Democratic Republic of Congo vs Philippines: Has the population peaked?
Democratic Republic of Congo
105.79 million people
in 2023
Philippines
114.89 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
15th
Philippines rank
13th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 114.89 million people against 105.79 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 9.10 million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.53 million people | 22.61 million people | 9.08 million people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 17.29 million people | 32.19 million people | 14.90 million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 22.81 million people | 41.91 million people | 19.10 million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 30.87 million people | 54.50 million people | 23.62 million people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 42.91 million people | 69.99 million people | 27.08 million people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 58.14 million people | 87.09 million people | 28.95 million people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 80.19 million people | 104.10 million people | 23.91 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 100.83 million people | 113.51 million people | 12.68 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Democratic Republic of Congo or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 114.89 million people against 105.79 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
- 9.10 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.