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Male population — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Male population in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 55,984,510 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 667.4%.

2025 55.98M people +3.26% vs 2024
World rank 15of 217
Period maximum 55.98M people2025
Period minimum 7.3M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960–2025020M40M60M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7,295,596 people1962: 7,707,028 people1964: 8,150,882 people1966: 8,642,597 people1968: 9,191,085 people1970: 9,762,123 people1972: 10,327,120 people1974: 10,919,558 people1976: 11,531,247 people1978: 12,225,428 people1980: 13,095,531 people1982: 13,921,537 people1984: 14,887,311 people1986: 15,910,958 people1988: 16,982,527 people1990: 18,142,432 people1992: 19,419,833 people1994: 21,117,459 people1996: 22,442,600 people1998: 23,418,903 people2000: 24,987,038 people2002: 26,594,994 people2004: 28,206,336 people2006: 30,007,351 people2008: 31,887,904 people2010: 33,964,787 people2012: 36,301,648 people2014: 38,864,907 people2016: 41,630,029 people2018: 44,662,433 people2020: 47,616,599 people2022: 50,798,301 people2024: 54,216,832 people2025: 55,984,510 people
Change over the period: +48.69M (+667.37%) Average annual rate: 3.18 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.98M people
World 4.13B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
Middle Africa computed 109M people
Low-income countries computed 393M people
Male population — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 55.98M +1.77M +3.26%
2024 54.22M +1.73M +3.3%
2023 52.48M +1.69M +3.32%
2022 50.8M +1.61M +3.28%
2021 49.19M +1.57M +3.29%
2020 47.62M +1.51M +3.28%
2019 46.1M +1.44M +3.23%
2018 44.66M +1.48M +3.42%
2017 43.19M +1.56M +3.74%
2016 41.63M +1.45M +3.62%
2015 40.18M +1.31M +3.37%
2014 38.86M +1.3M +3.46%
2013 37.56M +1.26M +3.48%
2012 36.3M +1.2M +3.41%
2011 35.1M +1.14M +3.35%
2010 33.96M +1.07M +3.25%
2009 32.89M +1.01M +3.16%
2008 31.89M +953,036 +3.08%
2007 30.93M +927,517 +3.09%
2006 30.01M +916,182 +3.15%
2005 29.09M +884,833 +3.14%
2004 28.21M +821,766 +3%
2003 27.38M +789,576 +2.97%
2002 26.59M +801,697 +3.11%
2001 25.79M +806,259 +3.23%
2000 24.99M +782,834 +3.23%
1999 24.2M +785,301 +3.35%
1998 23.42M +618,821 +2.71%
1997 22.8M +357,482 +1.59%
1996 22.44M +423,989 +1.93%
1995 22.02M +901,152 +4.27%
1994 21.12M +984,008 +4.89%
1993 20.13M +713,618 +3.67%
1992 19.42M +653,476 +3.48%
1991 18.77M +623,925 +3.44%
1990 18.14M +602,707 +3.44%
1989 17.54M +557,198 +3.28%
1988 16.98M +548,010 +3.33%
1987 16.43M +523,559 +3.29%
1986 15.91M +507,132 +3.29%
1985 15.4M +516,515 +3.47%
1984 14.89M +503,288 +3.5%
1983 14.38M +462,486 +3.32%
1982 13.92M +425,039 +3.15%
1981 13.5M +400,967 +3.06%
1980 13.1M +418,072 +3.3%
1979 12.68M +452,031 +3.7%
1978 12.23M +386,591 +3.27%
1977 11.84M +307,590 +2.67%
1976 11.53M +306,154 +2.73%
1975 11.23M +305,535 +2.8%
1974 10.92M +299,890 +2.82%
1973 10.62M +292,548 +2.83%
1972 10.33M +281,981 +2.81%
1971 10.05M +283,016 +2.9%
1970 9.76M +287,608 +3.04%
1969 9.47M +283,430 +3.08%
1968 9.19M +278,816 +3.13%
1967 8.91M +269,672 +3.12%
1966 8.64M +254,870 +3.04%
1965 8.39M +236,845 +2.91%
1964 8.15M +225,268 +2.84%
1963 7.93M +218,586 +2.84%
1962 7.71M +209,279 +2.79%
1961 7.5M +202,153 +2.77%
1960 7.3M — —

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.98M AO Angola 19.32M CM Cameroon 14.89M TD Chad 10.53M CG Republic of the Congo 3.24M CF Central African Republic 2.65M GA Gabon 1.32M GQ Equatorial Guinea 1.02M ST Sao Tome and Principe 119,369
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About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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