Congo vs Singapore: Annual change in population

Congo
147,786 people
in 2023
Singapore
139,204 people
in 2023
Congo rank
75th
Singapore rank
77th

Annual change in population over time

  • Congo
  • Singapore
-100.0k0100.0k200.0k195119872023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 147,786 people against 139,204 people in Singapore, a difference of 8,582 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Singapore ahead.

Congo ranks 75th and Singapore ranks 77th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 21,655 people 61,604 people 39,949 people Singapore
1960s 32,602 people 48,441 people 15,838 people Singapore
1970s 43,234 people 33,600 people 9,634 people Congo
1980s 52,504 people 55,050 people 2,546 people Singapore
1990s 71,931 people 102,791 people 30,859 people Singapore
2000s 124,834 people 100,201 people 24,633 people Congo
2010s 133,544 people 70,099 people 63,445 people Congo
2020s 141,558 people 29,882 people 111,676 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Congo or Singapore?
Congo, at 147,786 people against 139,204 people in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Congo and Singapore?
8,582 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Singapore?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Congo and Singapore rank globally for annual change in population?
Congo ranks 75th and Singapore ranks 77th 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

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.