Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Annual change in population
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.39 million people
in 2023
India
12.65 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
India rank
1st
Annual change in population over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 12.65 million people against 3.39 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 9.25 million people.
That makes India's figure about 3.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 73 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 288,588 people | 8.83 million people | 8.54 million people | India |
| 1960s | 467,886 people | 10.81 million people | 10.34 million people | India |
| 1970s | 631,634 people | 13.73 million people | 13.10 million people | India |
| 1980s | 960,009 people | 17.49 million people | 16.53 million people | India |
| 1990s | 1.34 million people | 19.22 million people | 17.88 million people | India |
| 2000s | 1.75 million people | 18.73 million people | 16.98 million people | India |
| 2010s | 2.65 million people | 16.35 million people | 13.70 million people | India |
| 2020s | 3.21 million people | 12.26 million people | 9.05 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?
- India, at 12.65 million people against 3.39 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 9.25 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for annual change in population?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.