Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Population, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

56.85 million

in 2025

Iran

45.47 million

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Iran rank

17th

Population, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 56.85 million against 45.47 million in Iran, a difference of 11.38 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Iran ranks 17th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Population, female
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.