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

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The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 112,832,473 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 118,386,491 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 15.2 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.36% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (95.3% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

DR Congo vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Turkmenistan
2100 436,237,219 10,041,228
2099 433,289,774 10,070,007
2098 430,252,622 10,097,571
2097 427,149,320 10,123,813
2096 423,961,963 10,148,560
2095 420,678,721 10,172,371
2094 417,304,547 10,194,567
2093 413,867,290 10,215,533
2092 410,362,003 10,235,132
2091 406,763,717 10,253,189
2090 403,089,566 10,270,414
2089 399,334,389 10,285,963
2088 395,507,774 10,300,439
2087 391,613,249 10,313,629
2086 387,639,503 10,325,212
2085 383,604,733 10,335,299
2084 379,495,246 10,343,821
2083 375,330,369 10,350,710
2082 371,124,615 10,356,526
2081 366,878,238 10,360,689
2080 362,574,665 10,363,394
2079 358,227,097 10,364,229
2078 353,821,014 10,363,113
2077 349,368,182 10,360,467
2076 344,866,731 10,356,079
2075 340,338,504 10,349,863
2074 335,761,691 10,342,496
2073 331,157,281 10,333,532
2072 326,505,656 10,322,776
2071 321,830,769 10,310,748
2070 317,104,580 10,297,702
2069 312,349,776 10,283,723
2068 307,566,932 10,268,779
2067 302,762,490 10,252,681
2066 297,932,241 10,235,535
2065 293,081,284 10,217,603
2064 288,211,987 10,198,228
2063 283,315,009 10,177,447
2062 278,399,192 10,155,121
2061 273,464,914 10,131,160
2060 268,520,814 10,105,616
2059 263,570,338 10,077,893
2058 258,622,778 10,047,185
2057 253,685,085 10,013,846
2056 248,748,321 9,977,699
2055 243,814,854 9,938,273
2054 238,885,417 9,895,840
2053 233,971,468 9,849,324
2052 229,073,420 9,799,331
2051 224,197,775 9,745,673
2050 219,354,949 9,688,197
2049 214,547,398 9,627,119
2048 209,774,448 9,562,502
2047 205,040,532 9,494,734
2046 200,341,405 9,423,990
2045 195,693,533 9,350,870
2044 191,087,342 9,275,707
2043 186,534,055 9,199,229
2042 182,033,706 9,121,705
2041 177,583,290 9,043,208
2040 173,191,594 8,964,374
2039 168,846,440 8,885,167
2038 164,551,895 8,805,836
2037 160,316,591 8,726,399
2036 156,099,100 8,646,796
2035 151,924,296 8,567,354
2034 147,782,785 8,487,651
2033 143,684,929 8,407,327
2032 139,642,368 8,326,172
2031 135,634,548 8,243,436
2030 131,685,113 8,158,380
2029 127,793,612 8,065,431
2028 123,956,913 7,964,546
2027 120,188,952 7,856,302
2026 116,482,769 7,740,924
2025 112,832,473 7,618,847
2024 109,276,265 7,494,498
2023 105,789,731 7,364,438
2022 102,396,968 7,230,193
2021 99,148,932 7,092,043
2020 95,989,998 6,949,912
2019 92,947,442 6,803,944
2018 90,047,644 6,655,524
2017 87,083,398 6,507,061
2016 83,956,415 6,360,041
2015 81,035,531 6,215,770
2014 78,403,242 6,075,283
2013 75,789,395 5,939,341
2012 73,254,618 5,808,546
2011 70,849,311 5,683,417
2010 68,563,038 5,564,356
2009 66,412,044 5,451,592
2008 64,390,664 5,345,029
2007 62,477,752 5,244,046
2006 60,615,908 5,147,105
2005 58,775,724 5,052,257
2004 56,997,741 4,958,093
2003 55,343,867 4,863,865
2002 53,750,524 4,769,465
2001 52,132,646 4,675,409
2000 50,507,442 4,582,677
1999 48,912,971 4,492,170
1998 47,297,600 4,410,507
1997 46,029,902 4,336,730
