Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Republic of the Congo

Population growth in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 2.36%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.22 pp.

2025 2.36% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 217
Period maximum 4.14%2010
Period minimum 2.07%1983

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Republic of the Congo, 1961–2025234519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.58%1963: 2.67%1965: 2.78%1967: 2.87%1969: 2.97%1971: 3.06%1973: 3.13%1975: 2.79%1977: 2.39%1979: 2.29%1981: 2.2%1983: 2.07%1985: 2.95%1987: 2.92%1989: 2.89%1991: 2.84%1993: 2.96%1995: 2.81%1997: 2.14%1999: 2.7%2001: 3.77%2003: 2.8%2005: 3.6%2007: 3.66%2009: 4%2011: 3.25%2013: 2.43%2015: 2.42%2017: 2.43%2019: 2.41%2021: 2.39%2023: 2.42%2025: 2.36%
Change over the period: −0.22 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Republic of the Congo 2.36%
World 0.91%
Middle Africa computed 3.06%
Population growth — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.36 −0.03 pp
2024 2.4 −0.02 pp
2023 2.42 +0.02 pp
2022 2.4 +0 pp
2021 2.39 −0 pp
2020 2.39 −0.01 pp
2019 2.41 −0.03 pp
2018 2.44 +0.01 pp
2017 2.43 +0.01 pp
2016 2.42 +0.01 pp
2015 2.42 +0 pp
2014 2.42 −0.01 pp
2013 2.43 −0.37 pp
2012 2.8 −0.45 pp
2011 3.25 −0.89 pp
2010 4.14 +0.15 pp
2009 4 +0.71 pp
2008 3.29 −0.37 pp
2007 3.66 −0.08 pp
2006 3.74 +0.14 pp
2005 3.6 +0.19 pp
2004 3.42 +0.62 pp
2003 2.8 +0.43 pp
2002 2.36 −1.41 pp
2001 3.77 −0.06 pp
2000 3.83 +1.13 pp
1999 2.7 +0.5 pp
1998 2.2 +0.06 pp
1997 2.14 −0.64 pp
1996 2.77 −0.04 pp
1995 2.81 −0.15 pp
1994 2.96 +0 pp
1993 2.96 +0.13 pp
1992 2.83 −0.02 pp
1991 2.84 −0.01 pp
1990 2.85 −0.04 pp
1989 2.89 −0.01 pp
1988 2.9 −0.02 pp
1987 2.92 −0.01 pp
1986 2.93 −0.01 pp
1985 2.95 +0.45 pp
1984 2.49 +0.43 pp
1983 2.07 −0.09 pp
1982 2.15 −0.05 pp
1981 2.2 −0.03 pp
1980 2.24 −0.05 pp
1979 2.29 −0.06 pp
1978 2.35 −0.05 pp
1977 2.39 −0.05 pp
1976 2.44 −0.35 pp
1975 2.79 −0.33 pp
1974 3.12 −0.01 pp
1973 3.13 +0.02 pp
1972 3.1 +0.05 pp
1971 3.06 +0.05 pp
1970 3.01 +0.04 pp
1969 2.97 +0.05 pp
1968 2.92 +0.05 pp
1967 2.87 +0.04 pp
1966 2.83 +0.05 pp
1965 2.78 +0.05 pp
1964 2.72 +0.06 pp
1963 2.67 +0.05 pp
1962 2.62 +0.04 pp
1961 2.58

About the indicator

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.