Congo - Kinshasa vs South Korea

Congo - Kinshasa vs South Korea: Population

Population in 2023: 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa and 51.8 million people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 54.1 million people, or 2.04 times that in South Korea.

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Congo - Kinshasa vs South Korea: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 106 million people in Congo - Kinshasa and 51.8 million people in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 54.1 million people, or 2.04 times that in South Korea.
Congo - KinshasaSouth KoreaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1997, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 15 and South Korea ranked 29 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 431 million people and South Korea at 21.9 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCongo - KinshasaSouth KoreaWorld
2023106 million51.8 million8.09 billion
2022102 million51.8 million8.02 billion
202199.2 million51.9 million7.95 billion
202096 million51.9 million7.89 billion
201993 million51.8 million7.81 billion
201890.1 million51.6 million7.73 billion
201787.1 million51.5 million7.65 billion
201684 million51.3 million7.56 billion
201581 million51 million7.47 billion
201478.4 million50.5 million7.38 billion
201375.8 million50.1 million7.29 billion
201273.3 million49.6 million7.2 billion
201170.9 million49.1 million7.11 billion
201068.6 million48.8 million7.02 billion
200966.4 million48.6 million6.93 billion
200864.4 million48.4 million6.84 billion
200762.5 million48.2 million6.76 billion
200660.6 million48 million6.67 billion
200558.8 million47.9 million6.59 billion
200457 million47.7 million6.5 billion
200355.3 million47.5 million6.42 billion
200253.8 million47.3 million6.34 billion
200152.1 million47 million6.26 billion
200050.5 million46.8 million6.17 billion
199948.9 million46.5 million6.09 billion
199847.3 million46.2 million6.01 billion
199746 million45.9 million5.93 billion
199645.3 million45.6 million5.84 billion
199544.4 million45.4 million5.76 billion
199442.6 million45.1 million5.68 billion
199340.7 million44.9 million5.59 billion
199239.2 million44.7 million5.51 billion
199137.9 million44.4 million5.42 billion
199036.7 million44.1 million5.33 billion
198935.5 million43.5 million5.23 billion
198834.4 million42.9 million5.14 billion
198733.3 million42.3 million5.05 billion
198632.3 million41.7 million4.96 billion
198531.3 million41.2 million4.87 billion
198430.3 million40.6 million4.78 billion
198329.3 million40 million4.7 billion
198228.3 million39.4 million4.61 billion
198127.5 million38.7 million4.53 billion
198026.7 million38.1 million4.45 billion
197925.9 million37.7 million4.37 billion
197825 million37.3 million4.29 billion
197724.2 million36.8 million4.22 billion
197623.6 million36.4 million4.14 billion
197523 million35.9 million4.07 billion
197422.4 million35.3 million4 billion
197321.8 million34.6 million3.92 billion
197221.3 million33.9 million3.85 billion
197120.7 million33.2 million3.77 billion
197020.1 million32.5 million3.7 billion
196919.6 million31.9 million3.62 billion
196819 million31.2 million3.55 billion
196718.5 million30.5 million3.47 billion
196617.9 million29.9 million3.4 billion
196517.4 million29.3 million3.34 billion
196417 million28.7 million3.26 billion
196316.5 million28.2 million3.19 billion
196216.1 million27.5 million3.12 billion
196115.7 million26.9 million3.07 billion
196015.3 million26.1 million3.02 billion
195914.9 million25.3 million2.97 billion
195814.6 million24.5 million2.91 billion
195714.2 million23.7 million2.85 billion
195613.9 million22.9 million2.8 billion
195513.6 million22.1 million2.74 billion
195413.3 million21.4 million2.69 billion
195313.1 million20.8 million2.63 billion
195212.8 million20.2 million2.58 billion
195112.5 million19.9 million2.54 billion
195012.3 million19.8 million2.49 billion
194912.1 million19.6 million–
194811.9 million19.1 million–
194711.7 million18.6 million–
194611.5 million18 million–
194511.3 million17.5 million–
194411.1 million17 million–
194310.9 million16.6 million–
194210.8 million16.1 million–
194110.6 million15.7 million–
194010.4 million15.3 million–
193910.3 million15.1 million–
193810.2 million14.8 million–
193710 million14.7 million–
19369.92 million14.5 million–
19359.8 million14.3 million–
19349.69 million14.1 million–
19339.57 million14 million–
19329.45 million13.8 million–
19319.34 million13.6 million–
19309.22 million13.5 million–
19299.1 million13.3 million–
19288.99 million13.1 million–
19278.87 million12.9 million–
19268.75 million12.6 million–
19258.64 million12.4 million–
19248.53 million12.2 million–
19238.42 million12 million–
19228.31 million11.8 million–
19218.23 million11.7 million–
19208.18 million11.5 million–
19198.17 million11.3 million–
19188.19 million11.1 million–
19178.23 million10.9 million–
19168.28 million10.8 million–
19158.33 million10.6 million–
19148.38 million10.5 million–
19138.43 million10.3 million–
19128.48 million10.1 million–
19118.54 million10 million–
19108.6 million9.91 million–
19098.67 million9.84 million–
