Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population growth

Angola

3.0%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.2%

in 2025

Angola rank

12th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Population growth over time

Angola
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Angola, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Angola ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Population growth (annual %)
Unit: annual %
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,128 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.