Congo vs Denmark: Population
Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
Denmark
5.95 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
114th
Denmark rank
115th
Population over time
- Congo
- Denmark
How they compare
Congo currently reports 6.18 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark, a difference of 234,760 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Congo ranks 114th and Denmark ranks 115th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 134,803 people | 400,000 people | 265,197 people | Denmark |
| 1100s | 154,061 people | 466,963 people | 312,902 people | Denmark |
| 1200s | 176,069 people | 535,422 people | 359,353 people | Denmark |
| 1300s | 201,222 people | 600,000 people | 398,778 people | Denmark |
| 1400s | 229,968 people | 400,000 people | 170,032 people | Denmark |
| 1500s | 262,821 people | 600,000 people | 337,179 people | Denmark |
| 1600s | 300,367 people | 700,000 people | 399,633 people | Denmark |
| 1700s | 343,277 people | 800,000 people | 456,723 people | Denmark |
| 1710s | 345,002 people | 815,422 people | 470,420 people | Denmark |
| 1720s | 348,194 people | 831,743 people | 483,549 people | Denmark |
| 1730s | 351,556 people | 848,860 people | 497,304 people | Denmark |
| 1740s | 355,107 people | 866,863 people | 511,756 people | Denmark |
| 1750s | 358,867 people | 885,854 people | 526,987 people | Denmark |
| 1760s | 362,858 people | 920,000 people | 557,142 people | Denmark |
| 1770s | 367,109 people | 940,000 people | 572,891 people | Denmark |
| 1780s | 371,651 people | 960,000 people | 588,349 people | Denmark |
| 1790s | 376,524 people | 980,000 people | 603,476 people | Denmark |
| 1800s | 314,465 people | 1.03 million people | 718,709 people | Denmark |
| 1810s | 314,566 people | 1.11 million people | 795,914 people | Denmark |
| 1820s | 338,726 people | 1.21 million people | 868,686 people | Denmark |
| 1830s | 396,890 people | 1.31 million people | 913,283 people | Denmark |
| 1840s | 465,425 people | 1.42 million people | 954,905 people | Denmark |
| 1850s | 508,125 people | 1.59 million people | 1.08 million people | Denmark |
| 1860s | 525,358 people | 1.78 million people | 1.26 million people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 565,197 people | 1.97 million people | 1.41 million people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 611,793 people | 2.18 million people | 1.57 million people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 623,787 people | 2.41 million people | 1.79 million people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 583,246 people | 2.71 million people | 2.12 million people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 539,895 people | 3.04 million people | 2.51 million people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 560,193 people | 3.38 million people | 2.82 million people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 646,175 people | 3.68 million people | 3.03 million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 756,582 people | 4.03 million people | 3.28 million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 927,333 people | 4.41 million people | 3.49 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1.20 million people | 4.74 million people | 3.54 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.60 million people | 5.04 million people | 3.44 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.05 million people | 5.12 million people | 3.07 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.71 million people | 5.23 million people | 2.52 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.67 million people | 5.42 million people | 1.75 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.04 million people | 5.68 million people | 633,885 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 5.88 million people | 80,910 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Congo or Denmark?
- Congo, at 6.18 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Congo and Denmark?
- 234,760 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Denmark?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Denmark rank globally for population?
- Congo ranks 114th and Denmark ranks 115th of 239 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.