Dem. Rep. Congo - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Dem. Rep. Congo was 89,561,410 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89,561,410 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15,248,260 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 15,248,260
1961 15,637,700
1962 16,041,190
1963 16,461,830
1964 16,903,830
1965 17,369,880
1966 17,862,050
1967 18,378,620
1968 18,913,870
1969 19,459,820
1970 20,011,030
1971 20,564,060
1972 21,121,360
1973 21,690,450
1974 22,282,130
1975 22,903,590
1976 23,560,470
1977 24,249,130
1978 24,956,390
1979 25,663,600
1980 26,358,900
1981 27,040,330
1982 27,717,290
1983 28,403,860
1984 29,119,660
1985 29,881,220
1986 30,683,880
1987 31,528,700
1988 32,443,780
1989 33,464,770
1990 34,612,020
1991 35,908,240
1992 37,333,920
1993 38,815,840
1994 40,252,970
1995 41,576,240
1996 42,757,240
1997 43,827,190
1998 44,849,970
1999 45,919,620
2000 47,105,830
2001 48,428,540
2002 49,871,670
2003 51,425,580
2004 53,068,870
2005 54,785,900
2006 56,578,050
2007 58,453,690
2008 60,411,200
2009 62,448,570
2010 64,563,850
2011 66,755,150
2012 69,020,750
2013 71,358,800
2014 73,767,450
2015 76,244,530
2016 78,789,130
2017 81,398,770
2018 84,068,100
2019 86,790,570
2020 89,561,410

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Dem. Rep. Congo was 44,851,230 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,851,230 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,964,767 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 7,964,767
1961 8,155,715
1962 8,353,723
1963 8,560,398
1964 8,777,873
1965 9,007,548
1966 9,250,458
1967 9,505,717
1968 9,770,354
1969 10,040,200
1970 10,312,460
1971 10,585,330
1972 10,860,070
1973 11,140,570
1974 11,432,420
1975 11,739,300
1976 12,064,130
1977 12,405,020
1978 12,755,210
1979 13,105,150
1980 13,448,750
1981 13,784,960
1982 14,118,610
1983 14,456,890
1984 14,809,880
1985 15,186,030
1986 15,583,040
1987 16,001,400
1988 16,455,200
1989 16,962,300
1990 17,532,880
1991 18,178,340
1992 18,888,880
1993 19,627,640
1994 20,343,780
1995 21,002,520
1996 21,589,560
1997 22,120,550
1998 22,627,600
1999 23,157,970
2000 23,746,690
2001 24,403,740
2002 25,121,040
2003 25,893,610
2004 26,710,610
2005 27,564,080
2006 28,454,740
2007 29,386,780
2008 30,359,390
2009 31,371,540
2010 32,422,240
2011 33,510,550
2012 34,635,680
2013 35,796,890
2014 36,993,480
2015 38,224,570
2016 39,489,790
2017 40,787,890
2018 42,116,220
2019 43,471,460
2020 44,851,230

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 50.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.23 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.08 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 52.23
1961 52.15
1962 52.08
1963 52.00
1964 51.93
1965 51.86
1966 51.79
1967 51.72
1968 51.66
1969 51.59
1970 51.53
1971 51.47
1972 51.42
1973 51.36
1974 51.31
1975 51.26
1976 51.20
1977 51.16
1978 51.11
1979 51.07
1980 51.02
1981 50.98
1982 50.94
1983 50.90
1984 50.86
1985 50.82
1986 50.79
1987 50.75
1988 50.72
1989 50.69
1990 50.66
1991 50.62
1992 50.59
1993 50.57
1994 50.54
1995 50.52
1996 50.49
1997 50.47
1998 50.45
1999 50.43
2000 50.41
2001 50.39
2002 50.37
2003 50.35
2004 50.33
2005 50.31
2006 50.29
2007 50.27
2008 50.25
2009 50.24
2010 50.22
2011 50.20
2012 50.18
2013 50.16
2014 50.15
2015 50.13
2016 50.12
2017 50.11
2018 50.10
2019 50.09
2020 50.08

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Dem. Rep. Congo was 44,710,170 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,710,170 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,283,489 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 7,283,489
1961 7,481,985
1962 7,687,464
1963 7,901,430
1964 8,125,957
1965 8,362,334
1966 8,611,594
1967 8,872,903
1968 9,143,520
1969 9,419,615
1970 9,698,575
1971 9,978,729
1972 10,261,290
1973 10,549,870
1974 10,849,710
1975 11,164,290
1976 11,496,340
1977 11,844,110
1978 12,201,180
1979 12,558,450
1980 12,910,160
1981 13,255,370
1982 13,598,680
1983 13,946,970
1984 14,309,790
1985 14,695,190
1986 15,100,840
1987 15,527,310
1988 15,988,590
1989 16,502,470
1990 17,079,140
1991 17,729,900
1992 18,445,040
1993 19,188,200
1994 19,909,200
1995 20,573,720
1996 21,167,680
1997 21,706,640
1998 22,222,370
1999 22,761,640
2000 23,359,140
2001 24,024,790
2002 24,750,630
2003 25,531,970
2004 26,358,260
2005 27,221,810
2006 28,123,310
2007 29,066,900
2008 30,051,810
2009 31,077,040
2010 32,141,620
2011 33,244,600
2012 34,385,070
2013 35,561,910
2014 36,773,960
2015 38,019,960
2016 39,299,340
2017 40,610,870
2018 41,951,880
2019 43,319,100
2020 44,710,170

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 49.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.92 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.77 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 47.77
1961 47.85
1962 47.92
1963 48.00
1964 48.07
1965 48.14
1966 48.21
1967 48.28
1968 48.34
1969 48.41
1970 48.47
1971 48.53
1972 48.58
1973 48.64
1974 48.69
1975 48.74
1976 48.80
1977 48.84
1978 48.89
1979 48.93
1980 48.98
1981 49.02
1982 49.06
1983 49.10
1984 49.14
1985 49.18
1986 49.21
1987 49.25
1988 49.28
1989 49.31
1990 49.34
1991 49.38
1992 49.41
1993 49.43
1994 49.46
1995 49.48
1996 49.51
1997 49.53
1998 49.55
1999 49.57
2000 49.59
2001 49.61
2002 49.63
2003 49.65
2004 49.67
2005 49.69
2006 49.71
2007 49.73
2008 49.75
2009 49.76
2010 49.78
2011 49.80
2012 49.82
2013 49.84
2014 49.85
2015 49.87
2016 49.88
2017 49.89
2018 49.90
2019 49.91
2020 49.92

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population