DR Congo's population rose from 45.3M in 1996 to 113M in 2025.
DR Congo · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
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DR Congo's population growth rose from 1.9 % in 1996 to 3.2 % in 2025.
DR Congo's population density rose from 18.8 in 1994 to 46.7 in 2023.
DR Congo's population, female (% of total) fell from 50.5 % in 1996 to 50.4 % in 2025.
DR Congo's urbanisation rose from 32.9 % in 1996 to 45.1 % in 2025.
DR Congo's urban population rose from 14.9M in 1996 to 50.9M in 2025.
DR Congo's rural population rose from 30.4M in 1996 to 61.9M in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −1.2 %3rd of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −1.0 %5th of 217
- Death rate, crudedown −1.2 %75th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −1.6 %201st of 217
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- Median ageup +0.0 yrs211th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.1 pts5th of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.1 pts214th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.0 pts191st of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.3 pts4th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.0 pts178th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −1.3 %180th of 217
- Migrant stockunchanged +0.0 pts172nd of 216
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- Refugees hosteddown −1.1 %15th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs205th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.2 yrs202nd of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs207th of 217