2%
1976 2.62% 3.2%
1975 2.69% 3.19%
1974 2.71% 3.17%
1973 2.71% 3.16%
1972 2.68% 3.13%
1971 2.77% 3.13%
1970 2.9% 3.22%
1969 2.94% 3.32%
1968 2.98% 3.37%
1967 2.96% 3.37%
1966 2.89% 3.38%
1965 2.79% 3.39%
1964 2.71% 3.41%
1963 2.69% 3.4%
1962 2.64% 3.36%
1961 2.6% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.25%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Tajikistan
Current population
118386491
11080415
Population rank 14/197 88/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.13%
One net population change
8.89 seconds
2.69 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
1.96 minutes
One death every
34.3 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,743 +536
Annual growth/decline +3,556,208 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +3.25% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 58/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,309 -21,606
Net migration rank 159/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - -21,606
2024 3,547,217 -26,968 219,677 -21,236
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 223,828 -19,999
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 228,336 -17,001
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 222,850 -3,564
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 219,467 -3,564
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 231,817 -9,041
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 228,597 -6,111
2017 2,883,245 176,290 224,396 -4,093
2016 2,753,687 440,748 228,547 -8,210
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 230,903 -7,660
2014 2,580,251 36,966 227,304 -13,962
2013 2,489,378 121,097 220,693 -16,362
2012 2,405,462 53,668 213,078 -12,132
2011 2,310,679 40,891 208,429 -30,783
2010 2,212,255 8,823 201,389 -33,733
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 192,851 -36,677
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 182,337 -34,855
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 173,200 -32,831
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 164,046 -30,591
2005 1,800,300 20,384 160,189 -27,954
2004 1,731,022 4,260 161,201 -25,082
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 150,391 -22,562
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 146,492 -20,526
2001 1,594,999 26,523 142,276 -19,657
2000 1,549,518 79,340 136,549 -13,871
1999 1,450,318 109,761 147,622 -117,571
1998 1,375,130 295,560 153,508 -119,621
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 149,825 -110,572
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 138,287 -30,922
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 168,934 -40,418
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 167,590 -49,668
1993 1,209,242 240,176 157,975 -75,147
1992 1,152,781 252,666 163,652 -95,280
1991 1,114,033 86,721 177,585 -29,553
1990 1,063,508 219,270 178,429 -41,596
1989 1,027,238 84,415 179,212 -53,020
1988 995,278 101,314 172,805 5,523
1987 959,875 111,220 163,611 9,923
1986 925,334 70,988 155,987 4,321
1985 885,670 118,791 145,720 247
1984 844,956 190,045 139,145 -7,152
1983 807,122 146,095 133,280 -6,972
1982 774,823 97,495 127,838 -6,730
1981 748,371 54,656 121,418 -6,221
1980 724,111 51,685 117,888 -5,557
1979 691,773 181,028 114,496 -1,703
1978 646,411 268,974 110,564 5,006
1977 638,242 -26,355 106,920 7,999
1976 624,147 -25,965 103,777 7,679
1975 608,655 -972 100,604 7,237
1974 593,539 3,216 97,481 6,531
1973 578,280 7,414 94,523 5,876
1972 564,495 2,840 91,677 5,123
1971 549,343 -5,497 88,618 4,293
1970 533,300 39,116 85,645 5,559
1969 514,800 46,778 82,931 8,886
1968 497,682 57,274 80,698 10,323
1967 479,552 64,307 78,733 9,670
1966 463,397 54,443 76,702 8,796
1965 429,002 61,397 75,139 7,744
1964 406,334 48,207 74,030 6,568
1963 398,972 41,960 73,065 5,379
1962 383,406 39,431 70,700 4,270
1961 368,207 35,654 68,182 3,291
1960 363,517 27,673 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/tajikistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in the DR Congo is from natural causes (a gain of 31,117,482 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a gain of 206,938 people). In Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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 573K
Mbandaka 470K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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