Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Population
Democratic Republic of Congo
105.79 million people
in 2023
Egypt
114.54 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
15th
Egypt rank
14th
Population over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 114.54 million people against 105.79 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 8.75 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 14th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 23 and Egypt in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.94 million people | 5.00 million people | 2.06 million people | Egypt |
| 1100s | 3.43 million people | 4.35 million people | 915,330 people | Egypt |
| 1200s | 3.93 million people | 4.00 million people | 74,670 people | Egypt |
| 1300s | 4.42 million people | 4.70 million people | 284,000 people | Egypt |
| 1400s | 5.15 million people | 4.05 million people | 1.10 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1500s | 5.89 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.89 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1600s | 6.26 million people | 5.00 million people | 1.26 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1700s | 6.62 million people | 4.50 million people | 2.12 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1710s | 6.68 million people | 4.40 million people | 2.28 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1720s | 6.72 million people | 4.30 million people | 2.42 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1730s | 6.76 million people | 4.20 million people | 2.56 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1740s | 6.81 million people | 4.10 million people | 2.71 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1750s | 6.86 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.86 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1760s | 6.92 million people | 3.90 million people | 3.02 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1770s | 6.97 million people | 3.80 million people | 3.17 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1780s | 7.03 million people | 3.70 million people | 3.33 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1790s | 7.10 million people | 3.60 million people | 3.50 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1800s | 5.16 million people | 3.65 million people | 1.52 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1810s | 5.17 million people | 3.99 million people | 1.17 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1820s | 5.55 million people | 4.25 million people | 1.30 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1830s | 6.47 million people | 4.40 million people | 2.08 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1840s | 7.56 million people | 5.00 million people | 2.55 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1850s | 8.24 million people | 5.93 million people | 2.31 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1860s | 8.52 million people | 6.53 million people | 1.99 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1870s | 9.13 million people | 7.19 million people | 1.94 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1880s | 9.72 million people | 8.05 million people | 1.68 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1890s | 9.74 million people | 9.21 million people | 529,390 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1900s | 9.06 million people | 10.57 million people | 1.51 million people | Egypt |
| 1910s | 8.36 million people | 11.97 million people | 3.60 million people | Egypt |
| 1920s | 8.60 million people | 13.39 million people | 4.79 million people | Egypt |
| 1930s | 9.75 million people | 15.14 million people | 5.39 million people | Egypt |
| 1940s | 11.22 million people | 18.41 million people | 7.19 million people | Egypt |
| 1950s | 13.53 million people | 23.57 million people | 10.04 million people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 17.29 million people | 30.28 million people | 13.00 million people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 22.81 million people | 38.54 million people | 15.73 million people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 30.87 million people | 50.11 million people | 19.23 million people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 42.91 million people | 64.97 million people | 22.06 million people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 58.14 million people | 80.27 million people | 22.13 million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 80.19 million people | 98.45 million people | 18.26 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 100.83 million people | 111.86 million people | 11.03 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 114.54 million people against 105.79 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
- 8.75 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for population?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 14th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.