Congo vs Denmark: Population

Congo

6.18 million people

in 2023

Denmark

5.95 million people

in 2023

Congo rank

113th

Denmark rank

114th

Population over time

Congo currently reports 6.18 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark, a difference of 234,760 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.

Congo ranks 113th and Denmark ranks 114th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.