Congo vs Poland: Population by world region

Congo
20.03 million people
in 2100
Poland
19.33 million people
in 2100
Congo rank
77th
Poland rank
80th

Population by world region over time

  • Congo
  • Poland
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015502100

How they compare

Congo currently reports 20.03 million people against 19.33 million people in Poland, a difference of 695,800 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.

Congo ranks 77th and Poland ranks 80th of 239 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 47.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Poland Difference Ahead
1000s 134,803 people 1.25 million people 1.12 million people Poland
1100s 154,061 people 1.50 million people 1.35 million people Poland
1200s 176,069 people 2.25 million people 2.07 million people Poland
1300s 201,222 people 3.50 million people 3.30 million people Poland
1400s 229,968 people 3.50 million people 3.27 million people Poland
1500s 262,821 people 4.00 million people 3.74 million people Poland
1600s 300,367 people 5.00 million people 4.70 million people Poland
1700s 343,277 people 6.00 million people 5.66 million people Poland
1710s 345,002 people 6.25 million people 5.91 million people Poland
1720s 348,194 people 6.55 million people 6.20 million people Poland
1730s 351,556 people 6.86 million people 6.51 million people Poland
1740s 355,107 people 7.19 million people 6.83 million people Poland
1750s 358,867 people 7.53 million people 7.17 million people Poland
1760s 362,858 people 7.89 million people 7.53 million people Poland
1770s 367,109 people 8.26 million people 7.90 million people Poland
1780s 371,651 people 8.66 million people 8.29 million people Poland
1790s 376,524 people 9.07 million people 8.69 million people Poland
1800s 314,465 people 9.30 million people 8.99 million people Poland
1810s 314,566 people 10.02 million people 9.70 million people Poland
1820s 338,726 people 10.78 million people 10.44 million people Poland
1830s 396,890 people 11.60 million people 11.21 million people Poland
1840s 465,425 people 12.49 million people 12.02 million people Poland
1850s 508,125 people 13.78 million people 13.27 million people Poland
1860s 525,358 people 15.63 million people 15.11 million people Poland
1870s 565,197 people 17.93 million people 17.36 million people Poland
1880s 611,793 people 20.79 million people 20.18 million people Poland
1890s 623,787 people 23.32 million people 22.69 million people Poland
1900s 583,246 people 25.10 million people 24.51 million people Poland
1910s 539,895 people 24.83 million people 24.29 million people Poland
1920s 560,193 people 25.27 million people 24.71 million people Poland
1930s 646,175 people 28.30 million people 27.66 million people Poland
1940s 756,582 people 26.93 million people 26.17 million people Poland
1950s 927,333 people 26.88 million people 25.96 million people Poland
1960s 1.20 million people 31.06 million people 29.87 million people Poland
1970s 1.60 million people 33.84 million people 32.24 million people Poland
1980s 2.05 million people 36.93 million people 34.88 million people Poland
1990s 2.71 million people 38.28 million people 35.57 million people Poland
2000s 3.67 million people 38.13 million people 34.46 million people Poland
2010s 5.04 million people 38.23 million people 33.19 million people Poland
2020s 6.42 million people 38.05 million people 31.63 million people Poland
2030s 8.08 million people 36.33 million people 28.25 million people Poland
2040s 9.95 million people 34.14 million people 24.19 million people Poland
2050s 11.88 million people 31.64 million people 19.76 million people Poland
2060s 13.84 million people 28.80 million people 14.95 million people Poland
2070s 15.79 million people 25.70 million people 9.91 million people Poland
2080s 17.59 million people 22.83 million people 5.23 million people Poland
2090s 19.22 million people 20.47 million people 1.25 million people Poland
2100s 20.03 million people 19.33 million people 695,800 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Congo or Poland?
Congo, at 20.03 million people against 19.33 million people in Poland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Congo and Poland?
695,800 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Poland?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Congo and Poland rank globally for population by world region?
Congo ranks 77th and Poland ranks 80th 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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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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.