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🇨🇩 Population Density of Democratic Republic of the Congo

The current population density of Democratic Republic of the Congo is 45.1083 people per square kilometer. A 3.29% increase from 2022, when the population density only was 43.6736 people/km². In the future, Democratic Republic of the Congo's population density is projected to increase to 190.7229 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of Democratic Republic of the Congo by 322.81% from today's standard.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 5.4237 people/km² to 45.1083 people/km², an increase of 731.69% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 5.4237 12,295,744
1951 5.534 12,545,791
1952 5.6495 12,807,615
1953 5.7672 13,074,604
1954 5.8886 13,349,701
1955 6.0159 13,638,427
1956 6.1486 13,939,099
1957 6.2869 14,252,672
1958 6.4265 14,569,212
1959 6.574 14,903,607
1960 6.7385 15,276,558
1961 6.9135 15,673,284
1962 7.0956 16,086,084
1963 7.2861 16,517,994
1964 7.4837 16,965,855
1965 7.692 17,438,254
1966 7.9141 17,941,738
1967 8.1481 18,472,105
1968 8.391 19,022,799
1969 8.6382 19,583,123
1970 8.889 20,151,733
1971 9.1365 20,712,952
1972 9.3837 21,273,409
1973 9.6398 21,853,906
1974 9.902 22,448,415
1975 10.1686 23,052,715
1976 10.4343 23,655,016
1977 10.6996 24,256,464
1978 11.0343 25,015,244
1979 11.4258 25,902,760
1980 11.7813 26,708,686
1981 12.1117 27,457,783
1982 12.4476 28,219,219
1983 12.7942 29,005,175
1984 13.1801 29,879,852
1985 13.586 30,800,051
1986 13.994 31,725,132
1987 14.4296 32,712,574
1988 14.8872 33,750,052
1989 15.3618 34,825,891
1990 15.8742 35,987,541
1991 16.4067 37,194,812
1992 16.9085 38,332,302
1993 17.4592 39,580,844
1994 18.311 41,511,985
1995 19.0934 43,285,792
1996 19.4608 44,118,709
1997 19.7712 44,822,198
1998 20.2446 45,895,524
1999 20.832 47,227,238
2000 21.4447 48,616,317
2001 22.1021 50,106,657
2002 22.7882 51,662,071
2003 23.4691 53,205,639
2004 24.1793 54,815,607
2005 24.9444 56,550,246
2006 25.7522 58,381,630
2007 26.5938 60,289,422
2008 27.4585 62,249,724
2009 28.3497 64,270,232
2010 29.2853 66,391,257
2011 30.2835 68,654,269
2012 31.3173 70,997,870
2013 32.4034 73,460,021
2014 33.5394 76,035,588
2015 34.6957 78,656,904
2016 35.9194 81,430,977
2017 37.1775 84,283,273
2018 38.4144 87,087,355
2019 39.6581 89,906,890
2020 40.9577 92,853,164
2021 42.2991 95,894,118
2022 43.6736 99,010,212
2023 45.1083 102,262,808

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo's positive trend in population density is set to increase even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 45.1083 people/km² to 190.7229 people/km². An additional increase increase of 322.81% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2023 45.1083 102,262,808
2024 46.5914 105,625,114
2025 48.1134 109,075,560
2026 49.6714 112,607,660
2027 51.2675 116,225,955
2028 52.901 119,929,158
2029 54.5716 123,716,492
2030 56.2767 127,582,053
2031 58.0151 131,523,203
2032 59.7864 135,538,810
2033 61.5896 139,626,690
2034 63.4256 143,789,026
2035 65.2944 148,025,707
2036 67.19 152,323,103
2037 69.1055 156,665,737
2038 71.042 161,055,774
2039 73.0036 165,502,850
2040 74.9934 170,013,816
2041 77.0057 174,575,803
2042 79.0391 179,185,515
2043 81.0923 183,840,294
2044 83.1582 188,523,850
2045 85.2446 193,253,818
2046 87.3531 198,033,915
2047 89.4794 202,854,315
2048 91.6243 207,716,794
2049 93.7811 212,606,516
2050 95.937 217,494,004
2051 98.0913 222,377,938
2052 100.2552 227,283,634
2053 102.4294 232,212,652
2054 104.6061 237,147,248
2055 106.7823 242,080,875
2056 108.9603 247,018,393
2057 111.1399 251,959,750
2058 113.3234 256,909,907
2059 115.5037 261,852,707
2060 117.6854 266,798,686
2061 119.866 271,742,280
2062 122.0371 276,664,286
2063 124.2086 281,587,112
2064 126.3824 286,515,138
2065 128.5515 291,432,654
2066 130.7119 296,330,409
2067 132.8747 301,233,508
2068 135.0307 306,121,456
2069 137.1614 310,951,699
2070 139.2684 315,728,446
2071 141.3588 320,467,427
2072 143.4423 325,190,910
2073 145.5124 329,883,887
2074 147.5612 334,528,600
2075 149.5846 339,115,662
2076 151.5785 343,636,093
2077 153.5399 348,082,554
2078 155.4823 352,486,036
2079 157.4086 356,853,155
2080 159.3094 361,162,317
2081 161.1852 365,414,839
2082 163.0344 369,607,113
2083 164.8566 373,738,264
2084 166.6432 377,788,508
2085 168.403 381,778,102
2086 170.1347 385,703,802
2087 171.8309 389,549,280
2088 173.4963 393,324,747
2089 175.1252 397,017,634
2090 176.7182 400,629,037
2091 178.272 404,151,462
2092 179.7885 407,589,574
2093 181.2764 410,962,619
2094 182.7372 414,274,425
2095 184.1648 417,510,877
2096 185.5493 420,649,556
2097 186.8945 423,699,200
2098 188.2067 426,674,046
2099 189.4842 429,570,084
2100 190.7229 432,378,400

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of Democratic Republic of the Congo's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

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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