🇨🇩 Population of Democratic Republic of the Congo

102,262,808
Current Population of Democratic Republic of the Congo
3,312,485
Net population growth this year
45.11
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Democratic Republic of the Congo reached 102,262,808, of which 50,732,478 people are male and 51,530,330 female. The country has a population density of 45.1083 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 3.239% for the year. According to the latest data, Democratic Republic of the Congo is set to increase its population size by 3,412,127 people next year. Making the total population count of Democratic Republic of the Congo 105,625,114 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Democratic Republic of the Congo (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Democratic Republic of the Congo grown from 12,295,744 people to 102,262,808. An increase of the population size by 731.69% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 12,295,744 5,760,460 6,535,284 243,391 5.4237 1.98%
1951 12,545,791 5,891,164 6,654,627 256,702 5.534 2.046%
1952 12,807,615 6,027,564 6,780,051 266,946 5.6495 2.084%
1953 13,074,604 6,166,500 6,908,104 267,031 5.7672 2.042%
1954 13,349,701 6,309,276 7,040,425 283,163 5.8886 2.121%
1955 13,638,427 6,458,708 7,179,719 294,290 6.0159 2.158%
1956 13,939,099 6,613,966 7,325,133 307,054 6.1486 2.203%
1957 14,252,672 6,775,364 7,477,308 320,093 6.2869 2.246%
1958 14,569,212 6,938,311 7,630,900 312,985 6.4265 2.148%
1959 14,903,607 7,110,045 7,793,562 355,806 6.574 2.387%
1960 15,276,558 7,300,971 7,975,587 390,097 6.7385 2.554%
1961 15,673,284 7,502,806 8,170,478 403,354 6.9135 2.574%
1962 16,086,084 7,711,768 8,374,315 422,245 7.0956 2.625%
1963 16,517,994 7,930,330 8,587,664 441,577 7.2861 2.673%
1964 16,965,855 8,155,486 8,810,368 454,143 7.4837 2.677%
1965 17,438,254 8,391,916 9,046,338 490,656 7.692 2.814%
1966 17,941,738 8,646,180 9,295,559 516,313 7.9141 2.878%
1967 18,472,105 8,915,570 9,556,534 544,420 8.1481 2.947%
1968 19,022,799 9,195,004 9,827,796 556,968 8.391 2.928%
1969 19,583,123 9,479,366 10,103,756 563,679 8.6382 2.879%
1970 20,151,733 9,767,660 10,384,074 573,542 8.889 2.846%
1971 20,712,952 10,052,528 10,660,424 548,896 9.1365 2.65%
1972 21,273,409 10,337,330 10,936,079 572,017 9.3837 2.689%
1973 21,853,906 10,632,038 11,221,867 588,977 9.6398 2.695%
1974 22,448,415 10,933,568 11,514,848 600,043 9.902 2.673%
1975 23,052,715 11,240,198 11,812,517 608,557 10.1686 2.64%
1976 23,655,016 11,546,374 12,108,642 596,044 10.4343 2.52%
1977 24,256,464 11,852,244 12,404,220 606,852 10.6996 2.502%
1978 25,015,244 12,236,543 12,778,701 910,707 11.0343 3.641%
1979 25,902,760 12,685,360 13,217,400 864,326 11.4258 3.337%
1980 26,708,686 13,094,069 13,614,618 747,527 11.7813 2.799%
1981 27,457,783 13,474,847 13,982,936 750,665 12.1117 2.734%
1982 28,219,219 13,861,664 14,357,555 772,209 12.4476 2.737%
1983 29,005,175 14,260,990 14,744,184 799,702 12.7942 2.757%
1984 29,879,852 14,704,790 15,175,062 949,651 13.1801 3.178%
1985 30,800,051 15,171,503 15,628,548 890,748 13.586 2.892%
1986 31,725,132 15,640,628 16,084,504 959,414 13.994 3.024%
1987 32,712,574 16,141,001 16,571,573 1,015,470 14.4296 3.104%
1988 33,750,052 16,665,335 17,084,716 1,059,485 14.8872 3.139%
1989 34,825,891 17,207,418 17,618,473 1,092,195 15.3618 3.136%
1990 35,987,541 17,791,559 18,195,981 1,231,103 15.8742 3.421%
1991 37,194,812 18,397,748 18,797,064 1,183,440 16.4067 3.182%
1992 38,332,302 18,968,253 19,364,049 1,091,541 16.9085 2.848%
1993 39,580,844 19,591,730 19,989,114 1,405,543 17.4592 3.551%
1994 41,511,985 20,555,456 20,956,530 2,456,738 18.311 5.92%
1995 43,285,792 21,439,088 21,846,703 1,090,875 19.0934 2.52%
1996 44,118,709 21,847,781 22,270,929 574,961 19.4608 1.303%
1997 44,822,198 22,190,172 22,632,027 832,017 19.7712 1.856%
1998 45,895,524 22,711,323 23,184,201 1,314,635 20.2446 2.865%
1999 47,227,238 23,354,337 23,872,902 1,348,793 20.832 2.856%
2000 48,616,317 24,034,091 24,582,226 1,429,364 21.4447 2.94%
2001 50,106,657 24,773,047 25,333,610 1,551,316 22.1021 3.096%
2002 51,662,071 25,544,321 26,117,751 1,559,513 22.7882 3.019%
2003 53,205,639 26,310,226 26,895,414 1,527,623 23.4691 2.871%
2004 54,815,607 27,111,713 27,703,894 1,692,312 24.1793 3.088%
2005 56,550,246 27,976,983 28,573,264 1,776,967 24.9444 3.143%
2006 58,381,630 28,890,555 29,491,075 1,885,801 25.7522 3.23%
2007 60,289,422 29,842,791 30,446,631 1,929,782 26.5938 3.201%
2008 62,249,724 30,821,476 31,428,249 1,990,822 27.4585 3.198%
2009 64,270,232 31,828,645 32,441,587 2,050,194 28.3497 3.19%
2010 66,391,257 32,885,195 33,506,061 2,191,856 29.2853 3.302%
2011 68,654,269 34,013,052 34,641,217 2,334,168 30.2835 3.4%
2012 70,997,870 35,181,524 35,816,345 2,353,033 31.3173 3.315%
2013 73,460,021 36,408,817 37,051,204 2,571,270 32.4034 3.501%
2014 76,035,588 37,691,853 38,343,735 2,579,865 33.5394 3.393%
2015 78,656,904 38,997,298 39,659,606 2,662,765 34.6957 3.386%
2016 81,430,977 40,378,425 41,052,552 2,885,381 35.9194 3.544%
2017 84,283,273 41,799,533 42,483,740 2,819,212 37.1775 3.345%
2018 87,087,355 43,197,045 43,890,310 2,788,952 38.4144 3.203%
2019 89,906,890 44,600,412 45,306,478 2,850,119 39.6581 3.17%
2020 92,853,164 46,065,978 46,787,187 3,042,429 40.9577 3.277%
2021 95,894,118 47,574,851 48,319,268 3,039,479 42.2991 3.17%
2022 99,010,212 49,118,035 49,892,177 3,192,708 43.6736 3.225%
2023 102,262,808 50,732,478 51,530,330 3,312,485 45.1083 3.239%

