Democratic Republic of the Congo Population Pyramid 1980

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1980
Population: 26,711,098

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-5 -1   1980  +1 +5

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Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1980

As of 1980, the Democratic Republic of the Congo counted 26,711,098 inhabitants. That is 32.6% more than in 1970, when the population stood at 20,137,436. With a median age of 17.9 years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo had a youth dependency ratio of 83.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.4 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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