Democratic Republic of the Congo Population Pyramid 2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2023
Population: 105,789,731

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-5 -1   2023  +1 +5

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Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023

The population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 was 105,789,732. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 39.6%, up from 75,789,395 in 2013. With a median age of 16.9 years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo had a youth dependency ratio of 90.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.0 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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