Congo vs Palestine: Population growth
Congo
2.4%
in 2025
Palestine
2.3%
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Palestine rank
33rd
Population growth over time
- Congo
- Palestine
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Palestine, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.
Congo ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Congo or Palestine?
- Congo, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Congo and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Palestine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Palestine rank globally for population growth?
- Congo ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.