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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	DR Congo	United States	DR Congo	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	15,264,846	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	15,662,374	183,691,481	2.6%	1.67%
1962	16,075,724	186,537,737	2.64%	1.55%
1963	16,507,599	189,241,798	2.69%	1.45%
1964	16,955,327	191,888,791	2.71%	1.4%
1965	17,427,802	194,302,963	2.79%	1.26%
1966	17,931,929	196,560,338	2.89%	1.16%
1967	18,462,782	198,712,056	2.96%	1.09%
1968	19,012,189	200,706,052	2.98%	1%
1969	19,570,445	202,676,946	2.94%	0.98%
1970	20,137,436	205,052,174	2.9%	1.17%
1971	20,695,569	207,660,677	2.77%	1.27%
1972	21,251,160	209,896,021	2.68%	1.08%
1973	21,827,665	211,908,788	2.71%	0.96%
1974	22,418,878	213,853,928	2.71%	0.92%
1975	23,021,101	215,973,199	2.69%	0.99%
1976	23,624,031	218,035,164	2.62%	0.95%
1977	24,229,061	220,239,425	2.56%	1.01%
1978	24,992,689	222,584,545	3.15%	1.06%
1979	25,886,782	225,055,487	3.58%	1.11%
1980	26,711,099	226,542,250	3.18%	0.66%
1981	27,500,515	229,465,744	2.96%	1.29%
1982	28,338,190	231,664,432	3.05%	0.96%
1983	29,250,963	233,792,014	3.22%	0.92%
1984	30,245,081	235,824,908	3.4%	0.87%
1985	31,264,816	237,923,734	3.37%	0.89%
1986	32,265,196	240,132,831	3.2%	0.93%
1987	33,298,904	242,288,936	3.2%	0.9%
1988	34,382,752	244,499,004	3.25%	0.91%
1989	35,486,866	246,819,222	3.21%	0.95%
1990	36,684,063	250,131,894	3.37%	1.34%
1991	37,925,817	253,492,503	3.38%	1.34%
1992	39,228,910	256,894,189	3.44%	1.34%
1993	40,656,336	260,255,352	3.64%	1.31%
1994	42,626,876	263,435,673	4.85%	1.22%
1995	44,433,704	266,557,091	4.24%	1.18%
1996	45,296,124	269,667,391	1.94%	1.17%
1997	46,029,902	272,911,760	1.62%	1.2%
1998	47,297,600	276,115,288	2.75%	1.17%
1999	48,912,971	279,294,713	3.42%	1.15%
2000	50,507,442	282,162,411	3.26%	1.03%
2001	52,132,646	284,968,955	3.22%	0.99%
2002	53,750,524	287,625,193	3.1%	0.93%
2003	55,343,867	290,107,933	2.96%	0.86%
2004	56,997,741	292,805,298	2.99%	0.93%
2005	58,775,724	295,516,599	3.12%	0.93%
2006	60,615,908	298,379,912	3.13%	0.97%
2007	62,477,752	301,231,207	3.07%	0.96%
2008	64,390,664	304,093,966	3.06%	0.95%
2009	66,412,044	306,771,529	3.14%	0.88%
2010	68,563,038	309,327,143	3.24%	0.83%
2011	70,849,311	311,583,481	3.33%	0.73%
2012	73,254,618	313,877,662	3.39%	0.74%
2013	75,789,395	316,059,947	3.46%	0.7%
2014	78,403,242	318,386,329	3.45%	0.74%
2015	81,035,531	320,738,994	3.36%	0.74%
2016	83,956,415	323,071,755	3.6%	0.73%
2017	87,083,398	325,122,128	3.72%	0.63%
2018	90,047,644	326,838,199	3.4%	0.53%
2019	92,947,442	328,329,953	3.22%	0.46%
2020	95,989,998	331,526,933	3.27%	0.97%
2021	99,148,932	331,893,745	3.29%	0.11%
2022	102,396,968	333,271,411	3.28%	0.42%
2023	105,789,731	334,914,895	3.31%	0.49%
2024	109,276,265	340,110,988	3.3%	1.55%
2025	112,832,475	341,931,772	3.25%	0.54%
2026	116,452,162	343,664,369	3.21%	0.51%
2027	120,129,744	345,331,185	3.16%	0.49%
2028	123,871,555	346,981,137	3.11%	0.48%
2029	127,674,141	348,601,982	3.07%	0.47%
2030	131,532,201	350,176,974	3.02%	0.45%
2031	135,447,495	351,725,612	2.98%	0.44%
2032	139,408,613	353,249,060	2.92%	0.43%
2033	143,414,031	354,749,644	2.87%	0.42%
2034	147,468,142	356,234,239	2.83%	0.42%
2035	151,560,102	357,694,316	2.77%	0.41%
2036	155,689,453	359,119,002	2.72%	0.4%
2037	159,848,574	360,517,853	2.67%	0.39%
2038	164,045,610	361,895,407	2.63%	0.38%
2039	168,296,695	363,229,908	2.59%	0.37%
2040	172,595,578	364,512,364	2.55%	0.35%
2041	176,946,261	365,753,139	2.52%	0.34%
2042	181,350,407	366,969,419	2.49%	0.33%
2043	185,805,168	368,146,925	2.46%	0.32%
2044	190,312,004	369,258,123	2.43%	0.3%
2045	194,865,386	370,318,770	2.39%	0.29%
2046	199,464,487	371,328,255	2.36%	0.27%
2047	204,105,925	372,299,116	2.33%	0.26%
2048	208,783,692	373,230,539	2.29%	0.25%
2049	213,497,692	374,119,803	2.26%	0.24%
2050	218,246,073	374,986,259	2.22%	0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the DR Congo increased by 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the DR Congo gained 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2005 and is 15th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.