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

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The latest officially reported population of the DR Congo was 112,832,473 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current DR Congo's population is 118,386,491 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 35 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • The DR Congo is ranked the 14th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 1.42% for the DR Congo vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of +3.36% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of the DR Congo has increased from 60.6M people to 118M (95.3% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

DR Congo vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
DR Congo Uruguay
2100 436,237,219 2,256,662
2099 433,289,774 2,279,820
2098 430,252,622 2,303,272
2097 427,149,320 2,326,907
2096 423,961,963 2,350,717
2095 420,678,721 2,374,752
2094 417,304,547 2,398,877
2093 413,867,290 2,423,185
2092 410,362,003 2,447,561
2091 406,763,717 2,472,040
2090 403,089,566 2,496,427
2089 399,334,389 2,520,765
2088 395,507,774 2,544,964
2087 391,613,249 2,569,010
2086 387,639,503 2,592,884
2085 383,604,733 2,616,538
2084 379,495,246 2,639,909
2083 375,330,369 2,663,057
2082 371,124,615 2,685,928
2081 366,878,238 2,708,500
2080 362,574,665 2,730,788
2079 358,227,097 2,752,736
2078 353,821,014 2,774,335
2077 349,368,182 2,795,612
2076 344,866,731 2,816,580
2075 340,338,504 2,837,210
2074 335,761,691 2,857,609
2073 331,157,281 2,877,622
2072 326,505,656 2,897,443
2071 321,830,769 2,916,996
2070 317,104,580 2,936,376
2069 312,349,776 2,955,513
2068 307,566,932 2,974,342
2067 302,762,490 2,992,883
2066 297,932,241 3,011,205
2065 293,081,284 3,029,336
2064 288,211,987 3,047,237
2063 283,315,009 3,064,958
2062 278,399,192 3,082,535
2061 273,464,914 3,099,898
2060 268,520,814 3,117,041
2059 263,570,338 3,133,843
2058 258,622,778 3,150,140
2057 253,685,085 3,165,945
2056 248,748,321 3,181,263
2055 243,814,854 3,195,961
2054 238,885,417 3,209,999
2053 233,971,468 3,223,284
2052 229,073,420 3,235,861
2051 224,197,775 3,247,775
2050 219,354,949 3,258,995
2049 214,547,398 3,269,562
2048 209,774,448 3,279,496
2047 205,040,532 3,288,855
2046 200,341,405 3,297,581
2045 195,693,533 3,305,802
2044 191,087,342 3,313,441
2043 186,534,055 3,320,450
2042 182,033,706 3,326,840
2041 177,583,290 3,332,768
2040 173,191,594 3,338,161
2039 168,846,440 3,343,179
2038 164,551,895 3,347,674
2037 160,316,591 3,351,794
2036 156,099,100 3,355,554
2035 151,924,296 3,359,009
2034 147,782,785 3,362,159
2033 143,684,929 3,365,133
2032 139,642,368 3,367,940
2031 135,634,548 3,370,610
2030 131,685,113 3,373,156
2029 127,793,612 3,375,688
2028 123,956,913 3,378,080
2027 120,188,952 3,380,387
2026 116,482,769 3,382,672
2025 112,832,473 3,384,688
2024 109,276,265 3,386,588
2023 105,789,731 3,388,081
2022 102,396,968 3,390,913
2021 99,148,932 3,396,695
2020 95,989,998 3,398,968
2019 92,947,442 3,397,206
2018 90,047,644 3,394,534
2017 87,083,398 3,388,438
2016 83,956,415 3,379,283
2015 81,035,531 3,368,017
2014 78,403,242 3,356,334
2013 75,789,395 3,345,337
2012 73,254,618 3,335,401
2011 70,849,311 3,326,825
2010 68,563,038 3,318,580
2009 66,412,044 3,310,091
2008 64,390,664 3,302,177
2007 62,477,752 3,295,153
2006 60,615,908 3,289,506
2005 58,775,724 3,285,771
2004 56,997,741 3,283,148
2003 55,343,867 3,281,186
2002 53,750,524 3,278,867
2001 52,132,646 3,274,251
2000 50,507,442 3,266,206
1999 48,912,971 3,254,015
1998 47,297,600 3,239,280
1997 46,029,902 3,223,345
1996 45,296,124 3,206,324
1995 44,433,704 3,189,440
1994 42,626,876 3,172,834
1993 40,656,336 3,156,345
1992 39,228,910 3,139,702
1991 37,925,817 3,122,354
1990 36,684,063 3,104,403
1989 35,486,866 3,086,255
1988 34,382,752 3,067,961
1987 33,298,904 3,049,896
1986 32,265,196 3,032,845
1985 31,264,816 3,017,037
1984 30,245,081 3,002,488
1983 29,250,963 2,988,778
1982 28,338,190 2,975,492
1981 27,500,515 2,963,246
1980 26,711,099 2,951,953
1979 25,886,782 2,939,903
1978 24,992,689 2,925,715
1977 24,229,061 2,909,461
1976 23,624,031 2,891,392
1975 23,021,101 2,872,320
1974 22,418,878 2,853,944
1973 21,827,665 2,837,133
1972 21,251,160 2,821,644
1971 20,695,569 2,806,462
1970 20,137,436 2,790,807
1969 19,570,445 2,773,974
1968 19,012,189 2,754,606
1967 18,462,782 2,732,277
1966 17,931,929 2,707,646
1965 17,427,802 2,681,169
1964 16,955,327 2,653,180
1963 16,507,599 2,623,766
1962 16,075,724 2,593,298
1961 15,662,374 2,562,044
1960 15,264,846 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the DR Congo increased by 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the DR Congo gained 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

