Democratic Republic of Congo vs Pakistan: Population by world region
Democratic Republic of Congo
430.71 million people
in 2100
Pakistan
511.00 million people
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Population by world region over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 511.00 million people against 430.71 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 80.29 million people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 238 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.94 million people | 6.54 million people | 3.60 million people | Pakistan |
| 1100s | 3.43 million people | 6.80 million people | 3.37 million people | Pakistan |
| 1200s | 3.93 million people | 7.05 million people | 3.13 million people | Pakistan |
| 1300s | 4.42 million people | 7.05 million people | 2.64 million people | Pakistan |
| 1400s | 5.15 million people | 7.99 million people | 2.84 million people | Pakistan |
| 1500s | 5.89 million people | 8.50 million people | 2.61 million people | Pakistan |
| 1600s | 6.26 million people | 11.05 million people | 4.79 million people | Pakistan |
| 1700s | 6.62 million people | 13.60 million people | 6.98 million people | Pakistan |
| 1710s | 6.68 million people | 13.74 million people | 7.06 million people | Pakistan |
| 1720s | 6.72 million people | 14.02 million people | 7.30 million people | Pakistan |
| 1730s | 6.76 million people | 14.31 million people | 7.54 million people | Pakistan |
| 1740s | 6.81 million people | 14.60 million people | 7.79 million people | Pakistan |
| 1750s | 6.86 million people | 14.90 million people | 8.03 million people | Pakistan |
| 1760s | 6.92 million people | 15.20 million people | 8.28 million people | Pakistan |
| 1770s | 6.97 million people | 15.51 million people | 8.54 million people | Pakistan |
| 1780s | 7.03 million people | 15.83 million people | 8.79 million people | Pakistan |
| 1790s | 7.10 million people | 16.15 million people | 9.05 million people | Pakistan |
| 1800s | 5.16 million people | 13.24 million people | 8.07 million people | Pakistan |
| 1810s | 5.17 million people | 13.52 million people | 8.35 million people | Pakistan |
| 1820s | 5.55 million people | 13.86 million people | 8.31 million people | Pakistan |
| 1830s | 6.47 million people | 14.32 million people | 7.84 million people | Pakistan |
| 1840s | 7.56 million people | 14.80 million people | 7.24 million people | Pakistan |
| 1850s | 8.24 million people | 15.24 million people | 7.00 million people | Pakistan |
| 1860s | 8.52 million people | 15.64 million people | 7.12 million people | Pakistan |
| 1870s | 9.13 million people | 16.20 million people | 7.07 million people | Pakistan |
| 1880s | 9.72 million people | 16.98 million people | 7.26 million people | Pakistan |
| 1890s | 9.74 million people | 17.80 million people | 8.06 million people | Pakistan |
| 1900s | 9.06 million people | 18.66 million people | 9.59 million people | Pakistan |
| 1910s | 8.36 million people | 20.27 million people | 11.91 million people | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 8.60 million people | 23.62 million people | 15.01 million people | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 9.75 million people | 28.34 million people | 18.59 million people | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 11.22 million people | 34.02 million people | 22.80 million people | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 13.53 million people | 39.84 million people | 26.31 million people | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 17.29 million people | 51.74 million people | 34.45 million people | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 22.81 million people | 68.88 million people | 46.07 million people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 30.87 million people | 97.06 million people | 66.19 million people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 42.91 million people | 133.03 million people | 90.12 million people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 58.14 million people | 173.93 million people | 115.79 million people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 80.19 million people | 215.44 million people | 135.25 million people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 111.36 million people | 253.52 million people | 142.16 million people | Pakistan |
| 2030s | 149.67 million people | 298.33 million people | 148.66 million people | Pakistan |
| 2040s | 192.77 million people | 346.34 million people | 153.57 million people | Pakistan |
| 2050s | 239.97 million people | 391.43 million people | 151.46 million people | Pakistan |
| 2060s | 288.33 million people | 431.56 million people | 143.23 million people | Pakistan |
| 2070s | 334.76 million people | 464.87 million people | 130.11 million people | Pakistan |
| 2080s | 377.23 million people | 489.20 million people | 111.97 million people | Pakistan |
| 2090s | 413.64 million people | 505.15 million people | 91.51 million people | Pakistan |
| 2100s | 430.71 million people | 511.00 million people | 80.29 million people | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 511.00 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 Pakistan?
- 80.29 million people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan rank globally for population by world region?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.