Gender in Democratic Republic of Congo 201 indicators covering gender for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 59,241 2030 up 34.0% 6th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year 2030 down 27.8% 3rd Population 72,291 2030 up 39.6% 18th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,291 2030 up 39.6% 18th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year 2030 up 10.7% 5th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.15 million 2025 up 31.5% 5th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.18 million 2025 up 32.1% 6th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.08 million 2025 up 33.4% 6th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.11 million 2025 up 34.2% 6th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.02 million 2025 up 34.7% 6th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.04 million 2025 up 35.7% 6th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.95 million 2025 up 36.0% 6th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.97 million 2025 up 37.0% 7th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.89 million 2025 up 37.6% 6th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.91 million 2025 up 38.6% 7th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 1.83 million 2025 up 39.0% 7th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 1.84 million 2025 up 40.0% 8th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.87 2027 up 1.8% 119th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.55 2025 up 13.4% 141st Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.314 2025 up 57.8% 154th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.61 2025 up 20.8% 121st Women's Political Participation Index 0.727 2025 down 1.6% 140th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.55 2025 up 13.4% 141st Key features of women's political empowerment 0.55 2025 up 13.4% 141st Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year 2025 — 124th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.55 2025 up 13.4% 141st Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 1 2025 — 1st Prevalence of obesity, female 9.1% 2024 up 53.0% 181st Prevalence of obesity, male 4.1% 2024 up 39.4% 187th Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.72 years 2024 up 4.9% 189th Life expectancy at age 60, male 17.49 years 2024 up 11.3% 131st Share of women who are obese 9.1% 2024 up 52.9% 184th Share of women who are overweight or obese 29.8% 2024 up 39.3% 186th Share of overweight men vs. women 15.3% 2024 up 22.9% 193rd Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 64.9% 2024 up 11.5% 200th Share of women who are married or in a union 18.0% 2018 down 18.5% 32nd Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.4% 10th Population, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 4.5% 12th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.9% 104th Women and men have the same rights to own property 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 170th Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 14.6 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 2.4% 191st Women, Business and the Law Index 78.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 85.3% 107th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 0.1% 5th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 46.66 units per square kilometre 2023 up 39.6% 129th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 0.1% 182nd Labor force, female 19.17 million 2025 up 39.4% 16th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1699 units per person 2025 up 0.1% 128th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 index 2025 up 8.6% 28th Page 1 of 4 Next →