Statements that can be derived from Democratic Republic of the Congo's population data

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo has a population of 102,262,808 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo's population is equivalent to 1.28% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo's population will grow with 3,312,485 people.
  • In 2023, 14,999 more people will emigrate from Democratic Republic of the Congo than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 15.56 years.
  • In Democratic Republic of the Congo there are 45.11 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 48.85 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 50,732,478 of the total population are male, and 51,530,330 are female.

Future Population of Democratic Republic of the Congo (2023 - 2100)

Democratic Republic of the Congo's population is set to incease in the future from 102,262,808 people to 432,378,400 people. An increase of the population size by 3416.49% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 102,262,808 50,732,478 51,530,330 3,312,485 45.1083 3.239%
2024 105,625,114 52,405,062 53,220,053 3,412,127 46.5914 3.231%
2025 109,075,560 54,121,962 54,953,597 3,488,763 48.1134 3.199%
2026 112,607,660 55,878,690 56,728,971 3,575,439 49.6714 3.175%
2027 116,225,955 57,677,855 58,548,100 3,661,150 51.2675 3.15%
2028 119,929,158 59,518,677 60,410,480 3,745,255 52.901 3.123%
2029 123,716,492 61,400,766 62,315,727 3,829,415 54.5716 3.096%
2030 127,582,053 63,321,318 64,260,735 3,901,706 56.2767 3.058%
2031 131,523,203 65,278,824 66,244,379 3,980,594 58.0151 3.027%
2032 135,538,810 67,272,552 68,266,258 4,050,619 59.7864 2.989%
2033 139,626,690 69,301,359 70,325,331 4,125,142 61.5896 2.955%
2034 143,789,026 71,366,401 72,422,625 4,199,530 63.4256 2.921%
2035 148,025,707 73,467,600 74,558,107 4,273,832 65.2944 2.887%
2036 152,323,103 75,597,865 76,725,238 4,320,960 67.19 2.837%
2037 156,665,737 77,749,346 78,916,391 4,364,308 69.1055 2.786%
2038 161,055,774 79,923,172 81,132,602 4,415,766 71.042 2.742%
2039 165,502,850 82,124,436 83,378,415 4,478,387 73.0036 2.706%
2040 170,013,816 84,356,406 85,657,409 4,543,543 74.9934 2.673%
2041 174,575,803 86,612,504 87,963,299 4,580,432 77.0057 2.624%
2042 179,185,515 88,891,080 90,294,436 4,638,992 79.0391 2.589%
2043 183,840,294 91,190,637 92,649,656 4,670,566 81.0923 2.541%
2044 188,523,850 93,502,952 95,020,898 4,696,546 83.1582 2.491%
2045 193,253,818 95,837,019 97,416,799 4,763,390 85.2446 2.465%
2046 198,033,915 98,194,779 99,839,136 4,796,803 87.3531 2.422%
2047 202,854,315 100,571,086 102,283,230 4,843,998 89.4794 2.388%
2048 207,716,794 102,967,057 104,749,737 4,880,959 91.6243 2.35%
2049 212,606,516 105,375,436 107,231,080 4,898,487 93.7811 2.304%
2050 217,494,004 107,780,844 109,713,159 4,876,487 95.937 2.242%
2051 222,377,938 110,182,557 112,195,382 4,891,383 98.0913 2.2%
2052 227,283,634 112,593,354 114,690,280 4,920,008 100.2552 2.165%
2053 232,212,652 115,013,996 117,198,655 4,938,027 102.4294 2.127%
2054 237,147,248 117,435,712 119,711,536 4,931,166 104.6061 2.079%
