Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria

Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria: Population

Population in 2023: 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 122 million people, or 2.15 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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Congo - Kinshasa vs Nigeria: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 122 million people, or 2.15 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
Congo - KinshasaNigeriaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 15 and Nigeria ranked 6 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 431 million people and Nigeria at 477 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCongo - KinshasaNigeriaWorld
2023106 million228 million8.09 billion
2022102 million223 million8.02 billion
202199.2 million219 million7.95 billion
202096 million214 million7.89 billion
201993 million210 million7.81 billion
201890.1 million205 million7.73 billion
201787.1 million200 million7.65 billion
201684 million195 million7.56 billion
201581 million191 million7.47 billion
201478.4 million186 million7.38 billion
201375.8 million181 million7.29 billion
201273.3 million176 million7.2 billion
201170.9 million171 million7.11 billion
201068.6 million167 million7.02 billion
200966.4 million162 million6.93 billion
200864.4 million158 million6.84 billion
200762.5 million153 million6.76 billion
200660.6 million149 million6.67 billion
200558.8 million145 million6.59 billion
200457 million141 million6.5 billion
200355.3 million137 million6.42 billion
200253.8 million134 million6.34 billion
200152.1 million130 million6.26 billion
200050.5 million126 million6.17 billion
199948.9 million123 million6.09 billion
199847.3 million120 million6.01 billion
199746 million117 million5.93 billion
199645.3 million114 million5.84 billion
199544.4 million111 million5.76 billion
199442.6 million108 million5.68 billion
199340.7 million105 million5.59 billion
199239.2 million102 million5.51 billion
199137.9 million99.7 million5.42 billion
199036.7 million97.1 million5.33 billion
198935.5 million94.5 million5.23 billion
198834.4 million92 million5.14 billion
198733.3 million89.6 million5.05 billion
198632.3 million87.2 million4.96 billion
198531.3 million84.9 million4.87 billion
198430.3 million82.5 million4.78 billion
198329.3 million80.4 million4.7 billion
198228.3 million78.4 million4.61 billion
198127.5 million76.1 million4.53 billion
198026.7 million73.8 million4.45 billion
197925.9 million71.5 million4.37 billion
197825 million69.3 million4.29 billion
197724.2 million67.2 million4.22 billion
197623.6 million65.3 million4.14 billion
197523 million63.4 million4.07 billion
197422.4 million61.7 million4 billion
197321.8 million60.1 million3.92 billion
197221.3 million58.6 million3.85 billion
197120.7 million57.2 million3.77 billion
197020.1 million55.9 million3.7 billion
196919.6 million54.6 million3.62 billion
196819 million53.4 million3.55 billion
196718.5 million52.3 million3.47 billion
196617.9 million51.2 million3.4 billion
196517.4 million50.1 million3.34 billion
196417 million49 million3.26 billion
196316.5 million48 million3.19 billion
196216.1 million47 million3.12 billion
196115.7 million46 million3.07 billion
196015.3 million45.1 million3.02 billion
195914.9 million44.2 million2.97 billion
195814.6 million43.3 million2.91 billion
195714.2 million42.5 million2.85 billion
195613.9 million41.7 million2.8 billion
195513.6 million40.9 million2.74 billion
195413.3 million40.2 million2.69 billion
195313.1 million39.4 million2.63 billion
195212.8 million38.7 million2.58 billion
195112.5 million38 million2.54 billion
195012.3 million37.3 million2.49 billion
194912.1 million36.5 million–
194811.9 million35.8 million–
194711.7 million35.2 million–
194611.5 million34.5 million–
194511.3 million33.9 million–
194411.1 million33.3 million–
194310.9 million32.7 million–
194210.8 million32.2 million–
194110.6 million31.6 million–
194010.4 million31.1 million–
193910.3 million30.6 million–
193810.2 million30.1 million–
193710 million29.7 million–
19369.92 million29.2 million–
19359.8 million28.8 million–
19349.69 million28.4 million–
19339.57 million28 million–
19329.45 million27.6 million–
19319.34 million27.2 million–
19309.22 million26.7 million–
19299.1 million26.3 million–
19288.99 million25.9 million–
19278.87 million25.5 million–
19268.75 million25.1 million–
19258.64 million24.7 million–
19248.53 million24.3 million–
19238.42 million24 million–
19228.31 million23.6 million–
19218.23 million23.2 million–
19208.18 million22.9 million–
19198.17 million22.7 million–
19188.19 million22.4 million–
19178.23 million22.2 million–
19168.28 million22 million–
19158.33 million21.8 million–
19148.38 million21.5 million–
19138.43 million21.3 million–
19128.48 million21.1 million–
19118.54 million20.9 million–
19108.6 million20.7 million–
19098.67 million20.4 million–
19088.75 million20.2 million–
