Congo - Kinshasa vs Iran: Population
Population in 2023: 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa and 90.6 million people in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 15.2 million people, or 1.17 times that in Iran.
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people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 106 million 2023 | 75.8 million | 15 of 229 | 431 million 2100 |
| Iran | 90.6 million 2023 | 80.4 million | 17 of 229 | 80.1 million 2100 |
| World | 8.09 billion 2023 | 7.29 billion | 10.2 billion 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 15 and Iran ranked 17 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 431 million people and Iran at 80.1 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 106 million | 90.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 102 million | 89.5 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 99.2 million | 88.5 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 96 million | 87.7 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 93 million | 87.1 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 90.1 million | 86.1 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 87.1 million | 85 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 84 million | 83.8 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 81 million | 82.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 78.4 million | 81.5 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 75.8 million | 80.4 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 73.3 million | 79.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 70.9 million | 78.4 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 68.6 million | 77.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 66.4 million | 76.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 64.4 million | 75.5 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 62.5 million | 74.6 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 60.6 million | 73.4 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 58.8 million | 71.8 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 57 million | 70.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 55.3 million | 68.8 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 53.8 million | 68 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 52.1 million | 67.5 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 50.5 million | 66.4 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 48.9 million | 65.5 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 47.3 million | 64.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 46 million | 63.6 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 45.3 million | 62.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 44.4 million | 62.2 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 42.6 million | 61.5 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 40.7 million | 61.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 39.2 million | 61.2 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 37.9 million | 60 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 36.7 million | 58.4 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 35.5 million | 56.7 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 34.4 million | 55.1 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 33.3 million | 53.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 32.3 million | 51.5 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 31.3 million | 49.6 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 30.3 million | 47.8 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 29.3 million | 46 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 28.3 million | 44.3 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 27.5 million | 42 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 26.7 million | 39.8 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 25.9 million | 38.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 25 million | 37.1 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 24.2 million | 35.9 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 23.6 million | 34.8 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 23 million | 33.8 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 22.4 million | 32.8 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 21.8 million | 31.8 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 21.3 million | 30.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 20.7 million | 30 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 20.1 million | 29.2 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 19.6 million | 28.3 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 19 million | 27.4 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 18.5 million | 26.6 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 17.9 million | 25.8 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 17.4 million | 25 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 17 million | 24.3 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 16.5 million | 23.5 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 16.1 million | 22.8 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 15.7 million | 22.1 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 15.3 million | 21.5 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 14.9 million | 20.9 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 14.6 million | 20.3 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 14.2 million | 19.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 13.9 million | 19.2 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 13.6 million | 18.7 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 13.3 million | 18.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 13.1 million | 17.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 12.8 million | 17.3 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 12.5 million | 16.9 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 12.3 million | 16.5 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 12.1 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1948 | 11.9 million | 16.4 million | – |
| 1947 | 11.7 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1946 | 11.5 million | 16.1 million | – |
| 1945 | 11.3 million | 15.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 11.1 million | 15.8 million | – |
| 1943 | 10.9 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 10.8 million | 15.5 million | – |
| 1941 | 10.6 million | 15.4 million | – |
| 1940 | 10.4 million | 15.2 million | – |
| 1939 | 10.3 million | 15 million | – |
| 1938 | 10.2 million | 14.7 million | – |
| 1937 | 10 million | 14.5 million | – |
| 1936 | 9.92 million | 14.2 million | – |
| 1935 | 9.8 million | 14 million | – |
| 1934 | 9.69 million | 13.7 million | – |
| 1933 | 9.57 million | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 9.45 million | 13.3 million | – |
| 1931 | 9.34 million | 13 million | – |
| 1930 | 9.22 million | 12.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 9.1 million | 12.4 million | – |
| 1928 | 8.99 million | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 8.87 million | 11.6 million | – |
