Population of Congo (2024)

Congo population

7,979,419

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 153,686 Deaths today 4

Congo Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Roman Catholic 50% 4,066,553 people
Protestant 20% 1,626,621 people
Kimbanguist 10% 813,311 people
Muslim 10% 813,311 people
other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10% 813,311 people

Congo Population by Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Bantu (Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic)) 99.99% 8,132,292 people
other 0.01% 813 people

Congo population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 90,169,404 45,014,925 45,154,479 100 100 100 99.7
00-04 15,568,453 7,861,181 7,707,272 17.3 17.5 17.1 102
05-09 13,402,607 6,758,896 6,643,711 14.9 15 14.7 101.7
10-14 11,586,881 5,835,890 5,750,991 12.9 13 12.7 101.5
15-19 9,805,958 4,928,376 4,877,582 10.9 10.9 10.8 101
20-24 8,065,544 4,037,230 4,028,314 8.9 9 8.9 100.2
25-29 6,710,859 3,351,620 3,359,239 7.4 7.4 7.4 99.8
30-34 5,518,233 2,748,145 2,770,088 6.1 6.1 6.1 99.2
35-39 4,474,283 2,222,289 2,251,994 5 4.9 5 98.7
40-44 3,604,909 1,784,530 1,820,379 4 4 4 98
45-49 2,956,607 1,457,847 1,498,760 3.3 3.2 3.3 97.3
50-54 2,405,510 1,178,273 1,227,237 2.7 2.6 2.7 96
55-59 1,912,064 927,803 984,261 2.1 2.1 2.2 94.3
60-64 1,475,848 707,083 768,765 1.6 1.6 1.7 92
65-69 1,091,203 514,118 577,085 1.2 1.1 1.3 89.1
70-74 782,785 356,880 425,905 0.9 0.8 0.9 83.8
75-79 475,518 209,106 266,412 0.5 0.5 0.6 78.5
80-84 230,304 96,699 133,605 0.3 0.2 0.3 72.4
85-89 80,900 31,797 49,103 0.1 0.1 0.1 64.8
90-94 18,369 6,436 11,933 0 0 0 53.9
95-99 2,392 688 1,704 0 0 0 40.4
100+ 177 38 139 0 0 0 27.3

Congo Age structure and Population pyramid

Congo Age structure and Population pyramid

Congo Sex ratio

Congo Sex ratio

Congo Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Congo

Congo Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 98,618,625 3.00 2,873,772 99.78 43.50
2022 95,744,853 3.03 2,816,580 99.75 42.23
2021 92,928,273 3.06 2,758,869 99.72 40.99
2020 90,169,404 3.09 2,701,179 99.69 39.77
2019 87,468,225 3.12 2,642,871 99.66 38.58
2018 84,825,354 3.14 2,582,669 99.62 37.42
2017 82,242,685 3.16 2,520,061 99.58 36.28
2016 79,722,624 3.18 2,455,810 99.53 35.17
2015 77,266,814 3.19 2,389,784 99.48 34.08
2014 74,877,030 3.20 2,324,169 99.43 33.03
2013 72,552,861 3.22 2,261,701 99.37 32.00
2012 70,291,160 3.24 2,203,784 99.31 31.01
2011 68,087,376 3.26 2,148,664 99.24 30.03
2010 65,938,712 3.28 2,093,615 99.18 29.09
2005 56,089,536 16.73 8,040,872 98.82 24.74
2000 48,048,664 13.90 5,865,044 98.43 21.19
1995 42,183,620 20.65 7,220,944 98.01 18.61
1990 34,962,676 16.60 4,977,011 97.45 15.42
1985 29,985,665 13.77 3,628,258 96.78 13.23
1980 26,357,407 15.09 3,455,132 96.00 11.63
1975 22,902,275 14.45 2,892,373 95.10 10.10
1970 20,009,902 15.20 2,640,043 94.05 8.83
1965 17,369,859 13.91 2,121,613 92.84 7.66
1960 15,248,246 12.80 1,730,727 91.45 6.73
1955 13,517,519 10.95 1,333,858 89.87 5.96
1950 12,183,661 88.12 5.37
Chart population Congo Population (1950 - 2024)