19078.84 million20 million–
19068.93 million19.8 million–
19059.02 million19.6 million–
19049.11 million19.4 million–
19039.2 million19.2 million–
19029.29 million19 million–
19019.38 million18.8 million–
19009.45 million18.7 million–
18999.52 million18.5 million–
18989.58 million18.4 million–
18979.63 million18.3 million–
18969.67 million18.1 million–
18959.72 million18 million–
18949.77 million17.9 million–
18939.82 million17.8 million–
18929.87 million17.6 million–
18919.91 million17.5 million–
18909.92 million17.4 million–
18899.91 million17.3 million–
18889.88 million17.1 million–
18879.84 million17 million–
18869.79 million16.9 million–
18859.75 million16.7 million–
18849.7 million16.6 million–
18839.66 million16.5 million–
18829.61 million16.4 million–
18819.56 million16.2 million–
18809.51 million16.1 million–
18799.45 million16 million–
18789.38 million15.9 million–
18779.31 million15.8 million–
18769.24 million15.7 million–
18759.17 million15.6 million–
18749.1 million15.5 million–
18739.03 million15.4 million–
18728.96 million15.3 million–
18718.89 million15.2 million–
18708.83 million15.1 million–
18698.77 million15 million–
18688.71 million14.9 million–
18678.65 million14.8 million–
18668.6 million14.8 million–
18658.54 million14.7 million–
18648.49 million14.6 million–
18638.44 million14.5 million–
18628.38 million14.4 million–
18618.34 million14.3 million–
18608.3 million14.3 million–
18598.28 million14.2 million–
18588.26 million14.1 million–
18578.26 million14 million–
18568.25 million14 million–
18558.25 million13.9 million–
18548.24 million13.8 million–
18538.24 million13.8 million–
18528.23 million13.7 million–
18518.2 million13.6 million–
18508.15 million13.5 million–
18498.07 million13.5 million–
18487.97 million13.4 million–
18477.85 million13.4 million–
18467.73 million13.3 million–
18457.61 million13.3 million–
18447.49 million13.2 million–
18437.38 million13.2 million–
18427.27 million13.1 million–
18417.15 million13.1 million–
18407.04 million13 million–
18396.94 million13 million–
18386.83 million12.9 million–
18376.72 million12.9 million–
18366.62 million12.9 million–
18356.52 million12.8 million–
18346.42 million12.8 million–
18336.32 million12.7 million–
18326.22 million12.7 million–
18316.13 million12.6 million–
18306.03 million12.6 million–
18295.94 million12.5 million–
18285.85 million12.5 million–
18275.76 million12.4 million–
18265.67 million12.4 million–
18255.58 million12.3 million–
18245.5 million12.3 million–
18235.41 million12.2 million–
18225.33 million12.2 million–
18215.26 million12.2 million–
18205.21 million12.1 million–
18195.18 million12.1 million–
18185.16 million12.1 million–
18175.16 million12.1 million–
18165.16 million12.1 million–
18155.16 million12.1 million–
18145.16 million12.1 million–
18135.16 million12.1 million–
18125.16 million12.1 million–
18115.16 million12.1 million–
18105.16 million12.1 million–
18095.16 million12.1 million–
18085.16 million12.1 million–
18075.16 million12.1 million–
18065.16 million12.1 million–
18055.16 million12.1 million–
18045.16 million12.1 million–
18035.16 million12.1 million–
18025.16 million12.1 million–
18015.16 million12.1 million–
18005.16 million12.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCongo - KinshasaNigeriaWorld
2024109 million109 million–110 million233 million232 million–233 million8.16 billion
2025113 million111 million–115 million238 million235 million–240 million8.23 billion
2026117 million113 million–119 million242 million239 million–246 million8.3 billion
2027120 million115 million–124 million247 million242 million–252 million8.37 billion
2028124 million118 million–129 million252 million245 million–259 million8.44 billion
2029128 million120 million–134 million257 million248 million–266 million8.5 billion
2030132 million122 million–139 million262 million251 million–273 million8.57 billion
2031135 million124 million–144 million267 million253 million–281 million8.63 billion
2032139 million126 million–149 million273 million256 million–288 million8.7 billion
2033143 million129 million–155 million278 million258 million–296 million8.76 billion
2034148 million131 million–160 million283 million261 million–304 million8.82 billion
2035152 million133 million–166 million288 million263 million–313 million8.89 billion
2036156 million135 million–172 million293 million265 million–321 million8.95 billion
2037160 million137 million–179 million298 million268 million–330 million9.01 billion
2038164 million139 million–185 million303 million270 million–339 million9.06 billion
2039168 million142 million–192 million308 million272 million–348 million9.12 billion
2040173 million144 million–199 million313 million274 million–357 million9.18 billion
2041177 million146 million–206 million318 million276 million–366 million9.23 billion
2042181 million148 million–213 million323 million278 million–375 million9.29 billion
2043186 million150 million–220 million327 million280 million–385 million9.34 billion
2044190 million153 million–228 million332 million282 million–394 million9.39 billion
2045195 million155 million–236 million337 million284 million–403 million9.44 billion
2046200 million157 million–244 million341 million286 million–413 million9.49 billion
2047204 million159 million–253 million346 million288 million–423 million9.54 billion
2048209 million160 million–262 million350 million290 million–432 million9.58 billion
2049214 million163 million–271 million355 million292 million–442 million9.62 billion
2050218 million165 million–281 million359 million294 million–452 million9.66 billion
2051223 million167 million–290 million364 million295 million–461 million9.7 billion
2052228 million169 million–301 million368 million296 million–471 million9.74 billion
2053233 million171 million–312 million372 million297 million–481 million9.78 billion
2054238 million174 million–323 million376 million298 million–492 million9.81 billion
2055242 million176 million–334 million380 million299 million–503 million9.85 billion
2056247 million178 million–345 million384 million300 million–514 million9.88 billion
2057252 million179 million–358 million388 million300 million–526 million9.91 billion
2058257 million181 million–371 million392 million300 million–540 million9.94 billion
2059262 million184 million–384 million396 million300 million–553 million9.96 billion
2060267 million185 million–397 million400 million301 million–567 million9.99 billion
2061272 million186 million–411 million404 million301 million–580 million10 billion
2062276 million188 million–424 million407 million302 million–593 million10 billion
2063281 million189 million–437 million411 million302 million–606 million10.1 billion
2064286 million190 million–453 million414 million303 million–619 million10.1 billion
2065291 million191 million–467 million418 million303 million–632 million10.1 billion
2066296 million193 million–482 million421 million302 million–645 million10.1 billion
2067300 million195 million–497 million424 million301 million–658 million10.1 billion
2068305 million197 million–514 million427 million301 million–671 million10.2 billion
2069310 million199 million–530 million431 million301 million–683 million10.2 billion
2070314 million201 million–547 million434 million300 million–695 million10.2 billion
2071319 million202 million–563 million436 million299 million–708 million10.2 billion
2072324 million203 million–582 million439 million299 million–721 million10.2 billion
2073328 million204 million–600 million442 million298 million–736 million10.2 billion
2074333 million205 million–618 million445 million297 million–752 million10.2 billion
2075337 million206 million–637 million447 million296 million–766 million10.3 billion
2076342 million208 million–659 million449 million294 million–781 million10.3 billion
2077346 million210 million–681 million452 million292 million–797 million10.3 billion
2078350 million211 million–702 million454 million291 million–813 million10.3 billion
2079355 million212 million–723 million456 million290 million–829 million10.3 billion
2080359 million214 million–745 million458 million289 million–840 million10.3 billion
2081363 million215 million–769 million460 million288 million–853 million10.3 billion
2082367 million216 million–793 million462 million288 million–869 million10.3 billion
2083371 million217 million–818 million463 million286 million–881 million10.3 billion
2084376 million218 million–843 million465 million284 million–893 million10.3 billion
2085380 million219 million–869 million466 million283 million–908 million10.3 billion
2086383 million221 million–897 million468 million282 million–921 million10.3 billion
2087387 million222 million–923 million469 million281 million–933 million10.3 billion
2088391 million223 million–951 million470 million279 million–948 million10.3 billion
2089395 million224 million–982 million471 million277 million–965 million10.3 billion
2090399 million225 million–1.01 billion472 million275 million–981 million10.3 billion
2091402 million225 million–1.04 billion473 million274 million–998 million10.3 billion
2092406 million226 million–1.07 billion474 million272 million–1.01 billion10.3 billion
2093409 million226 million–1.09 billion474 million270 million–1.02 billion10.3 billion
2094412 million227 million–1.12 billion475 million269 million–1.04 billion10.2 billion
2095416 million227 million–1.15 billion475 million267 million–1.06 billion10.2 billion
2096419 million228 million–1.18 billion476 million265 million–1.08 billion10.2 billion
2097422 million228 million–1.21 billion476 million262 million–1.09 billion10.2 billion
2098425 million228 million–1.23 billion476 million260 million–1.11 billion10.2 billion
2099428 million229 million–1.27 billion477 million257 million–1.13 billion10.2 billion
2100431 million230 million–1.31 billion477 million256 million–1.14 billion10.2 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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