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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	Tonga	DR Congo	Tonga
1960	15,264,846	66,170	-	-
1961	15,662,374	68,037	2.6%	2.82%
1962	16,075,724	69,940	2.64%	2.8%
1963	16,507,599	71,885	2.69%	2.78%
1964	16,955,327	73,879	2.71%	2.77%
1965	17,427,802	75,924	2.79%	2.77%
1966	17,931,929	78,002	2.89%	2.74%
1967	18,462,782	79,814	2.96%	2.32%
1968	19,012,189	81,353	2.98%	1.93%
1969	19,570,445	82,885	2.94%	1.88%
1970	20,137,436	84,401	2.9%	1.83%
1971	20,695,569	85,896	2.77%	1.77%
1972	21,251,160	87,356	2.68%	1.7%
1973	21,827,665	88,805	2.71%	1.66%
1974	22,418,878	90,683	2.71%	2.11%
1975	23,021,101	93,017	2.69%	2.57%
1976	23,624,031	95,325	2.62%	2.48%
1977	24,229,061	96,725	2.56%	1.47%
1978	24,992,689	97,204	3.15%	0.5%
1979	25,886,782	97,544	3.58%	0.35%
1980	26,711,099	97,769	3.18%	0.23%
1981	27,500,515	97,909	2.96%	0.14%
1982	28,338,190	97,980	3.05%	0.07%
1983	29,250,963	97,998	3.22%	0.02%
1984	30,245,081	97,990	3.4%	-0.008%
1985	31,264,816	97,984	3.37%	-0.006%
1986	32,265,196	98,010	3.2%	0.03%
1987	33,298,904	98,376	3.2%	0.37%
1988	34,382,752	98,969	3.25%	0.6%
1989	35,486,866	99,403	3.21%	0.44%
1990	36,684,063	99,700	3.37%	0.3%
1991	37,925,817	99,895	3.38%	0.2%
1992	39,228,910	100,022	3.44%	0.13%
1993	40,656,336	100,103	3.64%	0.08%
1994	42,626,876	100,166	4.85%	0.06%
1995	44,433,704	100,225	4.24%	0.06%
1996	45,296,124	100,275	1.94%	0.05%
1997	46,029,902	100,674	1.62%	0.4%
1998	47,297,600	101,388	2.75%	0.71%
1999	48,912,971	102,046	3.42%	0.65%
2000	50,507,442	102,677	3.26%	0.62%
2001	52,132,646	103,288	3.22%	0.6%
2002	53,750,524	103,874	3.1%	0.57%
2003	55,343,867	104,464	2.96%	0.57%
2004	56,997,741	105,071	2.99%	0.58%
2005	58,775,724	105,671	3.12%	0.57%
2006	60,615,908	106,253	3.13%	0.55%
2007	62,477,752	106,726	3.07%	0.45%
2008	64,390,664	107,020	3.06%	0.28%
2009	66,412,044	107,203	3.14%	0.17%
2010	68,563,038	107,400	3.24%	0.18%
2011	70,849,311	107,570	3.33%	0.16%
2012	73,254,618	107,460	3.39%	-0.1%
2013	75,789,395	107,078	3.46%	-0.36%
2014	78,403,242	106,609	3.45%	-0.44%
2015	81,035,531	106,095	3.36%	-0.48%
2016	83,956,415	105,524	3.6%	-0.54%
2017	87,083,398	105,356	3.72%	-0.16%
2018	90,047,644	105,567	3.4%	0.2%
2019	92,947,442	105,669	3.22%	0.1%
2020	95,989,998	105,704	3.27%	0.03%
2021	99,148,932	105,490	3.29%	-0.2%
2022	102,396,968	105,042	3.28%	-0.42%
2023	105,789,731	104,597	3.31%	-0.42%
2024	109,276,265	104,175	3.3%	-0.4%
2025	112,832,475	103,744	3.25%	-0.41%
2026	116,452,162	103,290	3.21%	-0.44%
2027	120,129,744	102,899	3.16%	-0.38%
2028	123,871,555	102,568	3.11%	-0.32%
2029	127,674,141	102,280	3.07%	-0.28%
2030	131,532,201	102,069	3.02%	-0.21%
2031	135,447,495	101,927	2.98%	-0.14%
2032	139,408,613	101,837	2.92%	-0.09%
2033	143,414,031	101,807	2.87%	-0.03%
2034	147,468,142	101,806	2.83%	-0.001%
2035	151,560,102	101,833	2.77%	0.03%
2036	155,689,453	101,895	2.72%	0.06%
2037	159,848,574	101,993	2.67%	0.1%
2038	164,045,610	102,173	2.63%	0.18%
2039	168,296,695	102,367	2.59%	0.19%
2040	172,595,578	102,568	2.55%	0.2%
2041	176,946,261	102,805	2.52%	0.23%
2042	181,350,407	103,038	2.49%	0.23%
2043	185,805,168	103,306	2.46%	0.26%
2044	190,312,004	103,612	2.43%	0.3%
2045	194,865,386	103,928	2.39%	0.3%
2046	199,464,487	104,232	2.36%	0.29%
2047	204,105,925	104,502	2.33%	0.26%
2048	208,783,692	104,744	2.29%	0.23%
2049	213,497,692	104,975	2.26%	0.22%
2050	218,246,073	105,193	2.22%	0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.