Congo Population Pyramid 1960

Congo
1960
Population: 1,056,731

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Congo in 1960

As of 1960, the Congo counted 1,056,732 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1950, the population was 835,262; it has grown by 26.5% since. Half of the population was younger than 18.8 years; 42.7% were children under 15 and 3.5% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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