The current population of the DR Congo is 115,740,092 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 109,276,265 in 2024.
Population facts:
- The DR Congo is projected to reach 431M people in 2100.
- The DR Congo is ranked 15/197 by population and was ranked 22nd in 2005.
- The DR Congo accounts for 1.4% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, the DR Congo has had an average growth rate of 4.85% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 58.8M people to 116M (96.9% growth in 20 years).
The DR Congo population clock
DR Congo
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
115740092
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 15/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 1.4% | N/A |
| One net population change |
9.05 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
7.22 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
35 seconds
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +9,552 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,486,534 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.3% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -26,968 | N/A |
The DR Congo population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,264,846 | - |
| 1961 | 15,662,374 | 2.6% |
| 1962 | 16,075,724 | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 16,507,599 | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 16,955,327 | 2.71% |
| 1965 | 17,427,802 | 2.79% |
| 1966 | 17,931,929 | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 18,462,782 | 2.96% |
| 1968 | 19,012,189 | 2.98% |
| 1969 | 19,570,445 | 2.94% |
| 1970 | 20,137,436 | 2.9% |
| 1971 | 20,695,569 | 2.77% |
| 1972 | 21,251,160 | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 21,827,665 | 2.71% |
| 1974 | 22,418,878 | 2.71% |
| 1975 | 23,021,101 | 2.69% |
| 1976 | 23,624,031 | 2.62% |
| 1977 | 24,229,061 | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 24,992,689 | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 25,886,782 | 3.58% |
| 1980 | 26,711,099 | 3.18% |
| 1981 | 27,500,515 | 2.96% |
| 1982 | 28,338,190 | 3.05% |
| 1983 | 29,250,963 | 3.22% |
| 1984 | 30,245,081 | 3.4% |
| 1985 | 31,264,816 | 3.37% |
| 1986 | 32,265,196 | 3.2% |
| 1987 | 33,298,904 | 3.2% |
| 1988 | 34,382,752 | 3.25% |
| 1989 | 35,486,866 | 3.21% |
| 1990 | 36,684,063 | 3.37% |
| 1991 | 37,925,817 | 3.38% |
| 1992 | 39,228,910 | 3.44% |
| 1993 | 40,656,336 | 3.64% |
| 1994 | 42,626,876 | 4.85% |
| 1995 | 44,433,704 | 4.24% |
| 1996 | 45,296,124 | 1.94% |
| 1997 | 46,029,902 | 1.62% |
| 1998 | 47,297,600 | 2.75% |
| 1999 | 48,912,971 | 3.42% |
| 2000 | 50,507,442 | 3.26% |
| 2001 | 52,132,646 | 3.22% |
| 2002 | 53,750,524 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 55,343,867 | 2.96% |
| 2004 | 56,997,741 | 2.99% |
| 2005 | 58,775,724 | 3.12% |
| 2006 | 60,615,908 | 3.13% |
| 2007 | 62,477,752 | 3.07% |
| 2008 | 64,390,664 | 3.06% |
| 2009 | 66,412,044 | 3.14% |
| 2010 | 68,563,038 | 3.24% |
| 2011 | 70,849,311 | 3.33% |
| 2012 | 73,254,618 | 3.39% |
| 2013 | 75,789,395 | 3.46% |
| 2014 | 78,403,242 | 3.45% |
| 2015 | 81,035,531 | 3.36% |
| 2016 | 83,956,415 | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 87,083,398 | 3.72% |
| 2018 | 90,047,644 | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 92,947,442 | 3.22% |
| 2020 | 95,989,998 | 3.27% |
| 2021 | 99,148,932 | 3.29% |
| 2022 | 102,396,968 | 3.28% |
| 2023 | 105,789,731 | 3.31% |
| 2024 | 109,276,265 | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 112,832,475 | 3.25% |
| 2026 | 116,452,162 | 3.21% |
| 2027 | 120,129,744 | 3.16% |
| 2028 | 123,871,555 | 3.11% |
| 2029 | 127,674,141 | 3.07% |
| 2030 | 131,532,201 | 3.02% |
| 2031 | 135,447,495 | 2.98% |
| 2032 | 139,408,613 | 2.92% |
| 2033 | 143,414,031 | 2.87% |
| 2034 | 147,468,142 | 2.83% |
| 2035 | 151,560,102 | 2.77% |
| 2036 | 155,689,453 | 2.72% |
| 2037 | 159,848,574 | 2.67% |
| 2038 | 164,045,610 | 2.63% |
| 2039 | 168,296,695 | 2.59% |
| 2040 | 172,595,578 | 2.55% |
| 2041 | 176,946,261 | 2.52% |
| 2042 | 181,350,407 | 2.49% |
| 2043 | 185,805,168 | 2.46% |
| 2044 | 190,312,004 | 2.43% |
| 2045 | 194,865,386 | 2.39% |
| 2046 | 199,464,487 | 2.36% |
| 2047 | 204,105,925 | 2.33% |
| 2048 | 208,783,692 | 2.29% |
| 2049 | 213,497,692 | 2.26% |
| 2050 | 218,246,073 | 2.22% |
The DR Congo has a population of 116M as of 2025, compared to 81M in 2015, 58.8M in 2005, and 44.4M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 4.28% per year. The DR Congo is ranked 4th 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 DR Congo will have 194,865,386 people (68.4% growth) with a rank change from 15th to 10th.
By the year 2100, the DR Congo's population is projected to grow by 272.1% to 431M people.
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DR Congo population statistics
|
DR Congo
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 62.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 21.9 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 16.9 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 6.05 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 124.8 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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