Population of Congo
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 08 Jan 2025 |
The current population of Congo is 6,424,437 as of February 07, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Congo is projected at 6,332,961, or 6.33 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Congo is projected at 6,182,885, or 6.18 million people for the year 2023.
Congo ranks 113th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Congo is ranked 36th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 826,239 | 835,261 | 18,045 | 2.160 | 0.0335 |
1951 | 844,284 | 853,635 | 18,702 | 2.191 | 0.0336 |
1952 | 862,986 | 872,682 | 19,391 | 2.222 | 0.0338 |
1953 | 882,377 | 892,466 | 20,177 | 2.261 | 0.0339 |
1954 | 902,554 | 913,017 | 20,926 | 2.292 | 0.0340 |
1955 | 923,480 | 934,432 | 21,903 | 2.344 | 0.0341 |
1956 | 945,383 | 956,823 | 22,881 | 2.391 | 0.0342 |
1957 | 968,264 | 980,198 | 23,869 | 2.435 | 0.0344 |
1958 | 992,133 | 1,004,628 | 24,989 | 2.488 | 0.0345 |
1959 | 1,017,122 | 1,030,155 | 26,066 | 2.530 | 0.0347 |
1960 | 1,043,188 | 1,056,732 | 27,087 | 2.563 | 0.0350 |
1961 | 1,070,275 | 1,084,389 | 28,229 | 2.603 | 0.0354 |
1962 | 1,098,504 | 1,113,175 | 29,342 | 2.636 | 0.0356 |
1963 | 1,127,846 | 1,143,263 | 30,834 | 2.697 | 0.0358 |
1964 | 1,158,680 | 1,174,816 | 32,273 | 2.747 | 0.0360 |
1965 | 1,190,953 | 1,207,880 | 33,855 | 2.803 | 0.0362 |
1966 | 1,224,808 | 1,242,534 | 35,453 | 2.853 | 0.0365 |
1967 | 1,260,261 | 1,278,691 | 36,861 | 2.883 | 0.0368 |
1968 | 1,297,122 | 1,316,519 | 38,794 | 2.947 | 0.0371 |
1969 | 1,335,916 | 1,356,182 | 40,533 | 2.989 | 0.0375 |
1970 | 1,376,449 | 1,397,638 | 42,377 | 3.032 | 0.0378 |
1971 | 1,418,826 | 1,441,039 | 44,426 | 3.083 | 0.0382 |
1972 | 1,463,252 | 1,486,468 | 46,433 | 3.124 | 0.0387 |
1973 | 1,509,685 | 1,533,680 | 47,991 | 3.129 | 0.0391 |
1974 | 1,557,676 | 1,582,301 | 49,250 | 3.113 | 0.0396 |
1975 | 1,606,926 | 1,627,032 | 40,211 | 2.472 | 0.0400 |
1976 | 1,647,137 | 1,667,225 | 40,176 | 2.410 | 0.0402 |
1977 | 1,687,313 | 1,707,568 | 40,509 | 2.372 | 0.0405 |
1978 | 1,727,822 | 1,748,089 | 40,533 | 2.319 | 0.0407 |
1979 | 1,768,355 | 1,788,524 | 40,338 | 2.255 | 0.0409 |
1980 | 1,808,693 | 1,828,985 | 40,583 | 2.219 | 0.0411 |
1981 | 1,849,276 | 1,869,759 | 40,966 | 2.191 | 0.0413 |
1982 | 1,890,242 | 1,910,430 | 40,377 | 2.114 | 0.0414 |
1983 | 1,930,619 | 1,950,321 | 39,403 | 2.020 | 0.0415 |
1984 | 1,970,022 | 1,999,528 | 59,013 | 2.952 | 0.0418 |
1985 | 2,029,035 | 2,059,311 | 60,553 | 2.941 | 0.0423 |
1986 | 2,089,588 | 2,120,602 | 62,029 | 2.925 | 0.0428 |
1987 | 2,151,617 | 2,183,473 | 63,712 | 2.918 | 0.0432 |
1988 | 2,215,329 | 2,247,653 | 64,647 | 2.876 | 0.0437 |
1989 | 2,279,976 | 2,313,558 | 67,164 | 2.903 | 0.0442 |
1990 | 2,347,140 | 2,380,560 | 66,840 | 2.808 | 0.0447 |
1991 | 2,413,980 | 2,449,229 | 70,499 | 2.879 | 0.0452 |
1992 | 2,484,479 | 2,519,465 | 69,973 | 2.777 | 0.0458 |
1993 | 2,554,452 | 2,595,124 | 81,344 | 3.135 | 0.0464 |
1994 | 2,635,796 | 2,673,144 | 74,697 | 2.795 | 0.0471 |
1995 | 2,710,493 | 2,749,461 | 77,935 | 2.835 | 0.0477 |
