Population growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 3.2%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.63 pp.
1961–2025 · % per year
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2 | −0.04 pp |
| 2024 | 3.24 | −0.02 pp |
| 2023 | 3.26 | +0.04 pp |
| 2022 | 3.22 | −0.01 pp |
| 2021 | 3.24 | +0.02 pp |
| 2020 | 3.22 | +0.05 pp |
| 2019 | 3.17 | −0.18 pp |
| 2018 | 3.35 | −0.31 pp |
| 2017 | 3.66 | +0.12 pp |
| 2016 | 3.54 | +0.24 pp |
| 2015 | 3.3 | −0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 3.39 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 3.4 | +0.06 pp |
| 2012 | 3.34 | +0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 3.28 | +0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 3.19 | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.09 | +0.08 pp |
| 2008 | 3.02 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 3.03 | −0.06 pp |
| 2006 | 3.08 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 3.07 | +0.13 pp |
| 2004 | 2.94 | +0.02 pp |
| 2003 | 2.92 | −0.13 pp |
| 2002 | 3.06 | −0.11 pp |
| 2001 | 3.17 | −0.04 pp |
| 2000 | 3.21 | −0.15 pp |
| 1999 | 3.36 | +0.64 pp |
| 1998 | 2.72 | +1.11 pp |
| 1997 | 1.61 | −0.32 pp |
| 1996 | 1.92 | −2.23 pp |
| 1995 | 4.15 | −0.58 pp |
| 1994 | 4.73 | +1.16 pp |
| 1993 | 3.57 | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 3.38 | +0.05 pp |
| 1991 | 3.33 | +0.01 pp |
| 1990 | 3.32 | +0.16 pp |
| 1989 | 3.16 | −0.04 pp |
| 1988 | 3.2 | +0.05 pp |
| 1987 | 3.15 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.15 | −0.17 pp |
| 1985 | 3.32 | −0.03 pp |
| 1984 | 3.34 | +0.17 pp |
| 1983 | 3.17 | +0.17 pp |
| 1982 | 3 | +0.09 pp |
| 1981 | 2.91 | −0.22 pp |
| 1980 | 3.13 | −0.38 pp |
| 1979 | 3.51 | +0.41 pp |
| 1978 | 3.1 | +0.57 pp |
| 1977 | 2.53 | −0.06 pp |
| 1976 | 2.59 | −0.07 pp |
| 1975 | 2.65 | −0.02 pp |
| 1974 | 2.67 | −0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.68 | +0.03 pp |
| 1972 | 2.65 | −0.08 pp |
| 1971 | 2.73 | −0.12 pp |
| 1970 | 2.86 | −0.04 pp |
| 1969 | 2.89 | −0.04 pp |
| 1968 | 2.93 | +0.01 pp |
| 1967 | 2.92 | +0.07 pp |
| 1966 | 2.85 | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.75 | +0.07 pp |
| 1964 | 2.68 | +0.03 pp |
| 1963 | 2.65 | +0.05 pp |
| 1962 | 2.6 | +0.03 pp |
| 1961 | 2.57 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Chad
3.41
Central African Republic
3.37
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.2
Angola
3
Cameroon
2.56
Equatorial Guinea
2.4
Republic of the Congo
2.36
Gabon
2.11
Sao Tome and Principe
1.98
The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Resident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Net migrationThe difference between the number of arrivals and departures over a five-year period.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.