19088.75 million9.8 million–
19078.84 million9.78 million–
19068.93 million9.77 million–
19059.02 million9.75 million–
19049.11 million9.74 million–
19039.2 million9.72 million–
19029.29 million9.71 million–
19019.38 million9.7 million–
19009.45 million9.69 million–
18999.52 million9.68 million–
18989.58 million9.68 million–
18979.63 million9.68 million–
18969.67 million9.68 million–
18959.72 million9.68 million–
18949.77 million9.68 million–
18939.82 million9.68 million–
18929.87 million9.68 million–
18919.91 million9.68 million–
18909.92 million9.68 million–
18899.91 million9.68 million–
18889.88 million9.67 million–
18879.84 million9.67 million–
18869.79 million9.67 million–
18859.75 million9.67 million–
18849.7 million9.67 million–
18839.66 million9.67 million–
18829.61 million9.67 million–
18819.56 million9.67 million–
18809.51 million9.67 million–
18799.45 million9.67 million–
18789.38 million9.67 million–
18779.31 million9.67 million–
18769.24 million9.67 million–
18759.17 million9.67 million–
18749.1 million9.67 million–
18739.03 million9.67 million–
18728.96 million9.67 million–
18718.89 million9.67 million–
18708.83 million9.66 million–
18698.77 million9.66 million–
18688.71 million9.66 million–
18678.65 million9.65 million–
18668.6 million9.64 million–
18658.54 million9.64 million–
18648.49 million9.63 million–
18638.44 million9.62 million–
18628.38 million9.62 million–
18618.34 million9.61 million–
18608.3 million9.61 million–
18598.28 million9.6 million–
18588.26 million9.59 million–
18578.26 million9.59 million–
18568.25 million9.58 million–
18558.25 million9.58 million–
18548.24 million9.57 million–
18538.24 million9.56 million–
18528.23 million9.56 million–
18518.2 million9.55 million–
18508.15 million9.55 million–
18498.07 million9.54 million–
18487.97 million9.54 million–
18477.85 million9.53 million–
18467.73 million9.53 million–
18457.61 million9.52 million–
18447.49 million9.52 million–
18437.38 million9.51 million–
18427.27 million9.51 million–
18417.15 million9.5 million–
18407.04 million9.5 million–
18396.94 million9.49 million–
18386.83 million9.49 million–
18376.72 million9.48 million–
18366.62 million9.48 million–
18356.52 million9.47 million–
18346.42 million9.47 million–
18336.32 million9.46 million–
18326.22 million9.46 million–
18316.13 million9.45 million–
18306.03 million9.45 million–
18295.94 million9.44 million–
18285.85 million9.44 million–
18275.76 million9.43 million–
18265.67 million9.43 million–
18255.58 million9.42 million–
18245.5 million9.42 million–
18235.41 million9.41 million–
18225.33 million9.41 million–
18215.26 million9.4 million–
18205.21 million9.4 million–
18195.18 million9.4 million–
18185.16 million9.4 million–
18175.16 million9.4 million–
18165.16 million9.4 million–
18155.16 million9.4 million–
18145.16 million9.4 million–
18135.16 million9.4 million–
18125.16 million9.4 million–
18115.16 million9.4 million–
18105.16 million9.4 million–
18095.16 million9.4 million–
18085.16 million9.4 million–
18075.16 million9.4 million–
18065.16 million9.4 million–
18055.16 million9.4 million–
18045.16 million9.4 million–
18035.16 million9.4 million–
18025.16 million9.4 million–
18015.16 million9.4 million–
18005.16 million9.4 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCongo - KinshasaSouth KoreaWorld
2024109 million109 million–110 million51.7 million51.6 million–51.8 million8.16 billion
2025113 million111 million–115 million51.7 million51.4 million–51.9 million8.23 billion
2026117 million113 million–119 million51.6 million51.1 million–52.1 million8.3 billion
2027120 million115 million–124 million51.5 million50.8 million–52.3 million8.37 billion
2028124 million118 million–129 million51.4 million50.4 million–52.5 million8.44 billion
2029128 million120 million–134 million51.3 million50 million–52.7 million8.5 billion
2030132 million122 million–139 million51.2 million49.6 million–52.9 million8.57 billion
2031135 million124 million–144 million51.1 million49.1 million–53.1 million8.63 billion
2032139 million126 million–149 million50.9 million48.6 million–53.3 million8.7 billion
2033143 million129 million–155 million50.7 million48.1 million–53.4 million8.76 billion
2034148 million131 million–160 million50.5 million47.6 million–53.6 million8.82 billion
2035152 million133 million–166 million50.3 million47.1 million–53.8 million8.89 billion
2036156 million135 million–172 million50.1 million46.6 million–54 million8.95 billion
2037160 million137 million–179 million49.8 million46 million–54.2 million9.01 billion
2038164 million139 million–185 million49.5 million45.4 million–54.2 million9.06 billion
2039168 million142 million–192 million49.3 million44.7 million–54.4 million9.12 billion
2040173 million144 million–199 million49 million44.2 million–54.6 million9.18 billion
2041177 million146 million–206 million48.6 million43.6 million–54.7 million9.23 billion
2042181 million148 million–213 million48.3 million42.9 million–54.8 million9.29 billion
2043186 million150 million–220 million48 million42.2 million–54.9 million9.34 billion
2044190 million153 million–228 million47.6 million41.5 million–55 million9.39 billion