1996 | 2,788,428 | 2,826,785 | 76,713 | 2.714 | 0.0484 |
1997 | 2,865,141 | 2,887,862 | 45,442 | 1.574 | 0.0487 |
1998 | 2,910,583 | 2,952,061 | 82,957 | 2.810 | 0.0491 |
1999 | 2,993,540 | 3,032,874 | 78,667 | 2.594 | 0.0498 |
2000 | 3,072,207 | 3,151,345 | 158,277 | 5.024 | 0.0511 |
2001 | 3,230,484 | 3,272,537 | 84,107 | 2.570 | 0.0523 |
2002 | 3,314,591 | 3,350,771 | 72,359 | 2.160 | 0.0529 |
2003 | 3,386,950 | 3,445,753 | 117,605 | 3.413 | 0.0537 |
2004 | 3,504,555 | 3,565,554 | 121,998 | 3.422 | 0.0548 |
2005 | 3,626,553 | 3,696,393 | 139,680 | 3.779 | 0.0561 |
2006 | 3,766,233 | 3,837,409 | 142,352 | 3.710 | 0.0575 |
2007 | 3,908,585 | 3,980,430 | 143,690 | 3.610 | 0.0589 |
2008 | 4,052,275 | 4,113,517 | 122,485 | 2.978 | 0.0601 |
2009 | 4,174,760 | 4,281,219 | 212,918 | 4.974 | 0.0618 |
2010 | 4,387,678 | 4,462,290 | 149,224 | 3.344 | 0.0635 |
2011 | 4,536,902 | 4,609,724 | 145,644 | 3.160 | 0.0648 |
2012 | 4,682,546 | 4,740,450 | 115,808 | 2.443 | 0.0658 |
2013 | 4,798,354 | 4,857,099 | 117,490 | 2.419 | 0.0666 |
2014 | 4,915,844 | 4,975,880 | 120,072 | 2.413 | 0.0674 |
2015 | 5,035,916 | 5,097,581 | 123,329 | 2.419 | 0.0682 |
2016 | 5,159,245 | 5,222,536 | 126,582 | 2.424 | 0.0691 |
2017 | 5,285,827 | 5,351,011 | 130,368 | 2.436 | 0.0700 |
2018 | 5,416,195 | 5,483,118 | 133,846 | 2.441 | 0.0709 |
2019 | 5,550,041 | 5,616,661 | 133,240 | 2.372 | 0.0719 |
2020 | 5,683,281 | 5,752,791 | 139,019 | 2.417 | 0.0729 |
2021 | 5,822,300 | 5,892,183 | 139,766 | 2.372 | 0.0741 |
2022 | 5,962,066 | 6,035,104 | 146,076 | 2.421 | 0.0752 |
2023 | 6,108,142 | 6,182,885 | 149,486 | 2.418 | 0.0764 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 6,257,628 | 6,332,961 | 150,666 | 2.379 | 0.0776 |
2025 | 6,408,294 | 6,484,437 | 152,286 | 2.349 | 0.0788 |
2026 | 6,560,580 | 6,637,785 | 154,411 | 2.326 | 0.0800 |
2027 | 6,714,991 | 6,794,294 | 158,606 | 2.335 | 0.0812 |
2028 | 6,873,597 | 6,953,972 | 160,751 | 2.312 | 0.0824 |
2029 | 7,034,348 | 7,116,463 | 164,230 | 2.308 | 0.0837 |
2030 | 7,198,578 | 7,282,266 | 167,377 | 2.299 | 0.0850 |
2031 | 7,365,955 | 7,452,409 | 172,909 | 2.320 | 0.0863 |
2032 | 7,538,864 | 7,626,477 | 175,226 | 2.298 | 0.0877 |
2033 | 7,714,090 | 7,802,999 | 177,818 | 2.279 | 0.0891 |
2034 | 7,891,908 | 7,981,344 | 178,872 | 2.241 | 0.0905 |
2035 | 8,070,780 | 8,160,733 | 179,905 | 2.205 | 0.0918 |
2036 | 8,250,685 | 8,341,711 | 182,053 | 2.183 | 0.0932 |
2037 | 8,432,738 | 8,524,801 | 184,127 | 2.160 | 0.0947 |
2038 | 8,616,865 | 8,709,726 | 185,721 | 2.132 | 0.0961 |
2039 | 8,802,586 | 8,896,174 | 187,176 | 2.104 | 0.0975 |
2040 | 8,989,762 | 9,083,971 | 188,419 | 2.074 | 0.0990 |
2041 | 9,178,181 | 9,274,659 | 192,957 | 2.081 | 0.1005 |
2042 | 9,371,138 | 9,466,760 | 191,243 | 2.020 | 0.1019 |
2043 | 9,562,381 | 9,658,842 | 192,921 | 1.997 | 0.1034 |
2044 | 9,755,302 | 9,850,507 | 190,410 | 1.933 | 0.1049 |
2045 | 9,945,712 | 10,041,901 | 192,378 | 1.916 | 0.1064 |
2046 | 10,138,090 | 10,234,371 | 192,563 | 1.882 | 0.1079 |
2047 | 10,330,653 | 10,427,912 | 194,518 | 1.865 | 0.1094 |
2048 | 10,525,171 | 10,621,399 | 192,456 | 1.812 | 0.1109 |
