Total population rose 2.24% to 87.3 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 95.9 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 12.2 mil in 1950. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, total population in Angola amounted to 28.7 mil, 5.50 mil in Central African Republic, 5.64 mil in Congo and 20.1 mil in Zambia in 2024.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 16th within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Angola | mil | 143 | 144 | 145 | 147 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 3.87 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.85 | 3.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 85.6 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 87.3 | 87.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 67.4 | 67.8 | 68.2 | 68.6 | 68.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | mil | 412 | 416 | 419 | 422 | 425 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | mil | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | 6.63 | 6.68 | 6.73 | 6.77 | 6.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 5.86 | 5.87 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 133 | 134 | 134 | 135 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 249 | 251 | 254 | 256 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 62.3 | 62.7 | 63.1 | 63.4 | 63.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 37.0 |