Democratic Republic of Congo vs Vietnam: Population
Democratic Republic of Congo
105.79 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
100.35 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
16th
Vietnam rank
17th
Population over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Vietnam
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 105.79 million people against 100.35 million people in Vietnam, a difference of 5.44 million people.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 22 and Vietnam in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.94 million people | 800,000 people | 2.14 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1100s | 3.43 million people | 1.04 million people | 2.39 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1200s | 3.93 million people | 1.28 million people | 2.65 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1300s | 4.42 million people | 1.52 million people | 2.90 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1400s | 5.15 million people | 1.76 million people | 3.39 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1500s | 5.89 million people | 2.00 million people | 3.89 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1600s | 6.26 million people | 2.50 million people | 3.76 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1700s | 6.62 million people | 3.00 million people | 3.62 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1710s | 6.68 million people | 3.30 million people | 3.38 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1720s | 6.72 million people | 3.59 million people | 3.13 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1730s | 6.76 million people | 3.89 million people | 2.88 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1740s | 6.81 million people | 4.18 million people | 2.63 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1750s | 6.86 million people | 4.48 million people | 2.38 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1760s | 6.92 million people | 4.78 million people | 2.14 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1770s | 6.97 million people | 5.07 million people | 1.90 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1780s | 7.03 million people | 5.37 million people | 1.66 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1790s | 7.10 million people | 5.66 million people | 1.43 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1800s | 5.16 million people | 4.48 million people | 683,026 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1810s | 5.17 million people | 5.73 million people | 568,680 people | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 5.55 million people | 6.45 million people | 901,104 people | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 6.47 million people | 6.28 million people | 194,852 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1840s | 7.56 million people | 6.10 million people | 1.46 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1850s | 8.24 million people | 6.85 million people | 1.39 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1860s | 8.52 million people | 9.04 million people | 516,512 people | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 9.13 million people | 10.62 million people | 1.49 million people | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 9.72 million people | 10.95 million people | 1.23 million people | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 9.74 million people | 11.28 million people | 1.54 million people | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 9.06 million people | 14.68 million people | 5.62 million people | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 8.36 million people | 18.77 million people | 10.40 million people | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 8.60 million people | 18.03 million people | 9.43 million people | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 9.75 million people | 18.18 million people | 8.43 million people | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 11.22 million people | 21.60 million people | 10.39 million people | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 13.53 million people | 28.01 million people | 14.48 million people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 17.29 million people | 36.60 million people | 19.32 million people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 22.81 million people | 46.19 million people | 23.38 million people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 30.87 million people | 58.33 million people | 27.45 million people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 42.91 million people | 71.21 million people | 28.30 million people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 58.14 million people | 81.23 million people | 23.09 million people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 80.19 million people | 92.31 million people | 12.12 million people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 100.83 million people | 99.26 million people | 1.57 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 105.79 million people against 100.35 million people in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
- 5.44 million people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for population?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.