Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Democratic Republic of Congo
105.79 million
in 2023
Egypt
114.54 million
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
16th
Egypt rank
15th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 114.54 million against 105.79 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 8.75 million.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 15th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 23 and Egypt in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Difference Ahead
1000s 2.94 million 5.00 million 2.06 million Egypt
1100s 3.43 million 4.35 million 915,330 Egypt
1200s 3.93 million 4.00 million 74,670 Egypt
1300s 4.42 million 4.70 million 284,000 Egypt
1400s 5.15 million 4.05 million 1.10 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1500s 5.89 million 4.00 million 1.89 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1600s 6.26 million 5.00 million 1.26 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1700s 6.62 million 4.50 million 2.12 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1710s 6.68 million 4.40 million 2.28 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1720s 6.72 million 4.30 million 2.42 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1730s 6.76 million 4.20 million 2.56 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1740s 6.81 million 4.10 million 2.71 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1750s 6.86 million 4.00 million 2.86 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1760s 6.92 million 3.90 million 3.02 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1770s 6.97 million 3.80 million 3.17 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1780s 7.03 million 3.70 million 3.33 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1790s 7.10 million 3.60 million 3.50 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1800s 5.16 million 3.65 million 1.52 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1810s 5.17 million 3.99 million 1.17 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1820s 5.55 million 4.25 million 1.30 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1830s 6.47 million 4.40 million 2.08 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1840s 7.56 million 5.00 million 2.55 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1850s 8.24 million 5.93 million 2.31 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 8.52 million 6.53 million 1.99 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 9.13 million 7.19 million 1.94 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 9.72 million 8.05 million 1.68 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 9.74 million 9.21 million 529,390 Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 9.06 million 10.57 million 1.51 million Egypt
1910s 8.36 million 11.97 million 3.60 million Egypt
1920s 8.60 million 13.39 million 4.79 million Egypt
1930s 9.75 million 15.14 million 5.39 million Egypt
1940s 11.22 million 18.41 million 7.19 million Egypt
1950s 13.53 million 23.57 million 10.04 million Egypt
1960s 17.29 million 30.28 million 13.00 million Egypt
1970s 22.81 million 38.54 million 15.73 million Egypt
1980s 30.87 million 50.11 million 19.23 million Egypt
1990s 42.91 million 64.97 million 22.06 million Egypt
2000s 58.14 million 80.27 million 22.13 million Egypt
2010s 80.19 million 98.45 million 18.26 million Egypt
2020s 100.83 million 111.86 million 11.03 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?
Egypt, at 114.54 million against 105.79 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
8.75 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 15th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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