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

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 112.83 million against 101.60 million in Vietnam as of 2025.

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

11.23 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Vietnam: Population, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

112.83 million

in 2025

Vietnam

101.60 million

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Vietnam rank

16th

Population, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Vietnam

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 112.83 million against 101.60 million in Vietnam, a difference of 11.23 million.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.29 million	36.60 million	19.32 million	Vietnam
1970s	22.81 million	46.19 million	23.38 million	Vietnam
1980s	30.87 million	58.33 million	27.45 million	Vietnam
1990s	42.91 million	71.21 million	28.30 million	Vietnam
2000s	58.14 million	81.23 million	23.09 million	Vietnam
2010s	80.19 million	92.31 million	12.12 million	Vietnam
2020s	104.24 million	99.94 million	4.30 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 Vietnam?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 112.83 million against 101.60 million in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 11.23 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for population, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 16th 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.