Democratic Republic of the Congo Population Pyramid 2026

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2026
Population: 116,452,161

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Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2026

In 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has an estimated population of 116,452,161 people. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 83,956,415; it has grown by 38.7% since. With a median age of 17.0 years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a youth dependency ratio of 89.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

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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