Population density — all countries

Population density — Republic of the Congo

Population density in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 18.1 per km². Ranked 190 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 470.2%.

2023 18.1 per km² +2.45% vs 2022
World rank 190of 215
Period maximum 18.1 per km²2023
Period minimum 3.2 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Republic of the Congo, 1961–20230510152019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3.2 per km²1963: 3.3 per km²1965: 3.5 per km²1967: 3.7 per km²1969: 4 per km²1971: 4.2 per km²1973: 4.5 per km²1975: 4.8 per km²1977: 5 per km²1979: 5.2 per km²1981: 5.5 per km²1983: 5.7 per km²1985: 6 per km²1987: 6.4 per km²1989: 6.8 per km²1991: 7.2 per km²1993: 7.6 per km²1995: 8.1 per km²1997: 8.5 per km²1999: 8.9 per km²2001: 9.6 per km²2003: 10.1 per km²2005: 10.8 per km²2007: 11.7 per km²2009: 12.5 per km²2011: 13.5 per km²2013: 14.2 per km²2015: 14.9 per km²2017: 15.7 per km²2019: 16.4 per km²2021: 17.3 per km²2023: 18.1 per km²
Change over the period: +14.9 (+470.17%) Average annual rate: 2.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Republic of the Congo 18.1 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 52.7 per km²
Middle Africa computed 31.7 per km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 148.1 per km²
Population density — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 18.1 +0.4 +2.45%
2022 17.7 +0.4 +2.43%
2021 17.3 +0.4 +2.42%
2020 16.8 +0.4 +2.42%
2019 16.4 +0.4 +2.44%
2018 16.1 +0.4 +2.47%
2017 15.7 +0.4 +2.46%
2016 15.3 +0.4 +2.45%
2015 14.9 +0.4 +2.45%
2014 14.6 +0.3 +2.45%
2013 14.2 +0.3 +2.46%
2012 13.9 +0.4 +2.84%
2011 13.5 +0.4 +3.3%
2010 13.1 +0.5 +4.23%
2009 12.5 +0.5 +4.08%
2008 12 +0.4 +3.34%
2007 11.7 +0.4 +3.73%
2006 11.2 +0.4 +3.81%
2005 10.8 +0.4 +3.67%
2004 10.4 +0.4 +3.48%
2003 10.1 +0.3 +2.83%
2002 9.8 +0.2 +2.39%
2001 9.6 +0.4 +3.85%
2000 9.2 +0.3 +3.91%
1999 8.9 +0.2 +2.74%
1998 8.6 +0.2 +2.22%
1997 8.5 +0.2 +2.16%
1996 8.3 +0.2 +2.81%
1995 8.1 +0.2 +2.85%
1994 7.8 +0.2 +3.01%
1993 7.6 +0.2 +3%
1992 7.4 +0.2 +2.87%
1991 7.2 +0.2 +2.88%
1990 7 +0.2 +2.9%
1989 6.8 +0.2 +2.93%
1988 6.6 +0.2 +2.94%
1987 6.4 +0.2 +2.96%
1986 6.2 +0.2 +2.98%
1985 6 +0.2 +2.99%
1984 5.9 +0.1 +2.52%
1983 5.7 +0.1 +2.09%
1982 5.6 +0.1 +2.18%
1981 5.5 +0.1 +2.23%
1980 5.4 +0.1 +2.26%
1979 5.2 +0.1 +2.31%
1978 5.1 +0.1 +2.37%
1977 5 +0.1 +2.42%
1976 4.9 +0.1 +2.47%
1975 4.8 +0.1 +2.83%
1974 4.6 +0.1 +3.17%
1973 4.5 +0.1 +3.18%
1972 4.4 +0.1 +3.15%
1971 4.2 +0.1 +3.11%
1970 4.1 +0.1 +3.06%
1969 4 +0.1 +3.01%
1968 3.9 +0.1 +2.96%
1967 3.7 +0.1 +2.91%
1966 3.6 +0.1 +2.87%
1965 3.5 +0.1 +2.81%
1964 3.4 +0.1 +2.76%
1963 3.3 +0.1 +2.7%
1962 3.3 +0.1 +2.65%
1961 3.2

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.