Republic of the Congo
Population 2026
6,637,786
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.36%
- Density
- 19 per km²
- Land area
- 341,500 km²
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Currency
- Franc (XAF)
- Official languages
- FR-CG, KG, LN-CG
- Urban population
- 64.1%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 198,6892026
- Deaths
- 40,9892026
- Birth rate
- 30.4per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.11
- Life expectancy
- 66.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.7
- Net migration
- -2,999
Age distribution
- 0–1439.9%
- 15–6457.0%
- 65+3.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $16.3B
- GDP per capita
- $2.5K
- GDP growth
- +3.1%
- Inflation
- 2.4%
- Unemployment
- 19.9%
- Exports
- $7.8B
- Imports
- $7.1B
- Tourism receipts
- 0.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture10.1%
- Industry35.6%
- Manufacturing12.9%
- Services54.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture36.4%
- Industry19.5%
- Services44.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrazzavilleBrazzaville | 1,982,0002025 |
| 2 | Pointe-NoirePointe-Noire | 1,032,0002026 |
| 3 | DolisieNiari | 121,0002026 |
| 4 | NkayiBouenza | 103,0002026 |
| 5 | KayesBouenza | 58,7372013 |
| 6 | ImpfondoLikouala | 48,9392026 |
| 7 | OuessoSangha | 40,6672026 |
| 8 | OwandoCuvette | 35,6982026 |
| 9 | SibitiLékoumou | 33,1222026 |
| 10 | LoutétéBouenza | 27,7262023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,637,786 | 199K | 41.0K |
| 2020 | 5,752,792 | 183K | 39.1K |
| 2010 | 4,462,304 | 174K | 36.7K |
| 2000 | 3,151,349 | 114K | 35.5K |
| 1990 | 2,380,562 | 92.6K | 25.4K |
| 1980 | 1,828,991 | 76.4K | 20.8K |
| 1970 | 1,397,640 | 61.7K | 19.3K |
| 1960 | 1,056,738 | 46.0K | 18.9K |
| 1950 | 835,269 | 38.0K | 19.9K |