Net migration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — -27,309 people. Ranked 180 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 198.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -27,309 | −341 | −1.26% |
| 2024 | -26,968 | −11,976 | −79.88% |
| 2023 | -14,992 | −1 | −0.01% |
| 2022 | -14,991 | +49,648 | +76.81% |
| 2021 | -64,639 | −63,006 | −3,858.3% |
| 2020 | -1,633 | +143,287 | +98.87% |
| 2019 | -144,920 | −20,674 | −16.64% |
| 2018 | -124,246 | −300,536 | −170.48% |
| 2017 | 176,290 | −264,458 | −60% |
| 2016 | 440,748 | +458,459 | +2,588.56% |
| 2015 | -17,711 | −54,677 | −147.91% |
| 2014 | 36,966 | −84,131 | −69.47% |
| 2013 | 121,097 | +67,429 | +125.64% |
| 2012 | 53,668 | +12,777 | +31.25% |
| 2011 | 40,891 | +32,068 | +363.46% |
| 2010 | 8,823 | +54,832 | +119.18% |
| 2009 | -46,009 | +36,330 | +44.12% |
| 2008 | -82,339 | +17,403 | +17.45% |
| 2007 | -99,742 | −70,027 | −235.66% |
| 2006 | -29,715 | −50,099 | −245.78% |
| 2005 | 20,384 | +16,124 | +378.5% |
| 2004 | 4,260 | +110,991 | +103.99% |
| 2003 | -106,731 | −89,373 | −514.88% |
| 2002 | -17,358 | −43,881 | −165.45% |
| 2001 | 26,523 | −52,817 | −66.57% |
| 2000 | 79,340 | −30,421 | −27.72% |
| 1999 | 109,761 | −185,799 | −62.86% |
| 1998 | 295,560 | +822,916 | +156.05% |
| 1997 | -527,356 | +250,477 | +32.2% |
| 1996 | -777,833 | −504,399 | −184.47% |
| 1995 | -273,434 | −1.51M | −122.19% |
| 1994 | 1.23M | +991,929 | +413% |
| 1993 | 240,176 | −12,490 | −4.94% |
| 1992 | 252,666 | +165,945 | +191.36% |
| 1991 | 86,721 | −132,549 | −60.45% |
| 1990 | 219,270 | +134,855 | +159.75% |
| 1989 | 84,415 | −16,899 | −16.68% |
| 1988 | 101,314 | −9,906 | −8.91% |
| 1987 | 111,220 | +40,232 | +56.67% |
| 1986 | 70,988 | −47,803 | −40.24% |
| 1985 | 118,791 | −71,254 | −37.49% |
| 1984 | 190,045 | +43,950 | +30.08% |
| 1983 | 146,095 | +48,600 | +49.85% |
| 1982 | 97,495 | +42,839 | +78.38% |
| 1981 | 54,656 | +2,971 | +5.75% |
| 1980 | 51,685 | −129,343 | −71.45% |
| 1979 | 181,028 | −87,946 | −32.7% |
| 1978 | 268,974 | +295,329 | +1,120.58% |
| 1977 | -26,355 | −390 | −1.5% |
| 1976 | -25,965 | −24,993 | −2,571.3% |
| 1975 | -972 | −4,188 | −130.22% |
| 1974 | 3,216 | −4,198 | −56.62% |
| 1973 | 7,414 | +4,574 | +161.06% |
| 1972 | 2,840 | +8,337 | +151.66% |
| 1971 | -5,497 | −44,613 | −114.05% |
| 1970 | 39,116 | −7,662 | −16.38% |
| 1969 | 46,778 | −10,496 | −18.33% |
| 1968 | 57,274 | −7,033 | −10.94% |
| 1967 | 64,307 | +9,864 | +18.12% |
| 1966 | 54,443 | −6,954 | −11.33% |
| 1965 | 61,397 | +13,190 | +27.36% |
| 1964 | 48,207 | +6,247 | +14.89% |
| 1963 | 41,960 | +2,529 | +6.41% |
| 1962 | 39,431 | +3,777 | +10.59% |
| 1961 | 35,654 | +7,981 | +28.84% |
| 1960 | 27,673 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Equatorial Guinea
3,812
Gabon
1,116
Sao Tome and Principe
-650
Republic of the Congo
-2,999
Angola
-3,524
Central African Republic
-14,693
Cameroon
-15,379
Democratic Republic of the Congo
-27,309
Chad
-123,104
Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.
Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Migration Refugees by country of asylumHow many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.