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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Population by world region

Democratic Republic of Congo
430.71 million people
in 2100
Nigeria
476.75 million people
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Nigeria rank
4th

Population by world region over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M100015502100

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 476.75 million people against 430.71 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 46.04 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 238 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1000s 2.94 million people 7.00 million people 4.06 million people Nigeria
1100s 3.43 million people 7.50 million people 4.07 million people Nigeria
1200s 3.93 million people 8.00 million people 4.07 million people Nigeria
1300s 4.42 million people 9.00 million people 4.58 million people Nigeria
1400s 5.15 million people 10.00 million people 4.85 million people Nigeria
1500s 5.89 million people 11.00 million people 5.11 million people Nigeria
1600s 6.26 million people 14.00 million people 7.74 million people Nigeria
1700s 6.62 million people 18.00 million people 11.38 million people Nigeria
1710s 6.68 million people 18.80 million people 12.12 million people Nigeria
1720s 6.72 million people 18.94 million people 12.22 million people Nigeria
1730s 6.76 million people 19.09 million people 12.32 million people Nigeria
1740s 6.81 million people 19.24 million people 12.43 million people Nigeria
1750s 6.86 million people 19.41 million people 12.54 million people Nigeria
1760s 6.92 million people 19.58 million people 12.67 million people Nigeria
1770s 6.97 million people 19.77 million people 12.79 million people Nigeria
1780s 7.03 million people 19.96 million people 12.93 million people Nigeria
1790s 7.10 million people 20.18 million people 13.08 million people Nigeria
1800s 5.16 million people 12.10 million people 6.94 million people Nigeria
1810s 5.17 million people 12.10 million people 6.94 million people Nigeria
1820s 5.55 million people 12.31 million people 6.76 million people Nigeria
1830s 6.47 million people 12.78 million people 6.30 million people Nigeria
1840s 7.56 million people 13.26 million people 5.71 million people Nigeria
1850s 8.24 million people 13.86 million people 5.62 million people Nigeria
1860s 8.52 million people 14.63 million people 6.10 million people Nigeria
1870s 9.13 million people 15.54 million people 6.41 million people Nigeria
1880s 9.72 million people 16.68 million people 6.96 million people Nigeria
1890s 9.74 million people 17.94 million people 8.20 million people Nigeria
1900s 9.06 million people 19.53 million people 10.46 million people Nigeria
1910s 8.36 million people 21.65 million people 13.29 million people Nigeria
1920s 8.60 million people 24.56 million people 15.96 million people Nigeria
1930s 9.75 million people 28.62 million people 18.87 million people Nigeria
1940s 11.22 million people 33.68 million people 22.46 million people Nigeria
1950s 13.53 million people 40.63 million people 27.10 million people Nigeria
1960s 17.29 million people 49.66 million people 32.38 million people Nigeria
1970s 22.81 million people 63.02 million people 40.21 million people Nigeria
1980s 30.87 million people 83.95 million people 53.07 million people Nigeria
1990s 42.91 million people 109.65 million people 66.74 million people Nigeria
2000s 58.14 million people 143.50 million people 85.36 million people Nigeria
2010s 80.19 million people 188.20 million people 108.00 million people Nigeria
2020s 111.36 million people 235.33 million people 123.97 million people Nigeria
2030s 149.67 million people 285.12 million people 135.45 million people Nigeria
2040s 192.77 million people 334.09 million people 141.32 million people Nigeria
2050s 239.97 million people 377.97 million people 138.00 million people Nigeria
2060s 288.33 million people 415.62 million people 127.30 million people Nigeria
2070s 334.76 million people 445.32 million people 110.56 million people Nigeria
2080s 377.23 million people 465.05 million people 87.82 million people Nigeria
2090s 413.64 million people 474.70 million people 61.06 million people Nigeria
2100s 430.71 million people 476.75 million people 46.04 million people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 476.75 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
46.04 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for population by world region?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.