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China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population by world region

China
633.37 million people
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo
430.71 million people
in 2100
China rank
2nd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th

Population by world region over time

  • China
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

China currently reports 633.37 million people against 430.71 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 202.66 million people.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 318 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 238 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1000s 36.59 million people 2.94 million people 33.65 million people China
1100s 90.18 million people 3.43 million people 86.74 million people China
1200s 103.06 million people 3.93 million people 99.14 million people China
1300s 79.97 million people 4.42 million people 75.55 million people China
1400s 71.25 million people 5.15 million people 66.10 million people China
1500s 91.26 million people 5.89 million people 85.37 million people China
1600s 98.05 million people 6.26 million people 91.80 million people China
1700s 99.43 million people 6.62 million people 92.81 million people China
1710s 104.05 million people 6.68 million people 97.37 million people China
1720s 119.50 million people 6.72 million people 112.78 million people China
1730s 127.05 million people 6.76 million people 120.29 million people China
1740s 142.98 million people 6.81 million people 136.16 million people China
1750s 178.33 million people 6.86 million people 171.47 million people China
1760s 197.05 million people 6.92 million people 190.13 million people China
1770s 220.13 million people 6.97 million people 213.16 million people China
1780s 275.68 million people 7.03 million people 268.65 million people China
1790s 298.73 million people 7.10 million people 291.63 million people China
1800s 337.01 million people 5.16 million people 331.85 million people China
1810s 361.46 million people 5.17 million people 356.30 million people China
1820s 393.32 million people 5.55 million people 387.77 million people China
1830s 410.14 million people 6.47 million people 403.66 million people China
1840s 411.90 million people 7.56 million people 404.35 million people China
1850s 395.39 million people 8.24 million people 387.15 million people China
1860s 367.43 million people 8.52 million people 358.91 million people China
1870s 360.85 million people 9.13 million people 351.71 million people China
1880s 370.70 million people 9.72 million people 360.98 million people China
1890s 385.36 million people 9.74 million people 375.62 million people China
1900s 405.63 million people 9.06 million people 396.56 million people China
1910s 438.78 million people 8.36 million people 430.42 million people China
1920s 472.62 million people 8.60 million people 464.02 million people China
1930s 495.30 million people 9.75 million people 485.55 million people China
1940s 523.96 million people 11.22 million people 512.74 million people China
1950s 597.80 million people 13.53 million people 584.27 million people China
1960s 717.50 million people 17.29 million people 700.21 million people China
1970s 902.94 million people 22.81 million people 880.13 million people China
1980s 1.05 billion people 30.87 million people 1.02 billion people China
1990s 1.21 billion people 42.91 million people 1.17 billion people China
2000s 1.31 billion people 58.14 million people 1.25 billion people China
2010s 1.39 billion people 80.19 million people 1.31 billion people China
2020s 1.42 billion people 111.36 million people 1.31 billion people China
2030s 1.38 billion people 149.67 million people 1.23 billion people China
2040s 1.31 billion people 192.77 million people 1.12 billion people China
2050s 1.21 billion people 239.97 million people 967.03 million people China
2060s 1.07 billion people 288.33 million people 784.60 million people China
2070s 940.90 million people 334.76 million people 606.15 million people China
2080s 812.90 million people 377.23 million people 435.66 million people China
2090s 693.77 million people 413.64 million people 280.13 million people China
2100s 633.37 million people 430.71 million people 202.66 million people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, China or Democratic Republic of Congo?
China, at 633.37 million people against 430.71 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between China and Democratic Republic of Congo?
202.66 million people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of Congo?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do China and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for population by world region?
China ranks 2nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.