Congo - Kinshasa vs Zimbabwe
Congo - Kinshasa vs Zimbabwe: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 3.26% a year in Congo - Kinshasa and 1.68% a year in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 1.58 percentage points, or 1.94 times that in Zimbabwe.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 9 and Zimbabwe ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 0.66% a year and Zimbabwe at 0.19% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.26 | 1.68 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 3.26 | 1.67 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 3.19 | 1.74 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 3.29 | 1.71 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 3.15 | 1.61 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 3.19 | 1.52 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 3.51 | 1.46 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 3.81 | 1.43 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 3.27 | 1.35 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 3.34 | 1.33 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 3.45 | 1.41 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 3.36 | 1.41 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 3.32 | 1.85 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 3.24 | 1.7 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 3.13 | 1.53 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 3.05 | 1.29 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 2.98 | 1.12 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 3.07 | 1.52 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 0.92 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 3.05 | 0.98 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 2.84 | 1.2 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1.18 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 3.11 | 0.74 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 3.23 | 0.6 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 3.19 | 1.24 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 3.53 | 2 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 1.33 | 1.85 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 2.53 | 1.47 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 5.85 | 0.38 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 3.57 | -0.15 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 3.58 | 3.09 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 3.17 | 2.54 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 3.5 | 2.67 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 3.13 | 2.78 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 3.19 | 3.01 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 3.22 | 3.32 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 3.09 | 3.3 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 3.21 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 3.42 | 3.52 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 3.26 | 3.59 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 3.08 | 4.01 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 2.92 | 3.77 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 2.91 | 8.98 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 3.37 | 2.34 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 3.66 | 0.8 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 2.53 | 2.11 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 2.53 | 3.01 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 2.64 | 3.08 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 2.66 | 3.26 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 2.68 | 3.2 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 2.67 | 3.12 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 2.63 | 3.03 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 2.84 | 2.97 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 2.87 | 3.18 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.92 | 3.16 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.95 | 3.15 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.89 | 3.15 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 2.81 | 3.16 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 2.68 | 3.15 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 2.67 | 3.16 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 2.63 | 3.15 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 2.58 | 3.14 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 2.56 | 3.12 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 2.39 | 3.1 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 2.15 | 3.09 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2.24 | 3.09 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 2.2 | 3.09 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 2.15 | 3.09 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 2.11 | 3.1 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 2.03 | 3.11 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 2.08 | 3.13 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 2.04 | 3.16 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 1.96 | 3.19 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.221.97–4.3 | 1.880.04–3.67 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 3.181.91–4.32 | 1.89-0.2–3.8 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 3.131.7–4.24 | 1.88-0.35–3.78 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 3.091.66–4.27 | 1.87-0.22–3.73 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 3.051.61–4.32 | 1.86-0.21–3.68 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 31.55–4.25 | 1.86-0.15–3.65 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 2.961.49–4.32 | 1.84-0.23–3.76 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 2.911.42–4.19 | 1.84-0.13–3.83 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 2.851.37–4.19 | 1.87-0.19–3.89 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 2.811.23–4.16 | 1.87-0.25–3.83 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 2.761.08–4.12 | 1.81-0.29–3.73 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 2.711.08–4.07 | 1.83-0.12–3.86 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 2.671.13–4.03 | 1.76-0.32–3.73 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 2.611.11–4.09 | 1.74-0.21–3.64 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 2.580.95–4.07 | 1.72-0.43–3.55 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 2.540.87–3.98 | 1.68-0.43–3.63 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 2.50.92–4 | 1.67-0.44–3.6 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 2.480.81–4.04 | 1.7-0.53–3.63 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 2.440.82–4.01 | 1.58-0.6–3.67 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 2.410.74–3.9 | 1.62-0.48–3.58 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 2.380.81–3.94 | 1.52-0.5–3.48 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 2.350.78–3.94 | 1.5-0.65–3.65 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 2.320.81–4.06 | 1.46-0.66–3.54 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 2.280.71–3.97 | 1.41-0.63–3.33 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 2.250.62–4.01 | 1.41-0.66–3.39 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 2.220.67–3.98 | 1.36-0.84–3.38 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 2.180.61–3.95 | 1.35-0.9–3.27 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 2.150.58–3.91 | 1.35-0.72–3.34 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 2.120.5–3.88 | 1.28-0.86–3.28 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 2.080.46–3.86 | 1.27-0.89–3.3 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 2.040.46–3.94 | 1.19-0.99–3.16 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 20.45–3.89 | 1.19-0.92–3.25 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 1.970.42–3.8 | 1.13-1.16–3.13 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 1.930.33–3.93 | 1.14-1.03–3.24 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 1.90.33–3.83 | 1.09-1.09–3.19 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 1.860.27–3.83 | 1.06-1.19–3.18 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 1.820.15–3.75 | 1.04-1.22–2.96 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 1.790.14–3.77 | 1.05-1.22–3.12 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 1.750.13–3.7 | 1.03-1.22–3.14 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 1.710–3.67 | 1-1.22–3.09 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 1.68-0.07–3.84 | 0.94-1.31–2.99 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 1.640–3.81 | 0.96-1.39–3.04 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 1.61-0.11–3.77 | 0.91-1.33–3.04 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 1.57-0.07–3.84 | 0.91-1.36–2.94 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 1.54-0.12–3.69 | 0.87-1.4–2.86 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 1.51-0.12–3.74 | 0.86-1.44–2.88 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 1.48-0.19–3.71 | 0.82-1.52–2.92 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 1.44-0.21–3.63 | 0.8-1.56–2.89 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | 1.42-0.16–3.68 | 0.83-1.51–2.9 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | 1.38-0.23–3.65 | 0.8-1.52–2.97 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | 1.35-0.26–3.57 | 0.75-1.62–2.81 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | 1.32-0.24–3.61 | 0.72-1.73–2.81 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 1.3-0.42–3.54 | 0.72-1.56–2.89 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | 1.27-0.35–3.64 | 0.69-1.78–2.82 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 1.24-0.38–3.47 | 0.65-1.67–2.69 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | 1.21-0.52–3.48 | 0.64-1.62–2.77 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | 1.18-0.46–3.51 | 0.62-1.82–2.8 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | 1.15-0.49–3.41 | 0.59-1.78–2.68 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | 1.13-0.62–3.45 | 0.54-1.86–2.64 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | 1.1-0.55–3.49 | 0.53-1.81–2.67 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 1.08-0.63–3.51 | 0.51-1.97–2.56 | -0 |
| 2085 | 1.05-0.73–3.42 | 0.48-2.01–2.56 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | 1.02-0.71–3.35 | 0.47-1.91–2.73 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | 0.99-0.7–3.41 | 0.45-1.98–2.66 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | 0.96-0.74–3.37 | 0.39-1.98–2.73 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | 0.94-0.82–3.48 | 0.4-2.02–2.71 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | 0.91-0.79–3.33 | 0.39-2.05–2.67 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | 0.88-0.92–3.32 | 0.33-2.16–2.58 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | 0.85-0.91–3.38 | 0.33-2.13–2.59 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | 0.83-0.92–3.3 | 0.28-2.12–2.53 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | 0.81-1.05–3.41 | 0.32-2.27–2.46 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | 0.78-1.01–3.26 | 0.3-2.3–2.53 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | 0.75-1.06–3.24 | 0.25-2.4–2.59 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | 0.72-1.15–3.24 | 0.25-2.25–2.45 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | 0.7-1.1–3.19 | 0.23-2.28–2.5 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | 0.68-1.21–3.17 | 0.19-2.43–2.46 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | 0.66-1.25–3.23 | 0.19-2.41–2.36 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025Zimbabwe: $1,503 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 8.3% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025Zimbabwe: 81.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023Zimbabwe: 38% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001