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

Democratic Republic of Congo
105.79 million people
in 2023
Japan
124.37 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
15th
Japan rank
12th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 124.37 million people against 105.79 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 18.58 million people.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 236 countries.

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About this data

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