Democratic Republic of the Congo — Population history

Historical population data showing long-term demographic trends.

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects and national statistical offices.

Population history

Population by year

Year Total Male Female Density Filter
1950 12,294,000 5,759,000 6,534,000 5.42 1
1951 12,542,000 5,889,000 6,652,000 5.53
1952 12,803,000 6,025,000 6,778,000 5.65
1953 13,069,000 6,163,000 6,905,000 5.77
1954 13,343,000 6,305,000 7,037,000 5.89
1955 13,630,000 6,454,000 7,175,000 6.01
1956 13,929,000 6,609,000 7,320,000 6.15
1957 14,242,000 6,770,000 7,472,000 6.28
1958 14,557,000 6,932,000 7,624,000 6.42
1959 14,891,000 7,104,000 7,787,000 6.57
1960 15,264,000 7,295,000 7,969,000 6.73 1
1961 15,662,000 7,497,000 8,164,000 6.91
1962 16,075,000 7,707,000 8,368,000 7.09
1963 16,507,000 7,925,000 8,581,000 7.28
1964 16,955,000 8,150,000 8,804,000 7.48
1965 17,427,000 8,387,000 9,040,000 7.69
1966 17,931,000 8,642,000 9,289,000 7.91
1967 18,462,000 8,912,000 9,550,000 8.14
1968 19,012,000 9,191,000 9,821,000 8.39
1969 19,570,000 9,474,000 10,095,000 8.63
1970 20,137,000 9,762,000 10,375,000 8.88 1
1971 20,695,000 10,045,000 10,650,000 9.13
1972 21,251,000 10,327,000 10,924,000 9.37
1973 21,827,000 10,619,000 11,207,000 9.63
1974 22,418,000 10,919,000 11,499,000 9.89
1975 23,021,000 11,225,000 11,796,000 10.16
1976 23,624,000 11,531,000 12,092,000 10.42
1977 24,229,000 11,838,000 12,390,000 10.69
1978 24,992,000 12,225,000 12,767,000 11.02
1979 25,886,000 12,677,000 13,209,000 11.42 1
1980 26,711,000 13,095,000 13,615,000 11.78
1981 27,500,000 13,496,000 14,004,000 12.13
1982 28,338,000 13,921,000 14,416,000 12.50
1983 29,250,000 14,384,000 14,866,000 12.90
1984 30,245,000 14,887,000 15,357,000 13.34 1
1985 31,264,000 15,403,000 15,860,000 13.79
1986 32,265,000 15,910,000 16,354,000 14.23
1987 33,298,000 16,434,000 16,864,000 14.69
1988 34,382,000 16,982,000 17,400,000 15.17
1989 35,486,000 17,539,000 17,947,000 15.65 1
1990 36,684,000 18,142,000 18,541,000 16.18
1991 37,925,000 18,766,000 19,159,000 16.73
1992 39,228,000 19,419,000 19,809,000 17.30
1993 40,656,000 20,133,000 20,522,000 17.93 1
1994 42,626,000 21,117,000 21,509,000 18.80
1995 44,433,000 22,018,000 22,415,000 19.60
1996 45,296,000 22,442,000 22,853,000 19.98 1
1997 46,029,000 22,800,000 23,229,000 20.30
1998 47,297,000 23,418,000 23,878,000 20.86
1999 48,912,000 24,204,000 24,708,000 21.58
2000 50,507,000 24,987,000 25,520,000 22.28 1
2001 52,132,000 25,793,000 26,339,000 23.00
2002 53,750,000 26,594,000 27,155,000 23.71
2003 55,343,000 27,384,000 27,959,000 24.41 1
2004 56,997,000 28,206,000 28,791,000 25.14
2005 58,775,000 29,091,000 29,684,000 25.93
2006 60,615,000 30,007,000 30,608,000 26.74 1
2007 62,477,000 30,934,000 31,542,000 27.56
2008 64,390,000 31,887,000 32,502,000 28.40
2009 66,412,000 32,894,000 33,517,000 29.29 1
2010 68,563,000 33,964,000 34,598,000 30.24
2011 70,849,000 35,103,000 35,745,000 31.25 1
2012 73,254,000 36,301,000 36,952,000 32.31
2013 75,789,000 37,563,000 38,225,000 33.43 1
2014 78,403,000 38,864,000 39,538,000 34.58
2015 81,035,000 40,175,000 40,860,000 35.75 1
2016 83,956,000 41,630,000 42,326,000 37.03
2017 87,083,000 43,187,000 43,895,000 38.41 1
2018 90,047,000 44,662,000 45,385,000 39.72 1
2019 92,947,000 46,104,000 46,842,000 41.00
2020 95,989,000 47,616,000 48,373,000 42.34 1
2021 99,148,000 49,185,000 49,963,000 43.74
2022 102,396,000 50,798,000 51,598,000 45.17 1
2023 105,789,000 52,483,000 53,305,000 46.66 1
2024 109,276,000 54,216,000 55,059,000 48.20
2025 112,832,000 55,984,000 56,847,000 49.77 1
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