1996 45,296,124 4,263,819
1995 44,433,704 4,191,203
1994 42,626,876 4,116,662
1993 40,656,336 4,032,407
1992 39,228,910 3,944,689
1991 37,925,817 3,855,894
1990 36,684,063 3,760,562
1989 35,486,866 3,662,459
1988 34,382,752 3,559,363
1987 33,298,904 3,452,731
1986 32,265,196 3,347,809
1985 31,264,816 3,247,534
1984 30,245,081 3,154,079
1983 29,250,963 3,067,534
1982 28,338,190 2,985,557
1981 27,500,515 2,907,187
1980 26,711,099 2,832,203
1979 25,886,782 2,760,358
1978 24,992,689 2,691,088
1977 24,229,061 2,623,948
1976 23,624,031 2,558,521
1975 23,021,101 2,494,570
1974 22,418,878 2,432,028
1973 21,827,665 2,370,919
1972 21,251,160 2,311,430
1971 20,695,569 2,253,119
1970 20,137,436 2,195,616
1969 19,570,445 2,139,024
1968 19,012,189 2,083,069
1967 18,462,782 2,027,403
1966 17,931,929 1,971,737
1965 17,427,802 1,915,916
1964 16,955,327 1,859,997
1963 16,507,599 1,804,272
1962 16,075,724 1,749,214
1961 15,662,374 1,695,400
1960 15,264,846 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Turkmenistan
2100 0.68% -0.29%
2099 0.71% -0.27%
2098 0.73% -0.26%
2097 0.75% -0.24%
2096 0.78% -0.23%
2095 0.81% -0.22%
2094 0.83% -0.21%
2093 0.85% -0.19%
2092 0.88% -0.18%
2091 0.91% -0.17%
2090 0.94% -0.15%
2089 0.97% -0.14%
2088 0.99% -0.13%
2087 1.03% -0.11%
2086 1.05% -0.1%
2085 1.08% -0.08%
2084 1.11% -0.07%
2083 1.13% -0.06%
2082 1.16% -0.04%
2081 1.19% -0.03%
2080 1.21% -0.008%
2079 1.25% 0.01%
2078 1.27% 0.03%
2077 1.31% 0.04%
2076 1.33% 0.06%
2075 1.36% 0.07%
2074 1.39% 0.09%
2073 1.42% 0.1%
2072 1.45% 0.12%
2071 1.49% 0.13%
2070 1.52% 0.14%
2069 1.56% 0.15%
2068 1.59% 0.16%
2067 1.62% 0.17%
2066 1.66% 0.18%
2065 1.69% 0.19%
2064 1.73% 0.2%
2063 1.77% 0.22%
2062 1.8% 0.24%
2061 1.84% 0.25%
2060 1.88% 0.28%
2059 1.91% 0.31%
2058 1.95% 0.33%
2057 1.98% 0.36%
2056 2.02% 0.4%
2055 2.06% 0.43%
2054 2.1% 0.47%
2053 2.14% 0.51%
2052 2.17% 0.55%
2051 2.21% 0.59%
2050 2.24% 0.63%
2049 2.28% 0.68%
2048 2.31% 0.71%
2047 2.35% 0.75%
2046 2.38% 0.78%
2045 2.41% 0.81%
2044 2.44% 0.83%
2043 2.47% 0.85%
2042 2.51% 0.87%
2041 2.54% 0.88%
2040 2.57% 0.89%
2039 2.61% 0.9%
2038 2.64% 0.91%
2037 2.7% 0.92%
2036 2.75% 0.93%
2035 2.8% 0.94%
2034 2.85% 0.96%
2033 2.89% 0.97%
2032 2.95% 1%
2031 3% 1.04%
2030 3.05% 1.15%
2029 3.1% 1.27%
2028 3.14% 1.38%
2027 3.18% 1.49%
2026 3.24% 1.6%
2025 3.25% 1.66%
2024 3.3% 1.77%
2023 3.31% 1.86%
2022 3.28% 1.95%
2021 3.29% 2.05%
2020 3.27% 2.15%
2019 3.22% 2.23%
2018 3.4% 2.28%
2017 3.72% 2.31%
2016 3.6% 2.32%
2015 3.36% 2.31%
2014 3.45% 2.29%
2013 3.46% 2.25%
2012 3.39% 2.2%
2011 3.33% 2.14%
2010 3.24% 2.07%
2009 3.14% 1.99%
2008 3.06% 1.93%
2007 3.07% 1.88%
2006 3.13% 1.88%
2005 3.12% 1.9%
2004 2.99% 1.94%
2003 2.96% 1.98%
2002 3.1% 2.01%
2001 3.22% 2.02%
2000 3.26% 2.01%
1999 3.42% 1.85%
1998 2.75% 1.7%
1997 1.62% 1.71%
1996 1.94% 1.73%
1995 4.24% 1.81%
1994 4.85% 2.09%
1993 3.64% 2.22%
1992 3.44% 2.3%
1991 3.38% 2.54%
1990 3.37% 2.68%
1989 3.21% 2.9%
1988 3.25% 3.09%
1987 3.2% 3.13%
1986 3.2% 3.09%
1985 3.37% 2.96%
1984 3.4% 2.82%
1983 3.22% 2.75%
1982 3.05% 2.7%
1981 2.96% 2.65%
1980 3.18% 2.6%
1979 3.58% 2.57%
1978 3.15% 2.56%
1977 2.56% 2.56%
1976 2.62% 2.56%
1975 2.69% 2.57%
1974 2.71% 2.58%
1973 2.71% 2.57%
1972 2.68% 2.59%
1971 2.77% 2.62%
1970 2.9% 2.65%
1969 2.94% 2.69%
1968 2.98% 2.75%
1967 2.96% 2.82%
1966 2.89% 2.91%
1965 2.79% 3.01%
1964 2.71% 3.09%
1963 2.69% 3.15%
1962 2.64% 3.17%
1961 2.6% 3.16%

