Population in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 112,832,473 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 639.2%.
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 | 113M | +3.56M | +3.25% |
| 2024 | 109M | +3.49M | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 106M | +3.39M | +3.31% |
| 2022 | 102M | +3.25M | +3.28% |
| 2021 | 99.15M | +3.16M | +3.29% |
| 2020 | 95.99M | +3.04M | +3.27% |
| 2019 | 92.95M | +2.9M | +3.22% |
| 2018 | 90.05M | +2.96M | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 87.08M | +3.13M | +3.72% |
| 2016 | 83.96M | +2.92M | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 81.04M | +2.63M | +3.36% |
| 2014 | 78.4M | +2.61M | +3.45% |
| 2013 | 75.79M | +2.53M | +3.46% |
| 2012 | 73.25M | +2.41M | +3.39% |
| 2011 | 70.85M | +2.29M | +3.33% |
| 2010 | 68.56M | +2.15M | +3.24% |
| 2009 | 66.41M | +2.02M | +3.14% |
| 2008 | 64.39M | +1.91M | +3.06% |
| 2007 | 62.48M | +1.86M | +3.07% |
| 2006 | 60.62M | +1.84M | +3.13% |
| 2005 | 58.78M | +1.78M | +3.12% |
| 2004 | 57M | +1.65M | +2.99% |
| 2003 | 55.34M | +1.59M | +2.96% |
| 2002 | 53.75M | +1.62M | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 52.13M | +1.63M | +3.22% |
| 2000 | 50.51M | +1.59M | +3.26% |
| 1999 | 48.91M | +1.62M | +3.42% |
| 1998 | 47.3M | +1.27M | +2.75% |
| 1997 | 46.03M | +733,778 | +1.62% |
| 1996 | 45.3M | +862,420 | +1.94% |
| 1995 | 44.43M | +1.81M | +4.24% |
| 1994 | 42.63M | +1.97M | +4.85% |
| 1993 | 40.66M | +1.43M | +3.64% |
| 1992 | 39.23M | +1.3M | +3.44% |
| 1991 | 37.93M | +1.24M | +3.38% |
| 1990 | 36.68M | +1.2M | +3.37% |
| 1989 | 35.49M | +1.1M | +3.21% |
| 1988 | 34.38M | +1.08M | +3.25% |
| 1987 | 33.3M | +1.03M | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 32.27M | +1M | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 31.26M | +1.02M | +3.37% |
| 1984 | 30.25M | +994,118 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 29.25M | +912,773 | +3.22% |
| 1982 | 28.34M | +837,675 | +3.05% |
| 1981 | 27.5M | +789,416 | +2.96% |
| 1980 | 26.71M | +824,317 | +3.18% |
| 1979 | 25.89M | +894,093 | +3.58% |
| 1978 | 24.99M | +763,628 | +3.15% |
| 1977 | 24.23M | +605,030 | +2.56% |
| 1976 | 23.62M | +602,930 | +2.62% |
| 1975 | 23.02M | +602,223 | +2.69% |
| 1974 | 22.42M | +591,213 | +2.71% |
| 1973 | 21.83M | +576,505 | +2.71% |
| 1972 | 21.25M | +555,591 | +2.68% |
| 1971 | 20.7M | +558,133 | +2.77% |
| 1970 | 20.14M | +566,991 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 19.57M | +558,256 | +2.94% |
| 1968 | 19.01M | +549,407 | +2.98% |
| 1967 | 18.46M | +530,853 | +2.96% |
| 1966 | 17.93M | +504,127 | +2.89% |
| 1965 | 17.43M | +472,475 | +2.79% |
| 1964 | 16.96M | +447,728 | +2.71% |
| 1963 | 16.51M | +431,875 | +2.69% |
| 1962 | 16.08M | +413,350 | +2.64% |
| 1961 | 15.66M | +397,528 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 15.26M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Democratic Republic of the Congo
113M
Angola
39.04M
Cameroon
29.88M
Chad
21M
Republic of the Congo
6.48M
Central African Republic
5.51M
Gabon
2.59M
Equatorial Guinea
1.94M
Sao Tome and Principe
240,254
Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.
Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Demography Population densityHow many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.