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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Congo, Dem. Rep.

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population112.83M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$91.03B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$806.782025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth62.12024 · yearsInternet use19.7%2024 · % of populationForest area54.2%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
3.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Congo, Dem. Rep.2025 · 3.2%
01.182.373.554.731960199320251961: 2.6%1962: 2.6%1963: 2.7%1964: 2.7%1965: 2.7%1966: 2.9%1967: 2.9%1968: 2.9%1969: 2.9%1970: 2.9%1971: 2.7%1972: 2.6%1973: 2.7%1974: 2.7%1975: 2.7%1976: 2.6%1977: 2.5%1978: 3.1%1979: 3.5%1980: 3.1%1981: 2.9%1982: 3%1983: 3.2%1984: 3.3%1985: 3.3%1986: 3.1%1987: 3.2%1988: 3.2%1989: 3.2%1990: 3.3%1991: 3.3%1992: 3.4%1993: 3.6%1994: 4.7%1995: 4.2%1996: 1.9%1997: 1.6%1998: 2.7%1999: 3.4%2000: 3.2%2001: 3.2%2002: 3.1%2003: 2.9%2004: 2.9%2005: 3.1%2006: 3.1%2007: 3%2008: 3%2009: 3.1%2010: 3.2%2011: 3.3%2012: 3.3%2013: 3.4%2014: 3.4%2015: 3.3%2016: 3.5%2017: 3.7%2018: 3.3%2019: 3.2%2020: 3.2%2021: 3.2%2022: 3.2%2023: 3.3%2024: 3.2%2025: 3.2%

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.

Country context

Congo, Dem. Rep. in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Kinshasa
Country code
COD

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