The DR Congo was ranked 22nd most populous country in 2006 and is 14th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

DR Congo
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
DR Congo Uruguay
2100 0.68% -1.02%
2099 0.71% -1.02%
2098 0.73% -1.02%
2097 0.75% -1.01%
2096 0.78% -1.01%
2095 0.81% -1.01%
2094 0.83% -1%
2093 0.85% -1%
2092 0.88% -0.99%
2091 0.91% -0.98%
2090 0.94% -0.97%
2089 0.97% -0.95%
2088 0.99% -0.94%
2087 1.03% -0.92%
2086 1.05% -0.9%
2085 1.08% -0.89%
2084 1.11% -0.87%
2083 1.13% -0.85%
2082 1.16% -0.83%
2081 1.19% -0.82%
2080 1.21% -0.8%
2079 1.25% -0.78%
2078 1.27% -0.76%
2077 1.31% -0.74%
2076 1.33% -0.73%
2075 1.36% -0.71%
2074 1.39% -0.7%
2073 1.42% -0.68%
2072 1.45% -0.67%
2071 1.49% -0.66%
2070 1.52% -0.65%
2069 1.56% -0.63%
2068 1.59% -0.62%
2067 1.62% -0.61%
2066 1.66% -0.6%
2065 1.69% -0.59%
2064 1.73% -0.58%
2063 1.77% -0.57%
2062 1.8% -0.56%
2061 1.84% -0.55%
2060 1.88% -0.54%
2059 1.91% -0.52%
2058 1.95% -0.5%
2057 1.98% -0.48%
2056 2.02% -0.46%
2055 2.06% -0.44%
2054 2.1% -0.41%
2053 2.14% -0.39%
2052 2.17% -0.37%
2051 2.21% -0.34%
2050 2.24% -0.32%
2049 2.28% -0.3%
2048 2.31% -0.28%
2047 2.35% -0.26%
2046 2.38% -0.25%
2045 2.41% -0.23%
2044 2.44% -0.21%
2043 2.47% -0.19%
2042 2.51% -0.18%
2041 2.54% -0.16%
2040 2.57% -0.15%
2039 2.61% -0.13%
2038 2.64% -0.12%
2037 2.7% -0.11%
2036 2.75% -0.1%
2035 2.8% -0.09%
2034 2.85% -0.09%
2033 2.89% -0.08%
2032 2.95% -0.08%
2031 3% -0.08%
2030 3.05% -0.08%
2029 3.1% -0.07%
2028 3.14% -0.07%
2027 3.18% -0.07%
2026 3.24% -0.06%
2025 3.25% -0.06%
2024 3.3% -0.04%
2023 3.31% -0.08%
2022 3.28% -0.17%
2021 3.29% -0.07%
2020 3.27% 0.05%
2019 3.22% 0.08%
2018 3.4% 0.18%
2017 3.72% 0.27%
2016 3.6% 0.33%
2015 3.36% 0.35%
2014 3.45% 0.33%
2013 3.46% 0.3%
2012 3.39% 0.26%
2011 3.33% 0.25%
2010 3.24% 0.26%
2009 3.14% 0.24%
2008 3.06% 0.21%
2007 3.07% 0.17%
2006 3.13% 0.11%
2005 3.12% 0.08%
2004 2.99% 0.06%
2003 2.96% 0.07%
2002 3.1% 0.14%
2001 3.22% 0.25%
2000 3.26% 0.37%
1999 3.42% 0.45%
1998 2.75% 0.49%
1997 1.62% 0.53%
1996 1.94% 0.53%
1995 4.24% 0.52%
1994 4.85% 0.52%
1993 3.64% 0.53%
1992 3.44% 0.56%
1991 3.38% 0.58%
1990 3.37% 0.59%
1989 3.21% 0.6%
1988 3.25% 0.59%
1987 3.2% 0.56%
1986 3.2% 0.52%
1985 3.37% 0.48%
1984 3.4% 0.46%
1983 3.22% 0.45%
1982 3.05% 0.41%
1981 2.96% 0.38%
1980 3.18% 0.41%
1979 3.58% 0.48%
1978 3.15% 0.56%
1977 2.56% 0.62%
1976 2.62% 0.66%
1975 2.69% 0.64%
1974 2.71% 0.59%
1973 2.71% 0.55%
1972 2.68% 0.54%
1971 2.77% 0.56%
1970 2.9% 0.61%
1969 2.94% 0.7%
1968 2.98% 0.82%
1967 2.96% 0.91%
1966 2.89% 0.99%
1965 2.79% 1.05%
1964 2.71% 1.12%
1963 2.69% 1.17%
1962 2.64% 1.22%
1961 2.6% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

