Democratic Republic of the Congo
Population 2026
116,452,162
Overview
- Yearly change
- +3.21%
- Density
- 51 per km²
- Land area
- 2,267,050 km²
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Currency
- Franc (CDF)
- Official languages
- FR-CD, LN, KTU, KG
- Urban population
- 45.1%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 4,634,9792026
- Deaths
- 958,9312026
- Birth rate
- 40.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 8.4per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 5.98
- Life expectancy
- 62.1At birth, years
- Median age
- 15.9
- Net migration
- -27,309
Age distribution
- 0–1445.9%
- 15–6451.0%
- 65+3.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $91.0B
- GDP per capita
- $807
- GDP growth
- +5.8%
- Inflation
- 2.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Exports
- $39.5B
- Imports
- $40.0B
- Tourism receipts
- 0.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture8.9%
- Industry39.7%
- Manufacturing7.9%
- Services48.0%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture58.5%
- Industry8.0%
- Services33.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KinshasaKinshasa | 16,000,0002023 |
| 2 | LubumbashiHaut-Katanga | 2,221,9252026 |
| 3 | Mbuji-MayiEast Kasai | 2,101,3322026 |
| 4 | KisanganiTshopo | 1,602,1442026 |
| 5 | KanangaKasai-Central | 1,271,7042026 |
| 6 | BukavuSouth Kivu | 816,8112026 |
| 7 | KolweziLualaba | 790,2482026 |
| 8 | LikasiHaut-Katanga | 635,7682023 |
| 9 | TshikapaKasai | 634,5292023 |
| 10 | KikwitKwilu | 509,3672023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116,452,162 | 4.6M | 959K |
| 2020 | 95,990,000 | 4.0M | 894K |
| 2010 | 68,563,038 | 3.0M | 799K |
| 2000 | 50,507,445 | 2.3M | 738K |
| 1990 | 36,684,065 | 1.7M | 618K |
| 1980 | 26,711,098 | 1.2M | 507K |
| 1970 | 20,137,442 | 958K | 425K |
| 1960 | 15,264,853 | 718K | 355K |
| 1950 | 12,294,293 | 564K | 327K |