Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Population growth

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.2%

in 2025

Niger

3.2%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Niger rank

9th

Population growth over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Niger ranks 9th 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.