Congo Population Pyramid 1970

Congo
1970
Population: 1,397,637

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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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Congo in 1970

As of 1970, the Congo counted 1,397,637 inhabitants. That is 32.3% more than in 1960, when the population stood at 1,056,732. With a median age of 17.6 years, the Congo had a youth dependency ratio of 86.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.9 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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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