Population in Congo

236 indicators covering population for Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 2,398 thousands 2025 up 27.0% 123rd
General government total expenditure 1.99 trillion current LCU 2025 down 31.3% 63rd
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 60.0% 2024 down 21.1% 46th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 27.2% 2021 up 20.1% 181st
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 27.2% 2021 up 20.1% 181st
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 20.6% 2021 up 23.6% 224th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 55.0% 2021 up 17.5% 213th
Share of people practicing open defecation 8.4% 2021 down 3.7% 34th
Population growth 2.4% 2024 down 0.7% 33rd
Rural population 30.4% 2024 down 13.0% 124th
DEC alternative conversion factor 606.35 LCU per US$ 2024 up 22.8% 31st
Official exchange rate 606.35 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 22.8% 32nd
GDP 9.53 trillion current LCU 2024 up 7.7% 61st
GDP per capita 1.51 million current LCU 2024 down 15.4% 37th
GDP 15.72 billion current US$ 2024 down 12.3% 142nd
GDP per capita 2,482 current US$ 2024 down 31.1% 163rd
GDP 4.71 trillion constant LCU 2024 down 14.1% 58th
GDP deflator 202.17 base year varies by country 2024 up 25.4% 48th
GDP growth 2.6% 2024 down 61.2% 129th
GDP at market prices 10.64 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 down 14.1% 147th
GNI 9.09 trillion current LCU 2024 up 1.2% 60th
GNI per capita 1.43 million current LCU 2024 down 20.5% 37th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,410 current US$ 2024 down 36.6% 158th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 6.3% 2021 up 3.1% 171st
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 55.1 2023 up 69.0% 148th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 0.3% 2021 down 25.4% 157th
Population growth rate 2.4% 2023 down 0.0% 31st
Population 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 113th
Population: comparison of UN projections 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 113th
Birth rate 30.63 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 16.8% 29th
Number of births, by world region 189,365 births 2023 up 5.9% 86th
Annual change in population 147,786 people 2023 up 26.7% 75th
Population 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 114th
Number of children under 15, by world region 2.53 million people 2023 up 25.9% 92nd
Population by age group 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 113th
Life expectancy by sex 67.46 years 2023 up 4.7% 209th
Total dependency ratio 77.9% 2023 down 0.9% 29th
Youth dependency ratio 72.7% 2023 down 1.5% 26th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 180,205 people 2023 up 38.7% 139th
Population by age group 180,205 people 2023 up 38.7% 139th
Population growth rate with and without migration 2.4% 2023 down 0.0% 31st
Median age vs. births per woman 18.31 years 2023 down 0.8% 208th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 180,205 people 2023 up 38.7% 139th
The global population hockey stick 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 114th
Number of births 189,365 births 2023 up 5.9% 86th
Population 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 113th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 2.53 million people 2023 up 25.9% 92nd
Population 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 114th
Births, by age of mother 49 births 2023 up 25.6% 60th
Population by age group 885,681 people 2023 up 8.3% 90th
Share of births by age of mother 19.6% 2023 up 14.8% 15th
Birth rate 30.63 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 16.8% 29th
Birth rate by women's age group 109.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 11.0% 15th
Has the population peaked? 6.18 million people 2023 up 27.3% 113th
Life expectancy at birth, total 65.77 years 2023 up 4.5% 185th
Fertility rate, total 4.16 births per woman 2023 down 12.1% 23rd
Mortality rate, infant 27.6 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 25.8% 53rd
Total population by age 11.97 2023 up 44.9% 139th
Population density of the capital city 16,824 people per km² 2100 down 2.5% 6th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.2% 2022 down 28.1% 123rd