Democratic Republic of the Congo Population Pyramid 1950

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1950
Population: 12,294,287

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1950

As of 1950, the Democratic Republic of the Congo counted 12,294,287 inhabitants. With a median age of 18.2 years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo had a youth dependency ratio of 82.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.1 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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