| 1926 | 8.75 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 8.64 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1924 | 8.53 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1923 | 8.42 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1922 | 8.31 million | 9.8 million | – |
| 1921 | 8.23 million | 9.58 million | – |
| 1920 | 8.18 million | 9.46 million | – |
| 1919 | 8.17 million | 9.44 million | – |
| 1918 | 8.19 million | 9.53 million | – |
| 1917 | 8.23 million | 9.72 million | – |
| 1916 | 8.28 million | 9.92 million | – |
| 1915 | 8.33 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1914 | 8.38 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1913 | 8.43 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1912 | 8.48 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 8.54 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1910 | 8.6 million | 11 million | – |
| 1909 | 8.67 million | 11 million | – |
| 1908 | 8.75 million | 11 million | – |
| 1907 | 8.84 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1906 | 8.93 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 9.02 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 9.11 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1903 | 9.2 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1902 | 9.29 million | 10.3 million | – |
| 1901 | 9.38 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1900 | 9.45 million | 10.1 million | – |
| 1899 | 9.52 million | 10 million | – |
| 1898 | 9.58 million | 9.91 million | – |
| 1897 | 9.63 million | 9.81 million | – |
| 1896 | 9.67 million | 9.7 million | – |
| 1895 | 9.72 million | 9.6 million | – |
| 1894 | 9.77 million | 9.49 million | – |
| 1893 | 9.82 million | 9.39 million | – |
| 1892 | 9.87 million | 9.29 million | – |
| 1891 | 9.91 million | 9.21 million | – |
| 1890 | 9.92 million | 9.13 million | – |
| 1889 | 9.91 million | 9.07 million | – |
| 1888 | 9.88 million | 9.03 million | – |
| 1887 | 9.84 million | 8.99 million | – |
| 1886 | 9.79 million | 8.96 million | – |
| 1885 | 9.75 million | 8.93 million | – |
| 1884 | 9.7 million | 8.9 million | – |
| 1883 | 9.66 million | 8.87 million | – |
| 1882 | 9.61 million | 8.83 million | – |
| 1881 | 9.56 million | 8.8 million | – |
| 1880 | 9.51 million | 8.77 million | – |
| 1879 | 9.45 million | 8.74 million | – |
| 1878 | 9.38 million | 8.71 million | – |
| 1877 | 9.31 million | 8.68 million | – |
| 1876 | 9.24 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1875 | 9.17 million | 8.61 million | – |
| 1874 | 9.1 million | 8.58 million | – |
| 1873 | 9.03 million | 8.55 million | – |
| 1872 | 8.96 million | 8.52 million | – |
| 1871 | 8.89 million | 8.49 million | – |
| 1870 | 8.83 million | 8.45 million | – |
| 1869 | 8.77 million | 8.4 million | – |
| 1868 | 8.71 million | 8.36 million | – |
| 1867 | 8.65 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1866 | 8.6 million | 8.26 million | – |
| 1865 | 8.54 million | 8.21 million | – |
| 1864 | 8.49 million | 8.16 million | – |
| 1863 | 8.44 million | 8.11 million | – |
| 1862 | 8.38 million | 8.06 million | – |
| 1861 | 8.34 million | 8.01 million | – |
| 1860 | 8.3 million | 7.97 million | – |
| 1859 | 8.28 million | 7.92 million | – |
| 1858 | 8.26 million | 7.87 million | – |
| 1857 | 8.26 million | 7.82 million | – |
| 1856 | 8.25 million | 7.78 million | – |
| 1855 | 8.25 million | 7.73 million | – |
| 1854 | 8.24 million | 7.68 million | – |
| 1853 | 8.24 million | 7.64 million | – |
| 1852 | 8.23 million | 7.59 million | – |
| 1851 | 8.2 million | 7.55 million | – |
| 1850 | 8.15 million | 7.51 million | – |
| 1849 | 8.07 million | 7.47 million | – |
| 1848 | 7.97 million | 7.43 million | – |
| 1847 | 7.85 million | 7.4 million | – |
| 1846 | 7.73 million | 7.37 million | – |
| 1845 | 7.61 million | 7.34 million | – |
| 1844 | 7.49 million | 7.3 million | – |
| 1843 | 7.38 million | 7.27 million | – |
| 1842 | 7.27 million | 7.24 million | – |
| 1841 | 7.15 million | 7.21 million | – |
| 1840 | 7.04 million | 7.17 million | – |
| 1839 | 6.94 million | 7.14 million | – |
| 1838 | 6.83 million | 7.11 million | – |
| 1837 | 6.72 million | 7.08 million | – |
| 1836 | 6.62 million | 7.05 million | – |
| 1835 | 6.52 million | 7.01 million | – |
| 1834 | 6.42 million | 6.98 million | – |
| 1833 | 6.32 million | 6.95 million | – |
| 1832 | 6.22 million | 6.92 million | – |
| 1831 | 6.13 million | 6.89 million | – |
| 1830 | 6.03 million | 6.86 million | – |
| 1829 | 5.94 million | 6.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 5.85 million | 6.8 million | – |
| 1827 | 5.76 million | 6.77 million | – |
| 1826 | 5.67 million | 6.74 million | – |
| 1825 | 5.58 million | 6.71 million | – |
| 1824 | 5.5 million | 6.68 million | – |
| 1823 | 5.41 million | 6.65 million | – |
| 1822 | 5.33 million | 6.62 million | – |
| 1821 | 5.26 million | 6.59 million | – |
| 1820 | 5.21 million | 6.56 million | – |
| 1819 | 5.18 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1818 | 5.16 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1817 | 5.16 million | 6.47 million | – |
| 1816 | 5.16 million | 6.44 million | – |
| 1815 | 5.16 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1814 | 5.16 million | 6.39 million | – |
| 1813 | 5.16 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1812 | 5.16 million | 6.33 million | – |
| 1811 | 5.16 million | 6.3 million | – |
| 1810 | 5.16 million | 6.27 million | – |
| 1809 | 5.16 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1808 | 5.16 million | 6.22 million | – |
| 1807 | 5.16 million | 6.19 million | – |
| 1806 | 5.16 million | 6.16 million | – |
| 1805 | 5.16 million | 6.14 million | – |
| 1804 | 5.16 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1803 | 5.16 million | 6.08 million | – |
| 1802 | 5.16 million | 6.05 million | – |
| 1801 | 5.16 million | 6.03 million | – |
| 1800 | 5.16 million | 6 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 109 million109 million–110 million | 91.6 million91 million–92 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 113 million111 million–115 million | 92.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 117 million113 million–119 million | 93.2 million91 million–95.2 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 120 million115 million–124 million | 93.8 million91 million–96.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 124 million118 million–129 million | 94.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 128 million120 million–134 million | 95 million90.8 million–98.7 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 132 million122 million–139 million | 95.