Which has higher population, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Turkey?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 112.83 million against 85.88 million in Turkey as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey?

26.95 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Turkey: Population, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

112.83 million

in 2025

Turkey

85.88 million

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Turkey rank

18th

Population, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Turkey

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 112.83 million against 85.88 million in Turkey, a difference of 26.95 million.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 18th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.29 million	31.99 million	14.70 million	Turkey
1970s	22.81 million	40.60 million	17.79 million	Turkey
1980s	30.87 million	50.13 million	19.25 million	Turkey
1990s	42.91 million	60.42 million	17.51 million	Turkey
2000s	58.14 million	68.78 million	10.64 million	Turkey
2010s	80.19 million	77.77 million	2.43 million	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	104.24 million	84.87 million	19.37 million	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Turkey?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 112.83 million against 85.88 million in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey?: 26.95 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey rank globally for population, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.