Democratic Republic of Congo vs Philippines: The global population hockey stick
Democratic Republic of Congo
105.79 million people
in 2023
Philippines
114.89 million people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
16th
Philippines rank
14th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 114.89 million people against 105.79 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 9.10 million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 14th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 28 and Philippines in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.94 million people | 99,977 people | 2.84 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1100s | 3.43 million people | 179,959 people | 3.25 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1200s | 3.93 million people | 259,941 people | 3.67 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1300s | 4.42 million people | 339,923 people | 4.08 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1400s | 5.15 million people | 419,905 people | 4.73 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1500s | 5.89 million people | 499,886 people | 5.39 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1600s | 6.26 million people | 799,819 people | 5.46 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1700s | 6.62 million people | 1.25 million people | 5.37 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1710s | 6.68 million people | 1.33 million people | 5.35 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1720s | 6.72 million people | 1.40 million people | 5.32 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1730s | 6.76 million people | 1.48 million people | 5.28 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1740s | 6.81 million people | 1.56 million people | 5.25 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1750s | 6.86 million people | 1.64 million people | 5.23 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1760s | 6.92 million people | 1.71 million people | 5.20 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1770s | 6.97 million people | 1.79 million people | 5.18 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1780s | 7.03 million people | 1.87 million people | 5.17 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1790s | 7.10 million people | 1.94 million people | 5.15 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1800s | 5.16 million people | 2.23 million people | 2.93 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1810s | 5.17 million people | 2.05 million people | 3.12 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1820s | 5.55 million people | 2.36 million people | 3.19 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1830s | 6.47 million people | 2.81 million people | 3.66 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1840s | 7.56 million people | 3.32 million people | 4.24 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1850s | 8.24 million people | 3.87 million people | 4.37 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1860s | 8.52 million people | 4.49 million people | 4.03 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1870s | 9.13 million people | 5.21 million people | 3.93 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1880s | 9.72 million people | 5.78 million people | 3.94 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1890s | 9.74 million people | 6.26 million people | 3.48 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1900s | 9.06 million people | 7.15 million people | 1.91 million people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1910s | 8.36 million people | 8.47 million people | 108,026 people | Philippines |
| 1920s | 8.60 million people | 10.27 million people | 1.67 million people | Philippines |
| 1930s | 9.75 million people | 12.77 million people | 3.02 million people | Philippines |
| 1940s | 11.22 million people | 16.15 million people | 4.93 million people | Philippines |
| 1950s | 13.53 million people | 22.61 million people | 9.08 million people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 17.29 million people | 32.19 million people | 14.90 million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 22.81 million people | 41.91 million people | 19.10 million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 30.87 million people | 54.50 million people | 23.62 million people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 42.91 million people | 69.99 million people | 27.08 million people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 58.14 million people | 87.09 million people | 28.95 million people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 80.19 million people | 104.10 million people | 23.91 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 100.83 million people | 113.51 million people | 12.68 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Democratic Republic of Congo or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 114.89 million people against 105.79 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
- 9.10 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 14th 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 The global population hockey stick. 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.