2045195 million155 million–236 million47.2 million40.8 million–55.1 million9.44 billion
2046200 million157 million–244 million46.9 million40.2 million–55.2 million9.49 billion
2047204 million159 million–253 million46.5 million39.5 million–55.2 million9.54 billion
2048209 million160 million–262 million46 million38.8 million–55.1 million9.58 billion
2049214 million163 million–271 million45.6 million38.2 million–54.9 million9.62 billion
2050218 million165 million–281 million45.1 million37.5 million–54.9 million9.66 billion
2051223 million167 million–290 million44.7 million36.7 million–54.9 million9.7 billion
2052228 million169 million–301 million44.2 million36 million–54.8 million9.74 billion
2053233 million171 million–312 million43.7 million35.2 million–54.6 million9.78 billion
2054238 million174 million–323 million43.2 million34.4 million–54.5 million9.81 billion
2055242 million176 million–334 million42.6 million33.6 million–54.5 million9.85 billion
2056247 million178 million–345 million42.1 million33 million–54.4 million9.88 billion
2057252 million179 million–358 million41.6 million32.2 million–54.3 million9.91 billion
2058257 million181 million–371 million41 million31.4 million–54.2 million9.94 billion
2059262 million184 million–384 million40.4 million30.6 million–54 million9.96 billion
2060267 million185 million–397 million39.9 million29.8 million–53.8 million9.99 billion
2061272 million186 million–411 million39.3 million29.1 million–53.6 million10 billion
2062276 million188 million–424 million38.7 million28.3 million–53.6 million10 billion
2063281 million189 million–437 million38.2 million27.6 million–53.5 million10.1 billion
2064286 million190 million–453 million37.6 million26.8 million–53.3 million10.1 billion
2065291 million191 million–467 million37.1 million26 million–53.1 million10.1 billion
2066296 million193 million–482 million36.6 million25.3 million–52.9 million10.1 billion
2067300 million195 million–497 million36 million24.7 million–53 million10.1 billion
2068305 million197 million–514 million35.5 million24 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
2069310 million199 million–530 million35 million23.3 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
2070314 million201 million–547 million34.5 million22.6 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
2071319 million202 million–563 million33.9 million22 million–53.1 million10.2 billion
2072324 million203 million–582 million33.4 million21.4 million–53 million10.2 billion
2073328 million204 million–600 million32.9 million20.8 million–52.9 million10.2 billion
2074333 million205 million–618 million32.5 million20.3 million–52.8 million10.2 billion
2075337 million206 million–637 million32 million19.8 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
2076342 million208 million–659 million31.5 million19.2 million–52.7 million10.3 billion
2077346 million210 million–681 million31 million18.6 million–52.6 million10.3 billion
2078350 million211 million–702 million30.6 million18 million–52.6 million10.3 billion
2079355 million212 million–723 million30.1 million17.4 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
2080359 million214 million–745 million29.7 million16.9 million–52.9 million10.3 billion
2081363 million215 million–769 million29.2 million16.5 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
2082367 million216 million–793 million28.8 million15.9 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
2083371 million217 million–818 million28.4 million15.5 million–53 million10.3 billion
2084376 million218 million–843 million27.9 million15.2 million–52.9 million10.3 billion
2085380 million219 million–869 million27.5 million14.7 million–52.8 million10.3 billion
2086383 million221 million–897 million27.1 million14.3 million–52.6 million10.3 billion
2087387 million222 million–923 million26.7 million13.8 million–52.4 million10.3 billion
2088391 million223 million–951 million26.3 million13.4 million–52.4 million10.3 billion
2089395 million224 million–982 million25.9 million12.9 million–52.3 million10.3 billion
2090399 million225 million–1.01 billion25.5 million12.5 million–52 million10.3 billion
2091402 million225 million–1.04 billion25.1 million12.1 million–51.8 million10.3 billion
2092406 million226 million–1.07 billion24.7 million11.8 million–51.6 million10.3 billion
2093409 million226 million–1.09 billion24.3 million11.5 million–51.7 million10.3 billion
2094412 million227 million–1.12 billion23.9 million11.1 million–52 million10.2 billion
2095416 million227 million–1.15 billion23.5 million10.7 million–52.2 million10.2 billion
2096419 million228 million–1.18 billion23.2 million10.4 million–52.1 million10.2 billion
2097422 million228 million–1.21 billion22.8 million10.1 million–51.8 million10.2 billion
2098425 million228 million–1.23 billion22.5 million9.82 million–51.7 million10.2 billion
2099428 million229 million–1.27 billion22.2 million9.53 million–51.8 million10.2 billion
2100431 million230 million–1.31 billion21.9 million9.29 million–52 million10.2 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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