Democratic Republic of Congo vs Japan: Population, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

56.85 million

in 2025

Japan

63.22 million

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Japan rank

12th

Population, female over time

Japan currently reports 63.22 million against 56.85 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 6.37 million.

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

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th 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.