Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Has the population peaked?

Democratic Republic of Congo

105.79 million people

in 2023

Iran

90.61 million people

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Iran rank

17th

Has the population peaked? over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 105.79 million people against 90.61 million people in Iran, a difference of 15.18 million people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Iran ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.