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

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

In 2025, the population of the DR Congo grew by 3.25%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Turkmenistan
Current population
118386491
7800189
Population rank 14/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.09%
One net population change
8.89 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
34.3 seconds
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,743 +341
Annual growth/decline +3,556,208 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +3.25% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 63/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,309 +13,268
Net migration rank 159/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - 13,268
2024 3,547,217 -26,968 112,942 14,646
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 117,529 15,005
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 121,814 14,141
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 122,721 17,617
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 124,014 19,913
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 128,275 19,735
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 129,537 19,293
2017 2,883,245 176,290 131,417 16,678
2016 2,753,687 440,748 132,581 13,365
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 132,663 9,936
2014 2,580,251 36,966 129,677 8,696
2013 2,489,378 121,097 126,217 7,287
2012 2,405,462 53,668 120,957 7,125
2011 2,310,679 40,891 115,197 6,992
2010 2,212,255 8,823 109,318 6,621
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 102,931 6,656
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 96,815 6,734
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 92,038 6,388
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 87,840 7,613
2005 1,800,300 20,384 83,968 10,263
2004 1,731,022 4,260 79,850 14,242
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 76,737 17,625
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 75,639 18,803
2001 1,594,999 26,523 76,682 16,982
2000 1,549,518 79,340 76,875 14,925
1999 1,450,318 109,761 76,362 12,859
1998 1,375,130 295,560 77,342 -3,239
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 79,045 -5,600
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 80,996 -8,627
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 86,289 -13,423
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 89,319 -13,094
1993 1,209,242 240,176 92,596 -312
1992 1,152,781 252,666 96,668 -13,517
1991 1,114,033 86,721 99,297 -4,864
1990 1,063,508 219,270 101,099 -4,864
1989 1,027,238 84,415 103,553 -3,576
1988 995,278 101,314 104,802 1,408
1987 959,875 111,220 103,885 3,161
1986 925,334 70,988 100,930 1,878
1985 885,670 118,791 95,890 1,861
1984 844,956 190,045 90,591 -1,427
1983 807,122 146,095 85,183 -1,264
1982 774,823 97,495 80,989 -961
1981 748,371 54,656 77,829 -1,102
1980 724,111 51,685 74,394 -1,152
1979 691,773 181,028 71,135 -677
1978 646,411 268,974 68,437 -350
1977 638,242 -26,355 66,318 -132
1976 624,147 -25,965 64,513 160
1975 608,655 -972 62,681 550
1974 593,539 3,216 60,925 924
1973 578,280 7,414 59,169 1,194
1972 564,495 2,840 57,326 1,293
1971 549,343 -5,497 56,666 1,348
1970 533,300 39,116 55,617 1,376
1969 514,800 46,778 54,791 1,397
1968 497,682 57,274 54,324 1,401
1967 479,552 64,307 54,209 1,397
1966 463,397 54,443 54,353 1,377
1965 429,002 61,397 54,558 1,366
1964 406,334 48,207 54,574 1,340
1963 398,972 41,960 54,203 1,332
1962 383,406 39,431 53,248 1,337
1961 368,207 35,654 51,659 1,372
1960 363,517 27,673 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/dr-congo/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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