Demographics of DR Congo
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 26 Dec 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of DR Congo is projected at 109.28 million, compared to 105.79 million in 2023. It is the fourth-most populous country in Africa and ranks 15th in the world. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 3.22 percent, the 9th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 54.22 million males and 55.06 million females in DR Congo. The percentage of the male population is 49.61%, compared to 50.39% of the female population. DR Congo has 843k more females than males. The sex ratio in DR Congo in 2024 will be 98.470 males per 100 females. DR Congo is in the 121th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | |||
1950 | 5,759,792 | 6,534,494 | 12,294,287 | 1.96 | 88.144 |
1955 | 6,454,607 | 7,175,744 | 13,630,351 | 2.15 | 89.950 |
1960 | 7,295,596 | 7,969,251 | 15,264,846 | 2.56 | 91.547 |
1965 | 8,387,727 | 9,040,075 | 17,427,802 | 2.81 | 92.784 |
1970 | 9,762,123 | 10,375,313 | 20,137,436 | 2.84 | 94.090 |
1975 | 11,225,093 | 11,796,007 | 23,021,101 | 2.64 | 95.160 |
1980 | 13,095,531 | 13,615,568 | 26,711,099 | 2.90 | 96.181 |
1985 | 15,403,826 | 15,860,990 | 31,264,816 | 3.21 | 97.118 |
1990 | 18,142,432 | 18,541,631 | 36,684,063 | 3.50 | 97.847 |
1995 | 22,018,611 | 22,415,093 | 44,433,704 | 2.52 | 98.231 |
2000 | 24,987,038 | 25,520,403 | 50,507,442 | 3.23 | 97.910 |
2005 | 29,091,169 | 29,684,555 | 58,775,724 | 3.10 | 98.001 |
2010 | 33,964,787 | 34,598,250 | 68,563,038 | 3.24 | 98.169 |
2015 | 40,175,367 | 40,860,164 | 81,035,531 | 3.27 | 98.324 |
2020 | 47,616,599 | 48,373,399 | 95,989,998 | 3.29 | 98.436 |
2021 | 49,185,125 | 49,963,807 | 99,148,932 | 3.19 | 98.442 |
2022 | 50,798,301 | 51,598,667 | 102,396,968 | 3.25 | 98.449 |
2023 | 52,483,883 | 53,305,849 | 105,789,731 | 3.26 | 98.458 |
2024 | 54,216,832 | 55,059,432 | 109,276,265 | 3.22 | 98.470 |
2025 | 55,984,510 | 56,847,963 | 112,832,473 | 3.18 | 98.481 |
Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 38.216 | 17.090 | 5.966 |
1955 | 39.656 | 17.194 | 5.982 |
1960 | 40.752 | 17.275 | 6.105 |
1965 | 40.767 | 17.481 | 6.210 |
1970 | 43.300 | 17.303 | 6.329 |
1975 | 44.530 | 16.816 | 6.419 |
1980 | 45.543 | 16.774 | 6.495 |
1985 | 46.663 | 16.812 | 6.612 |
1990 | 48.538 | 16.730 | 6.649 |
1995 | 50.381 | 16.997 | 6.676 |
2000 | 51.887 | 16.050 | 6.702 |
2005 | 54.001 | 15.898 | 6.526 |
2010 | 56.411 | 15.748 | 6.587 |
2015 | 58.658 | 15.814 | 6.437 |
2020 | 60.428 | 15.815 | 6.206 |
2021 | 60.044 | 15.788 | 6.156 |
2022 | 60.979 | 15.766 | 6.106 |
2023 | 61.895 | 15.768 | 6.051 |
2024 | 62.074 | 15.784 | 5.981 |
2025 | 62.228 | 15.814 | 5.902 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 327,302 | 563,665 | 26.622 | 45.848 |
1955 | 333,182 | 631,411 | 24.444 | 46.324 |
1960 | 354,892 | 718,406 | 23.249 | 47.063 |
1965 | 403,189 | 832,196 | 23.135 | 47.751 |