2055 242,080,875 119,855,110 122,225,765 4,936,088 106.7823 2.039%
2056 247,018,393 122,274,874 124,743,519 4,938,948 108.9603 1.999%
2057 251,959,750 124,694,985 127,264,765 4,943,766 111.1399 1.962%
2058 256,909,907 127,117,657 129,792,250 4,956,547 113.3234 1.929%
2059 261,852,707 129,534,481 132,318,226 4,929,055 115.5037 1.882%
2060 266,798,686 131,951,078 134,847,608 4,962,904 117.6854 1.86%
2061 271,742,280 134,364,879 137,377,402 4,924,283 119.866 1.812%
2062 276,664,286 136,765,863 139,898,424 4,919,729 122.0371 1.778%
2063 281,587,112 139,165,451 142,421,661 4,925,923 124.2086 1.749%
2064 286,515,138 141,566,034 144,949,104 4,930,128 126.3824 1.721%
2065 291,432,654 143,959,266 147,473,388 4,904,903 128.5515 1.683%
2066 296,330,409 146,340,377 149,990,032 4,890,608 130.7119 1.65%
2067 301,233,508 148,722,481 152,511,026 4,915,589 132.8747 1.632%
2068 306,121,456 151,095,049 155,026,408 4,860,309 135.0307 1.588%
2069 310,951,699 153,436,560 157,515,140 4,800,177 137.1614 1.544%
2070 315,728,446 155,749,362 159,979,084 4,753,316 139.2684 1.506%
2071 320,467,427 158,040,987 162,426,440 4,724,646 141.3588 1.474%
2072 325,190,910 160,322,982 164,867,929 4,722,321 143.4423 1.452%
2073 329,883,887 162,587,997 167,295,890 4,663,632 145.5124 1.414%
2074 334,528,600 164,826,991 169,701,609 4,625,793 147.5612 1.383%
2075 339,115,662 167,035,345 172,080,318 4,548,333 149.5846 1.341%
2076 343,636,093 169,208,980 174,427,112 4,492,528 151.5785 1.307%
2077 348,082,554 171,344,377 176,738,177 4,400,394 153.5399 1.264%
2078 352,486,036 173,456,416 179,029,620 4,406,571 155.4823 1.25%
2079 356,853,155 175,548,398 181,304,758 4,327,667 157.4086 1.213%
2080 361,162,317 177,609,296 183,553,022 4,290,656 159.3094 1.188%
2081 365,414,839 179,639,781 185,775,058 4,214,387 161.1852 1.153%
2082 369,607,113 181,638,823 187,968,291 4,170,162 163.0344 1.128%
2083 373,738,264 183,605,864 190,132,400 4,092,138 164.8566 1.095%
2084 377,788,508 185,530,962 192,257,546 4,008,350 166.6432 1.061%
2085 381,778,102 187,424,158 194,353,944 3,970,838 168.403 1.04%
2086 385,703,802 189,283,127 196,420,676 3,880,563 170.1347 1.006%
2087 389,549,280 191,099,887 198,449,392 3,810,391 171.8309 0.978%
2088 393,324,747 192,879,798 200,444,948 3,740,544 173.4963 0.951%
2089 397,017,634 194,617,002 202,400,632 3,645,230 175.1252 0.918%
2090 400,629,037 196,312,528 204,316,509 3,577,576 176.7182 0.893%
2091 404,151,462 197,962,139 206,189,323 3,467,274 178.272 0.858%
2092 407,589,574 199,568,400 208,021,174 3,408,949 179.7885 0.836%
2093 410,962,619 201,141,472 209,821,148 3,337,143 181.2764 0.812%
2094 414,274,425 202,682,967 211,591,458 3,286,468 182.7372 0.793%
2095 417,510,877 204,185,564 213,325,312 3,186,435 184.1648 0.763%
2096 420,649,556 205,638,369 215,011,187 3,090,924 185.5493 0.735%
2097 423,699,200 207,046,295 216,652,906 3,008,365 186.8945 0.71%
2098 426,674,046 208,416,460 218,257,586 2,941,326 188.2067 0.689%
2099 429,570,084 209,746,774 219,823,309 2,850,749 189.4842 0.664%
2100 432,378,400 211,033,139 221,345,262 2,765,885 190.7229 0.64%

