Democratic Republic of Congo vs Pakistan: Annual change in population
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.39 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
3.80 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Annual change in population over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 3.80 million people against 3.39 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 411,080 people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Pakistan ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 288,588 people | 960,658 people | 672,070 people | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 467,886 people | 1.40 million people | 928,692 people | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 631,634 people | 2.05 million people | 1.42 million people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 960,009 people | 3.33 million people | 2.37 million people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.34 million people | 3.82 million people | 2.48 million people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.75 million people | 4.38 million people | 2.63 million people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.65 million people | 3.64 million people | 988,899 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.21 million people | 4.18 million people | 965,330 people | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Democratic Republic of Congo or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 3.80 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 Pakistan?
- 411,080 people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in population?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.