Congo vs North Korea: Population by world region
Congo
20.03 million people
in 2100
North Korea
19.51 million people
in 2100
Congo rank
77th
North Korea rank
79th
Population by world region over time
- Congo
- North Korea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 20.03 million people against 19.51 million people in North Korea, a difference of 513,500 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.
Congo ranks 77th and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 134,803 people | 900,000 people | 765,197 people | North Korea |
| 1100s | 154,061 people | 1.08 million people | 925,939 people | North Korea |
| 1200s | 176,069 people | 1.44 million people | 1.26 million people | North Korea |
| 1300s | 201,222 people | 1.08 million people | 878,778 people | North Korea |
| 1400s | 229,968 people | 1.26 million people | 1.03 million people | North Korea |
| 1500s | 262,821 people | 1.44 million people | 1.18 million people | North Korea |
| 1600s | 300,367 people | 1.80 million people | 1.50 million people | North Korea |
| 1700s | 343,277 people | 2.25 million people | 1.91 million people | North Korea |
| 1710s | 345,002 people | 2.47 million people | 2.13 million people | North Korea |
| 1720s | 348,194 people | 2.60 million people | 2.25 million people | North Korea |
| 1730s | 351,556 people | 2.74 million people | 2.39 million people | North Korea |
| 1740s | 355,107 people | 2.88 million people | 2.53 million people | North Korea |
| 1750s | 358,867 people | 3.03 million people | 2.68 million people | North Korea |
| 1760s | 362,858 people | 3.19 million people | 2.83 million people | North Korea |
| 1770s | 367,109 people | 3.36 million people | 2.99 million people | North Korea |
| 1780s | 371,651 people | 3.54 million people | 3.17 million people | North Korea |
| 1790s | 376,524 people | 3.73 million people | 3.35 million people | North Korea |
| 1800s | 314,465 people | 4.34 million people | 4.03 million people | North Korea |
| 1810s | 314,566 people | 4.35 million people | 4.03 million people | North Korea |
| 1820s | 338,726 people | 4.36 million people | 4.02 million people | North Korea |
| 1830s | 396,890 people | 4.39 million people | 4.00 million people | North Korea |
| 1840s | 465,425 people | 4.43 million people | 3.96 million people | North Korea |
| 1850s | 508,125 people | 4.51 million people | 4.00 million people | North Korea |
| 1860s | 525,358 people | 4.66 million people | 4.14 million people | North Korea |
| 1870s | 565,197 people | 4.85 million people | 4.28 million people | North Korea |
| 1880s | 611,793 people | 5.07 million people | 4.46 million people | North Korea |
| 1890s | 623,787 people | 5.30 million people | 4.68 million people | North Korea |
| 1900s | 583,246 people | 5.54 million people | 4.96 million people | North Korea |
| 1910s | 539,895 people | 6.19 million people | 5.65 million people | North Korea |
| 1920s | 560,193 people | 7.33 million people | 6.77 million people | North Korea |
| 1930s | 646,175 people | 8.65 million people | 8.00 million people | North Korea |
| 1940s | 756,582 people | 10.20 million people | 9.44 million people | North Korea |
| 1950s | 927,333 people | 10.68 million people | 9.76 million people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 1.20 million people | 13.13 million people | 11.93 million people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.60 million people | 16.72 million people | 15.12 million people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.05 million people | 19.49 million people | 17.45 million people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.71 million people | 22.42 million people | 19.72 million people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.67 million people | 24.30 million people | 20.63 million people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 5.04 million people | 25.51 million people | 20.47 million people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 6.42 million people | 26.50 million people | 20.08 million people | North Korea |
| 2030s | 8.08 million people | 26.74 million people | 18.66 million people | North Korea |
| 2040s | 9.95 million people | 26.23 million people | 16.29 million people | North Korea |
| 2050s | 11.88 million people | 25.32 million people | 13.44 million people | North Korea |
| 2060s | 13.84 million people | 24.11 million people | 10.26 million people | North Korea |
| 2070s | 15.79 million people | 22.82 million people | 7.04 million people | North Korea |
| 2080s | 17.59 million people | 21.54 million people | 3.95 million people | North Korea |
| 2090s | 19.22 million people | 20.23 million people | 1.01 million people | North Korea |
| 2100s | 20.03 million people | 19.51 million people | 513,500 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Congo or North Korea?
- Congo, at 20.03 million people against 19.51 million people in North Korea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Congo and North Korea?
- 513,500 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for population by world region?
- Congo ranks 77th and North Korea ranks 79th of 239 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.