Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia: Population by world region
Democratic Republic of Congo
430.71 million people
in 2100
Indonesia
295.51 million people
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Indonesia rank
8th
Population by world region over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Indonesia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 430.71 million people against 295.51 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 135.20 million people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Indonesia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 44.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.94 million people | 3.75 million people | 806,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1100s | 3.43 million people | 4.17 million people | 732,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1200s | 3.93 million people | 4.58 million people | 658,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1300s | 4.42 million people | 5.00 million people | 584,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1400s | 5.15 million people | 6.38 million people | 1.22 million people | Indonesia |
| 1500s | 5.89 million people | 7.75 million people | 1.86 million people | Indonesia |
| 1600s | 6.26 million people | 8.50 million people | 2.24 million people | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 6.62 million people | 9.50 million people | 2.88 million people | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 6.68 million people | 9.60 million people | 2.92 million people | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 6.72 million people | 9.70 million people | 2.98 million people | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 6.76 million people | 9.80 million people | 3.04 million people | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 6.81 million people | 9.90 million people | 3.09 million people | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 6.86 million people | 10.00 million people | 3.14 million people | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 6.92 million people | 10.50 million people | 3.58 million people | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 6.97 million people | 11.00 million people | 4.03 million people | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 7.03 million people | 11.50 million people | 4.47 million people | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 7.10 million people | 12.00 million people | 4.90 million people | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 5.16 million people | 16.30 million people | 11.14 million people | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 5.17 million people | 16.81 million people | 11.65 million people | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 5.55 million people | 17.74 million people | 12.19 million people | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 6.47 million people | 19.17 million people | 12.69 million people | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 7.56 million people | 20.88 million people | 13.32 million people | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 8.24 million people | 22.94 million people | 14.70 million people | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 8.52 million people | 25.48 million people | 16.96 million people | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 9.13 million people | 28.46 million people | 19.32 million people | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 9.72 million people | 31.69 million people | 21.97 million people | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 9.74 million people | 35.65 million people | 25.90 million people | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 9.06 million people | 40.31 million people | 31.25 million people | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 8.36 million people | 44.80 million people | 36.44 million people | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 8.60 million people | 49.97 million people | 41.37 million people | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 9.75 million people | 57.07 million people | 47.32 million people | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 11.22 million people | 64.96 million people | 53.74 million people | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 13.53 million people | 76.73 million people | 63.20 million people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 17.29 million people | 100.10 million people | 82.81 million people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 22.81 million people | 130.33 million people | 107.52 million people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 30.87 million people | 164.79 million people | 133.92 million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 42.91 million people | 198.27 million people | 155.36 million people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 58.14 million people | 229.55 million people | 171.41 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 80.19 million people | 259.94 million people | 179.75 million people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 111.36 million people | 284.47 million people | 173.11 million people | Indonesia |
| 2030s | 149.67 million people | 303.52 million people | 153.85 million people | Indonesia |
| 2040s | 192.77 million people | 316.46 million people | 123.69 million people | Indonesia |
| 2050s | 239.97 million people | 322.01 million people | 82.04 million people | Indonesia |
| 2060s | 288.33 million people | 321.67 million people | 33.35 million people | Indonesia |
| 2070s | 334.76 million people | 317.83 million people | 16.93 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2080s | 377.23 million people | 310.97 million people | 66.27 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2090s | 413.64 million people | 301.47 million people | 112.17 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2100s | 430.71 million people | 295.51 million people | 135.20 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Indonesia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 430.71 million people against 295.51 million people in Indonesia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?
- 135.20 million people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia rank globally for population by world region?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.