The current population of the Congo is 6,607,609 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 6,332,961 in 2024.
Population facts:
- The Congo accounts for 0.08% of the world's population.
- The Congo is ranked 109/197 by population and was ranked 125th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, the Congo has had an average growth rate of 3.94% per year.
- The Congo is projected to reach 20M people in 2100.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 3.7M people to 6.61M (78.8% growth in 20 years).
The Congo population clock
Congo
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6607609
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 109/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | N/A |
| One net population change |
3.5 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
2.78 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
13.5 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +411 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +150,076 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.43% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 33/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
3.52 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -2,491 | N/A |
The Congo population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,056,732 | - |
| 1961 | 1,084,389 | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 1,113,175 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | 1,143,263 | 2.7% |
| 1964 | 1,174,816 | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 1,207,880 | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 1,242,534 | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 1,278,691 | 2.91% |
| 1968 | 1,316,519 | 2.96% |
| 1969 | 1,356,182 | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 1,397,638 | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 1,441,039 | 3.11% |
| 1972 | 1,486,468 | 3.15% |
| 1973 | 1,533,680 | 3.18% |
| 1974 | 1,582,301 | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 1,627,032 | 2.83% |
| 1976 | 1,667,225 | 2.47% |
| 1977 | 1,707,568 | 2.42% |
| 1978 | 1,748,089 | 2.37% |
| 1979 | 1,788,524 | 2.31% |
| 1980 | 1,828,985 | 2.26% |
| 1981 | 1,869,759 | 2.23% |
| 1982 | 1,910,430 | 2.18% |
| 1983 | 1,950,321 | 2.09% |
| 1984 | 1,999,528 | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 2,059,311 | 2.99% |
| 1986 | 2,120,602 | 2.98% |
| 1987 | 2,183,473 | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 2,247,653 | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 2,313,558 | 2.93% |
| 1990 | 2,380,560 | 2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,449,229 | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 2,519,465 | 2.87% |
| 1993 | 2,595,124 | 3% |
| 1994 | 2,673,144 | 3.01% |
| 1995 | 2,749,461 | 2.85% |
| 1996 | 2,826,785 | 2.81% |
| 1997 | 2,887,862 | 2.16% |
| 1998 | 2,952,061 | 2.22% |
| 1999 | 3,032,874 | 2.74% |
| 2000 | 3,151,345 | 3.91% |
| 2001 | 3,272,537 | 3.85% |
| 2002 | 3,350,771 | 2.39% |
| 2003 | 3,445,753 | 2.83% |
| 2004 | 3,565,554 | 3.48% |
| 2005 | 3,696,393 | 3.67% |
| 2006 | 3,837,409 | 3.81% |
| 2007 | 3,980,430 | 3.73% |
| 2008 | 4,113,517 | 3.34% |
| 2009 | 4,281,219 | 4.08% |
| 2010 | 4,462,290 | 4.23% |
| 2011 | 4,609,724 | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 4,740,450 | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 4,857,099 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 4,975,880 | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 5,097,581 | 2.45% |
| 2016 | 5,222,536 | 2.45% |
| 2017 | 5,351,011 | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 5,483,118 | 2.47% |
| 2019 | 5,616,661 | 2.44% |
| 2020 | 5,752,791 | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 5,892,183 | 2.42% |
| 2022 | 6,035,104 | 2.43% |
| 2023 | 6,182,885 | 2.45% |
| 2024 | 6,332,961 | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 6,484,427 | 2.39% |
| 2026 | 6,637,777 | 2.36% |
| 2027 | 6,794,288 | 2.36% |
| 2028 | 6,953,966 | 2.35% |
| 2029 | 7,116,456 | 2.34% |
| 2030 | 7,282,261 | 2.33% |
| 2031 | 7,452,405 | 2.34% |
| 2032 | 7,626,474 | 2.34% |
| 2033 | 7,802,988 | 2.31% |
| 2034 | 7,981,338 | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 8,160,723 | 2.25% |
| 2036 | 8,341,706 | 2.22% |
| 2037 | 8,524,798 | 2.19% |
| 2038 | 8,709,719 | 2.17% |
| 2039 | 8,896,164 | 2.14% |
| 2040 | 9,083,959 | 2.11% |
| 2041 | 9,274,654 | 2.1% |
| 2042 | 9,466,745 | 2.07% |
| 2043 | 9,658,834 | 2.03% |
| 2044 | 9,850,493 | 1.98% |
| 2045 | 10,041,891 | 1.94% |
| 2046 | 10,234,360 | 1.92% |
| 2047 | 10,427,899 | 1.89% |
| 2048 | 10,621,379 | 1.86% |
| 2049 | 10,813,639 | 1.81% |
| 2050 | 11,006,454 | 1.78% |
The Congo has a population of 6.61M as of 2025, compared to 5.1M in 2015, 3.7M in 2005, and 2.75M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.96% per year. The Congo is ranked 35th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the Congo will have 10,041,891 people (52% growth) with a rank change from 109th to 97th.
By the year 2100, the Congo's population is projected to grow by 203.1% to 20M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Congo
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Brazzaville | 2.15M |
| Pointe-Noire | 1.42M |
| Kayes | 71.6K |
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Congo population statistics
|
Congo
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 24.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 19.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.16 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 48 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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