Congo vs World outside Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Congo
2.17 Percent per annum
in 2030
World outside Africa
0.478 Percent per annum
in 2030
Congo rank
23rd
World outside Africa rank
24th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Congo
  • World outside Africa
01234199020102030

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.17 Percent per annum against 0.478 Percent per annum in World outside Africa, a difference of 1.69 Percent per annum.

That makes Congo's figure about 4.5 times World outside Africa's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 23rd and World outside Africa ranks 24th of 170 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo World outside Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.66 Percent per annum 1.36 Percent per annum 1.3 Percent per annum Congo
2000s 3.51 Percent per annum 1.09 Percent per annum 2.42 Percent per annum Congo
2010s 2.73 Percent per annum 0.9302 Percent per annum 1.8 Percent per annum Congo
2020s 2.26 Percent per annum 0.562 Percent per annum 1.7 Percent per annum Congo
2030s 2.17 Percent per annum 0.478 Percent per annum 1.7 Percent per annum Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Congo or World outside Africa?
Congo, at 2.17 Percent per annum against 0.478 Percent per annum in World outside Africa as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Congo and World outside Africa?
1.69 Percent per annum, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and World outside Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Congo and World outside Africa rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Congo ranks 23rd and World outside Africa ranks 24th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.