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 135 million124 million–144 million | 96 million90.8 million–101 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 139 million126 million–149 million | 96.4 million90.6 million–102 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 143 million129 million–155 million | 96.9 million90.6 million–103 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 148 million131 million–160 million | 97.3 million90.7 million–104 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 152 million133 million–166 million | 97.7 million90.8 million–105 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 156 million135 million–172 million | 98.1 million90.6 million–106 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 160 million137 million–179 million | 98.5 million90.4 million–106 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 164 million139 million–185 million | 98.8 million90.1 million–107 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 168 million142 million–192 million | 99.2 million89.8 million–109 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 173 million144 million–199 million | 99.5 million89.8 million–109 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 177 million146 million–206 million | 99.9 million89.8 million–110 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 181 million148 million–213 million | 100 million89.6 million–111 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 186 million150 million–220 million | 101 million89.5 million–112 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 190 million153 million–228 million | 101 million89.3 million–113 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 195 million155 million–236 million | 101 million88.9 million–113 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 200 million157 million–244 million | 101 million88.8 million–114 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 204 million159 million–253 million | 101 million88.7 million–115 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 209 million160 million–262 million | 102 million88.5 million–116 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 214 million163 million–271 million | 102 million88.2 million–116 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 218 million165 million–281 million | 102 million87.8 million–117 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 223 million167 million–290 million | 102 million87.3 million–118 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 228 million169 million–301 million | 102 million87 million–119 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 233 million171 million–312 million | 102 million86.5 million–119 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 238 million174 million–323 million | 102 million85.9 million–119 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 242 million176 million–334 million | 102 million85.3 million–120 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 247 million178 million–345 million | 102 million84.5 million–120 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 252 million179 million–358 million | 102 million83.9 million–121 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 257 million181 million–371 million | 102 million83.2 million–121 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 262 million184 million–384 million | 101 million82.5 million–122 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 267 million185 million–397 million | 101 million81.8 million–122 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 272 million186 million–411 million | 101 million81 million–122 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 276 million188 million–424 million | 100 million80 million–122 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 281 million189 million–437 million | 100 million79.1 million–123 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 286 million190 million–453 million | 99.6 million78.5 million–123 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 291 million191 million–467 million | 99.2 million77.6 million–123 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 296 million193 million–482 million | 98.7 million76.6 million–123 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 300 million195 million–497 million | 98.3 million75.8 million–123 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 305 million197 million–514 million | 97.8 million75.1 million–123 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 310 million199 million–530 million | 97.2 million74.1 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 314 million201 million–547 million | 96.7 million72.9 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 319 million202 million–563 million | 96.2 million71.8 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 324 million203 million–582 million | 95.6 million70.7 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 328 million204 million–600 million | 95 million69.6 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 333 million205 million–618 million | 94.4 million68.4 million–123 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 337 million206 million–637 million | 93.8 million67.4 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 342 million208 million–659 million | 93.2 million66.2 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 346 million210 million–681 million | 92.6 million64.9 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 350 million211 million–702 million | 92 million64 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 355 million212 million–723 million | 91.4 million63 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 359 million214 million–745 million | 90.8 million62 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 363 million215 million–769 million | 90.3 million61 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 367 million216 million–793 million | 89.7 million60.2 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 371 million217 million–818 million | 89.1 million59.5 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 376 million218 million–843 million | 88.5 million58.4 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 380 million219 million–869 million | 88 million57.3 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 383 million221 million–897 million | 87.4 million56.4 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 387 million222 million–923 million | 86.9 million55.5 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 391 million223 million–951 million | 86.3 million54.5 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 395 million224 million–982 million | 85.8 million53.6 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 399 million225 million–1.01 billion | 85.3 million52.9 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 402 million225 million–1.04 billion | 84.7 million52 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 406 million226 million–1.07 billion | 84.2 million51 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 409 million226 million–1.09 billion | 83.7 million50.2 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 412 million227 million–1.12 billion | 83.2 million49.5 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 416 million227 million–1.15 billion | 82.7 million48.7 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 419 million228 million–1.18 billion | 82.2 million47.8 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 422 million228 million–1.21 billion | 81.6 million46.8 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 425 million228 million–1.23 billion | 81.1 million45.8 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 428 million229 million–1.27 billion | 80.6 million45 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 431 million230 million–1.31 billion | 80.1 million44.3 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time