Population Density of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Today, Democratic Republic of the Congo has a population density of 45.1083 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 5.4237 people/km² since the 1950 to 45.1083 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected to reach a population density of 190.7229 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo's Population

The population growth rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo currently stands at 3.239% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.014 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo will decrease to 3.239%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Democratic Republic of the Congo's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.64% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.98%
1960 2.554%
1970 2.846%
1980 2.799%
1990 3.421%
2000 2.94%
2010 3.302%
2020 3.277%
Year Growth Rate
2030 3.058%
2040 2.673%
2050 2.242%
2060 1.86%
2070 1.506%
2080 1.188%
2090 0.893%
2100 0.64%
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Life Expectancy of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Today, Democratic Republic of the Congo has an average life expectancy of 60.6321 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 38.3077 years since the 1950 to 60.6321 years in 2023. In the future, Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 71.5536 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 38,307
1960 40,857
1970 43,283
1980 45,472
1990 48,600
2000 51,781
2010 56,416
2020 59,739
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 62,276
2040 63,927
2050 65,387
2060 66,729
2070 68,017
2080 69,203
2090 70,382
2100 71,553
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Migration to and from Democratic Republic of the Congo

In 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo will see net migrations of -14,999 people. This means that 14,999 more people will emigrate from Democratic Republic of the Congo than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Democratic Republic of the Congo was -14,999.

Net Migration for Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 4,103
1960 27,672
1970 39,119
1980 27,764
1990 183,750
2000 -48,028
2010 8,823
2020 -1,643
Year Net Migration
2030 -14,999
2040 -14,999
2050 -14,999
2060 -14,999
2070 -14,999
2080 -14,999
2090 -14,999
2100 -14,999
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Births in Democratic Republic of the Congo

In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo will see 4,237,354 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022, when the country saw 4,133,987 new borns.

Births Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 565,737
1960 716,083
1970 959,167
1980 1,227,210
1990 1,651,674
2000 2,189,466
2010 2,956,906
2020 3,929,870
Year Births
2030 4,953,376
2040 5,801,151
2050 6,373,564
2060 6,756,533
2070 6,932,155
2080 6,962,180
2090 6,848,409
2100 6,708,789
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Deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo

In 2023, 909,870 people will die in Democratic Republic of the Congo. That is a decrease of Democratic Republic of the Congo's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 926,282 deaths.

Deaths Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 326,449
1960 353,656
1970 424,737
1980 507,451
1990 604,322
2000 712,085
2010 773,880
2020 885,793
Year Births
2030 1,036,670
2040 1,242,604
2050 1,482,080
2060 1,778,632
2070 2,163,824
2080 2,656,522
2090 3,255,833
2100 3,927,903
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Median Age in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The median age of Democratic Republic of the Congo has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Democratic Republic of the Congo will reach 32.0099 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.0872
1960 17.253
1970 17.2882
1980 16.7523
1990 16.5353
2000 15.7945
2010 15.6906
2020 15.5977
Year Median Age
2030 16.0427
2040 17.4276
2050 19.3795
2060 21.7961
2070 24.3849
2080 27.0545
2090 29.6186
2100 32.0099
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Fertility Rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo will reach 2.0877 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.9658
1960 6.08
1970 6.3428
1980 6.4652
1990 6.7016
2000 6.7182
2010 6.5868
2020 6.2057
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 5.558
2040 4.6194
2050 3.7468
2060 3.1308
2070 2.7045
2080 2.4254
2090 2.2214
2100 2.0877
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Infant Mortality Rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Democratic Republic of the Congo while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 179.896. Today, Democratic Republic of the Congo has a much better infant mortality rate of 48.8504 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 20.7502 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 179.896
1960 159.7906
1970 140.4661
1980 125.1384
1990 111.3142
2000 97.32
2010 72.1924
2020 53.8527
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 47.8469
2040 41.9518
2050 37.1892
2060 33.1558
2070 29.4582
2080 26.0487
2090 23.1815
2100 20.7502
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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