1970 | 424,595 | 957,902 | 21.085 | 47.568 |
1975 | 458,682 | 1,067,337 | 19.924 | 46.363 |
1980 | 507,105 | 1,231,233 | 18.985 | 46.094 |
1985 | 568,180 | 1,453,831 | 18.173 | 46.501 |
1990 | 618,471 | 1,681,955 | 16.859 | 45.850 |
1995 | 702,026 | 2,097,462 | 15.799 | 47.204 |
2000 | 738,367 | 2,287,896 | 14.619 | 45.298 |
2005 | 769,819 | 2,570,127 | 13.098 | 43.728 |
2010 | 799,042 | 3,011,258 | 11.654 | 43.920 |
2015 | 838,652 | 3,503,691 | 10.349 | 43.236 |
2020 | 893,708 | 4,049,813 | 9.310 | 42.190 |
2021 | 929,997 | 4,158,030 | 9.380 | 41.937 |
2022 | 914,409 | 4,262,077 | 8.930 | 41.623 |
2023 | 901,851 | 4,369,683 | 8.525 | 41.305 |
2024 | 920,541 | 4,467,740 | 8.424 | 40.885 |
2025 | 940,228 | 4,559,718 | 8.333 | 40.411 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 2,327,079 | 9,856,580 | 19.100 |
1955 | 2,791,904 | 10,725,609 | 20.654 |
1960 | 3,400,360 | 11,847,891 | 22.300 |
1965 | 4,070,472 | 13,299,411 | 23.434 |
1970 | 4,924,023 | 15,085,912 | 24.608 |
1975 | 5,913,533 | 16,988,786 | 25.821 |
1980 | 7,135,522 | 19,221,940 | 27.072 |
1985 | 8,520,577 | 21,362,869 | 28.513 |
1990 | 10,603,379 | 24,011,202 | 30.633 |
1995 | 13,659,173 | 27,936,571 | 32.838 |
2000 | 16,534,234 | 30,542,153 | 35.122 |
2005 | 20,521,483 | 34,229,993 | 37.481 |
2010 | 25,817,901 | 38,705,362 | 40.013 |
2015 | 32,566,508 | 43,630,111 | 42.740 |
2020 | 40,848,447 | 48,656,754 | 45.638 |
2021 | 42,691,732 | 49,644,313 | 46.235 |
2022 | 44,598,623 | 50,621,756 | 46.837 |
2023 | 46,571,127 | 51,589,277 | 47.444 |
2024 | 48,611,843 | 52,547,782 | 48.055 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 9,948,880 | 9,843,682 | 19,792,561 | 18.11 | 101.069 |
05-09 | 8,330,966 | 8,304,931 | 16,635,896 | 15.22 | 100.313 |
10-14 | 6,930,565 | 6,944,088 | 13,874,653 | 12.70 | 99.805 |
15-19 | 5,679,749 | 5,707,427 | 11,387,176 | 10.42 | 99.515 |
20-24 | 4,711,437 | 4,752,313 | 9,463,750 | 8.66 | 99.140 |
25-29 | 3,993,340 | 4,046,249 | 8,039,589 | 7.36 | 98.692 |
30-34 | 3,245,412 | 3,306,763 | 6,552,175 | 6.00 | 98.145 |
35-39 | 2,647,177 | 2,706,139 | 5,353,315 | 4.90 | 97.821 |
40-44 | 2,082,959 | 2,140,619 | 4,223,578 | 3.87 | 97.306 |
45-49 | 1,656,335 | 1,726,744 | 3,383,079 | 3.10 | 95.922 |
50-54 | 1,405,675 | 1,492,825 | 2,898,500 | 2.65 | 94.162 |
55-59 | 1,159,440 | 1,255,215 | 2,414,655 | 2.21 | 92.370 |
60-64 | 900,212 | 996,246 | 1,896,458 | 1.74 | 90.360 |
65-69 | 653,981 | 743,336 | 1,397,317 | 1.28 | 87.979 |
70-74 | 433,926 | 511,591 | 945,516 | 0.87 | 84.819 |
75-79 | 264,644 | 333,305 | 597,949 | 0.55 | 79.400 |
80-84 | 123,917 | 170,198 | 294,115 | 0.27 | 72.808 |
85-89 | 40,233 | 61,644 | 101,876 | 0.09 | 65.267 |
90-94 | 7,356 | 14,229 | 21,584 | 0.02 | 51.697 |
95-99 | 619 | 1,794 | 2,413 | 0.00 | 34.504 |
100+ | 11 | 95 | 105 | 0.00 | 11.579 |
Total | 54,216,834 | 55,059,433 | 109,276,260 | 98.470 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio