Congo - Kinshasa vs Congo - Brazzaville

Congo - Kinshasa vs Congo - Brazzaville: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 3.26% a year in Congo - Kinshasa and 2.42% a year in Congo - Brazzaville, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.85 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.

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% a year · UN

Congo - Kinshasa vs Congo - Brazzaville: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 3.26% a year in Congo - Kinshasa and 2.42% a year in Congo - Brazzaville, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.85 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.
Congo - KinshasaCongo - BrazzavilleUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Congo - Brazzaville.
  • In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 9 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 28 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 0.66% a year and Congo - Brazzaville at 0.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearCongo - KinshasaCongo - BrazzavilleWorld
20233.262.420.87
20223.262.420.88
20213.192.370.8
20203.292.420.9
20193.152.371.03
20183.192.441.07
20173.512.441.13
20163.812.421.17
20153.272.421.18
20143.342.411.22
20133.452.421.23
20123.362.441.27
20113.323.161.26
20103.243.341.27
20093.134.971.28
20083.052.981.28
20072.983.611.28
20063.073.711.28
20053.13.781.27
20043.053.421.28
20032.843.411.29
200232.161.3
20013.112.571.33
20003.235.021.35
19993.192.591.35
19983.532.811.37
19971.881.571.39
19961.332.711.42
19952.532.841.45
19945.852.81.47
19933.573.141.52
19923.582.781.57
19913.172.881.63
19903.52.811.76
19893.132.91.78
19883.192.881.79
19873.222.921.84
19863.092.931.83
19853.212.941.8
19843.422.951.8
19833.262.021.78
19823.082.111.86
19812.922.191.82
19802.912.221.8
19793.372.261.79
19783.662.321.74
19772.532.371.75
19762.532.411.78
19752.642.471.8
19742.663.111.88
19732.683.131.94
19722.673.121.97
19712.633.081.97
19702.843.032.06
19692.872.992.06
19682.922.952.09
19672.952.882
19662.892.852.04
19652.812.82.09
19642.682.752.16
19632.672.72.28
19622.632.642.11
19612.582.61.67
19602.562.561.58
19592.392.531.73
19582.152.492
19572.242.442.07
19562.22.391.98
19552.152.342.01
19542.112.291.99
19532.032.261.9
19522.082.221.94
19512.042.191.75
19501.962.161.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCongo - KinshasaCongo - BrazzavilleWorld
20243.221.97–4.32.381.15–3.540.86
20253.181.91–4.322.351.01–3.650.84
20263.131.7–4.242.330.92–3.660.83
20273.091.66–4.272.340.94–3.760.81
20283.051.61–4.322.310.89–3.710.8
202931.55–4.252.310.86–3.660.78
20302.961.49–4.322.30.8–3.640.76
20312.911.42–4.192.320.89–3.760.75
20322.851.37–4.192.30.81–3.720.73
20332.811.23–4.162.280.75–3.650.72
20342.761.08–4.122.240.83–3.670.7
20352.711.08–4.072.210.72–3.680.69
20362.671.13–4.032.180.65–3.690.67
20372.611.11–4.092.160.61–3.560.65
20382.580.95–4.072.130.56–3.570.64
20392.540.87–3.982.10.55–3.540.62
20402.50.92–42.070.56–3.480.61
20412.480.81–4.042.080.56–3.470.59
20422.440.82–4.012.020.55–3.480.57
20432.410.74–3.920.44–3.50.56
20442.380.81–3.941.930.48–3.360.54
20452.350.78–3.941.920.45–3.420.52
20462.320.81–4.061.880.44–3.440.5
20472.280.71–3.971.870.35–3.290.48
20482.250.62–4.011.810.4–3.30.46
20492.220.67–3.981.780.24–3.270.44
20502.180.61–3.951.760.27–3.260.42
20512.150.58–3.911.740.21–3.240.4
20522.120.5–3.881.70.13–3.290.38
20532.080.46–3.861.680.12–3.330.36
20542.040.46–3.941.660.08–3.30.34
205520.45–3.891.61-0.05–3.220.33
20561.970.42–3.81.59-0.07–3.180.31
20571.930.33–3.931.57-0.04–3.230.3
20581.90.33–3.831.55-0.13–3.10.28
20591.860.27–3.831.54-0.17–3.20.27
20601.820.15–3.751.52-0.09–3.180.25
20611.790.14–3.771.51-0.13–3.090.24
20621.750.13–3.71.51-0.22–3.130.23
20631.710–3.671.47-0.32–3.090.22
20641.68-0.07–3.841.44-0.29–3.140.21
20651.640–3.811.42-0.29–3.110.2
20661.61-0.11–3.771.41-0.26–3.110.19
20671.57-0.07–3.841.36-0.36–3.030.18
20681.54-0.12–3.691.35-0.38–3.020.17
20691.51-0.12–3.741.35-0.41–2.990.16
20701.48-0.19–3.711.3-0.41–2.950.15
20711.44-0.21–3.631.28-0.35–2.970.14
20721.42-0.16–3.681.26-0.39–2.940.13
20731.38-0.23–3.651.24-0.45–2.960.12
20741.35-0.26–3.571.2-0.46–2.920.1
20751.32-0.24–3.611.19-0.62–2.920.09
20761.3-0.42–3.541.14-0.6–2.840.08
20771.27-0.35–3.641.12-0.52–2.820.07
20781.24-0.38–3.471.12-0.64–2.880.06
20791.21-0.52–3.481.08-0.73–2.810.05
20801.18-0.46–3.511.08-0.67–2.830.04
20811.15-0.49–3.411.03-0.68–2.80.03
20821.13-0.62–3.451.05-0.77–2.80.02
20831.1-0.55–3.491.02-0.79–2.740.01
20841.08-0.63–3.511-0.93–2.66-0
20851.05-0.73–3.420.96-0.85–2.68-0.01
20861.02-0.71–3.350.96-0.86–2.73-0.02
20870.99-0.7–3.410.94-0.97–2.73-0.03
20880.96-0.74–3.370.94-0.94–2.68-0.04
20890.94-0.82–3.480.89-0.93–2.59-0.05
20900.91-0.79–3.330.88-1.01–2.71-0.05
20910.88-0.92–3.320.86-0.95–2.7-0.06
20920.85-0.91–3.380.84-1.01–2.71-0.07
20930.83-0.92–3.30.81-1.1–2.57-0.07
20940.81-1.05–3.410.79-1.07–2.54-0.08
20950.78-1.01–3.260.77-1.12–2.47-0.09
20960.75-1.06–3.240.76-1.2–2.52-0.1
20970.72-1.15–3.240.74-1.17–2.56-0.11
20980.7-1.1–3.190.73-1.25–2.62-0.11
20990.68-1.21–3.170.7-1.3–2.51-0.12
21000.66-1.25–3.230.68-1.41–2.42-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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