DR Congo Uruguay
Current population
118386491
3382672
Population rank 14/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.42% 0.04%
One net population change
8.89 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
7.06 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
34.3 seconds
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +9,743 -5
Annual growth/decline +3,556,208 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +3.25% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 10/197 161/197
One migration net change every
19.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -27,309 -1,338
Net migration rank 159/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,085,090 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 57/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 152/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

DR Congo
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
DR Congo Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,309 - -1,338
2024 3,547,217 -26,968 -443 -1,348
2023 3,467,787 -14,992 298 -1,501
2022 3,347,664 -14,991 -2,964 -1,501
2021 3,227,992 -64,639 -5,621 -1,482
2020 3,156,152 -1,633 4,048 -1,482
2019 3,075,538 -144,920 3,873 -2,899
2018 2,993,184 -124,246 7,322 -2,963
2017 2,883,245 176,290 10,907 -3,091
2016 2,753,687 440,748 14,008 -3,506
2015 2,665,016 -17,711 16,194 -4,157
2014 2,580,251 36,966 16,238 -4,919
2013 2,489,378 121,097 16,318 -5,647
2012 2,405,462 53,668 15,520 -6,317
2011 2,310,679 40,891 14,934 -6,982
2010 2,212,255 8,823 16,231 -7,696
2009 2,126,912 -46,009 16,947 -8,510
2008 2,044,210 -82,339 16,838 -9,458
2007 1,963,738 -99,742 17,422 -10,750
2006 1,889,398 -29,715 17,783 -13,161
2005 1,800,300 20,384 18,926 -16,086
2004 1,731,022 4,260 18,067 -15,668
2003 1,679,188 -106,731 18,628 -17,105
2002 1,631,597 -17,358 20,073 -16,957
2001 1,594,999 26,523 20,729 -14,620
2000 1,549,518 79,340 21,060 -11,076
1999 1,450,318 109,761 21,844 -7,441
1998 1,375,130 295,560 22,114 -7,048
1997 1,392,037 -527,356 23,737 -6,938
1996 1,380,490 -777,833 24,635 -7,397
1995 1,395,440 -273,434 24,872 -8,339
1994 1,259,539 1,232,105 24,637 -7,955
1993 1,209,242 240,176 24,212 -7,922
1992 1,152,781 252,666 24,847 -7,850
1991 1,114,033 86,721 25,422 -7,714
1990 1,063,508 219,270 25,699 -7,499
1989 1,027,238 84,415 25,322 -7,229
1988 995,278 101,314 25,071 -6,582
1987 959,875 111,220 24,469 -6,833
1986 925,334 70,988 24,505 -8,046
1985 885,670 118,791 23,988 -8,832
1984 844,956 190,045 23,684 -9,730
1983 807,122 146,095 24,146 -10,671
1982 774,823 97,495 25,224 -12,131
1981 748,371 54,656 24,968 -13,577
1980 724,111 51,685 25,451 -14,252
1979 691,773 181,028 27,456 -14,552
1978 646,411 268,974 30,076 -14,611
1977 638,242 -26,355 31,321 -14,280
1976 624,147 -25,965 33,199 -14,096
1975 608,655 -972 33,393 -14,350
1974 593,539 3,216 32,221 -14,512
1973 578,280 7,414 30,213 -14,312
1972 564,495 2,840 28,896 -13,817
1971 549,343 -5,497 28,584 -13,288
1970 533,300 39,116 28,737 -12,727
1969 514,800 46,778 28,805 -11,149
1968 497,682 57,274 29,103 -8,028
1967 479,552 64,307 29,514 -5,938
1966 463,397 54,443 30,293 -4,599
1965 429,002 61,397 30,807 -3,542
1964 406,334 48,207 31,340 -2,623
1963 398,972 41,960 31,824 -1,707
1962 383,406 39,431 31,441 -623
1961 368,207 35,654 30,975 703
1960 363,517 27,673 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 1,085,090 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in the DR Congo, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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