Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Natural population growth rate
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.3%
in 2023
Somalia
3.3%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Somalia rank
2nd
Natural population growth rate over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.3% against 3.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.3% against 3.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.