2049 | 10,717,627 | 10,813,655 | 192,056 | 1.776 | 0.1124 |
2050 | 10,909,683 | 11,006,471 | 193,577 | 1.759 | 0.1139 |
2051 | 11,103,260 | 11,200,449 | 194,378 | 1.735 | 0.1154 |
2052 | 11,297,638 | 11,394,540 | 193,805 | 1.701 | 0.1170 |
2053 | 11,491,443 | 11,588,702 | 194,519 | 1.679 | 0.1185 |
2054 | 11,685,962 | 11,783,763 | 195,602 | 1.660 | 0.1201 |
2055 | 11,881,564 | 11,977,754 | 192,381 | 1.606 | 0.1216 |
2056 | 12,073,945 | 12,170,789 | 193,687 | 1.591 | 0.1232 |
2057 | 12,267,632 | 12,364,401 | 193,539 | 1.565 | 0.1248 |
2058 | 12,461,171 | 12,558,479 | 194,616 | 1.550 | 0.1264 |
2059 | 12,655,787 | 12,754,017 | 196,461 | 1.540 | 0.1280 |
2060 | 12,852,248 | 12,950,780 | 197,063 | 1.522 | 0.1296 |
2061 | 13,049,311 | 13,148,492 | 198,361 | 1.509 | 0.1313 |
2062 | 13,247,672 | 13,348,745 | 202,145 | 1.514 | 0.1330 |
2063 | 13,449,817 | 13,549,289 | 198,943 | 1.468 | 0.1347 |
2064 | 13,648,760 | 13,747,451 | 197,382 | 1.436 | 0.1364 |
2065 | 13,846,142 | 13,945,147 | 198,009 | 1.420 | 0.1380 |
2066 | 14,044,151 | 14,143,856 | 199,410 | 1.410 | 0.1397 |
2067 | 14,243,561 | 14,340,898 | 194,675 | 1.358 | 0.1414 |
2068 | 14,438,236 | 14,536,301 | 196,130 | 1.349 | 0.1431 |
2069 | 14,634,366 | 14,733,635 | 198,538 | 1.348 | 0.1448 |
2070 | 14,832,904 | 14,929,960 | 194,113 | 1.300 | 0.1465 |
2071 | 15,027,017 | 15,124,135 | 194,235 | 1.284 | 0.1482 |
2072 | 15,221,252 | 15,317,711 | 192,919 | 1.259 | 0.1499 |
2073 | 15,414,171 | 15,510,183 | 192,024 | 1.238 | 0.1516 |
2074 | 15,606,195 | 15,700,217 | 188,043 | 1.198 | 0.1533 |
2075 | 15,794,238 | 15,888,666 | 188,857 | 1.189 | 0.1550 |
2076 | 15,983,095 | 16,074,470 | 182,750 | 1.137 | 0.1567 |
2077 | 16,165,845 | 16,257,211 | 182,732 | 1.124 | 0.1583 |
2078 | 16,348,577 | 16,440,547 | 183,940 | 1.119 | 0.1600 |
2079 | 16,532,517 | 16,622,258 | 179,482 | 1.080 | 0.1617 |
2080 | 16,711,999 | 16,802,276 | 180,555 | 1.075 | 0.1634 |
2081 | 16,892,554 | 16,980,264 | 175,419 | 1.033 | 0.1651 |
2082 | 17,067,973 | 17,158,125 | 180,305 | 1.051 | 0.1668 |
2083 | 17,248,278 | 17,336,315 | 176,073 | 1.016 | 0.1685 |
2084 | 17,424,351 | 17,511,543 | 174,385 | 0.996 | 0.1702 |
2085 | 17,598,736 | 17,683,692 | 169,911 | 0.961 | 0.1719 |
2086 | 17,768,647 | 17,854,605 | 171,916 | 0.963 | 0.1736 |
2087 | 17,940,563 | 18,025,474 | 169,822 | 0.942 | 0.1753 |
2088 | 18,110,385 | 18,195,509 | 170,248 | 0.936 | 0.1770 |
2089 | 18,280,633 | 18,362,315 | 163,363 | 0.890 | 0.1787 |
2090 | 18,443,996 | 18,525,565 | 163,138 | 0.881 | 0.1804 |
2091 | 18,607,134 | 18,687,358 | 160,448 | 0.859 | 0.1820 |
2092 | 18,767,582 | 18,846,995 | 158,825 | 0.843 | 0.1837 |
2093 | 18,926,407 | 19,003,267 | 153,719 | 0.809 | 0.1854 |
2094 | 19,080,126 | 19,155,559 | 150,866 | 0.788 | 0.1870 |
2095 | 19,230,992 | 19,305,619 | 149,254 | 0.773 | 0.1886 |
2096 | 19,380,246 | 19,454,162 | 147,833 | 0.760 | 0.1902 |
2097 | 19,528,079 | 19,600,617 | 145,075 | 0.740 | 0.1919 |
2098 | 19,673,154 | 19,745,458 | 144,607 | 0.732 | 0.1935 |
2099 | 19,817,761 | 19,887,449 | 139,377 | 0.701 | 0.1951 |
2100 | 19,957,138 | 20,025,644 | 137,012 | 0.684 | 0.1967 |