Population of Congo

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date	16 Jun 2024

The current population of Congo is 6,254,419 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Congo is projected at 6,244,547, or 6.24 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Congo is projected at 6,106,869, or 6.11 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.

Congo population projections

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2022	5,902,552	5,970,424	135,744	2.274	0.07
2023	6,038,296	6,106,869	137,146	2.246	0.08
2024	6,175,442	6,244,547	138,211	2.213	0.08
2025	6,313,653	6,383,738	140,170	2.196	0.08
2026	6,453,823	6,525,029	142,411	2.183	0.08
2027	6,596,234	6,668,564	144,660	2.169	0.08
2028	6,740,894	6,814,649	147,510	2.165	0.08
2029	6,888,404	6,963,560	150,312	2.159	0.08
2030	7,038,716	7,114,987	152,542	2.144	0.08
2031	7,191,258	7,268,403	154,290	2.123	0.08
2032	7,345,548	7,423,724	156,351	2.106	0.09
2033	7,501,899	7,580,970	158,142	2.086	0.09
2034	7,660,041	7,740,041	160,000	2.067	0.09
2035	7,820,041	7,900,720	161,357	2.042	0.09
2036	7,981,398	8,062,410	162,025	2.010	0.09
2037	8,143,423	8,225,004	163,163	1.984	0.09
2038	8,306,586	8,388,788	164,404	1.960	0.09
2039	8,470,990	8,553,623	165,267	1.932	0.09
2040	8,636,257	8,719,512	166,509	1.910	0.09
2041	8,802,766	8,886,023	166,515	1.874	0.10
2042	8,969,281	9,052,455	166,348	1.838	0.10
2043	9,135,629	9,218,712	166,166	1.803	0.10
2044	9,301,795	9,384,941	166,292	1.772	0.10
2045	9,468,087	9,551,478	166,781	1.746	0.10
2046	9,634,868	9,718,073	166,409	1.712	0.10
2047	9,801,277	9,884,345	166,137	1.681	0.10
2048	9,967,414	10,049,919	165,011	1.642	0.10
2049	10,132,425	10,214,662	164,473	1.610	0.11
2050	10,296,898	10,378,912	164,027	1.580	0.11
2051	10,460,925	10,542,609	163,368	1.550	0.11
2052	10,624,293	10,706,122	163,658	1.529	0.11
2053	10,787,951	10,869,382	162,863	1.498	0.11
2054	10,950,814	11,032,118	162,608	1.474	0.11
2055	11,113,422	11,194,874	162,904	1.455	0.11
2056	11,276,326	11,357,451	162,251	1.429	0.11
2057	11,438,577	11,519,396	161,638	1.403	0.12
2058	11,600,215	11,680,903	161,375	1.382	0.12
2059	11,761,590	11,841,917	160,654	1.357	0.12
2060	11,922,244	12,002,439	160,390	1.336	0.12
2061	12,082,634	12,162,534	159,801	1.314	0.12
2062	12,242,435	12,322,040	159,210	1.292	0.12
2063	12,401,645	12,480,761	158,232	1.268	0.12
2064	12,559,877	12,638,513	157,272	1.244	0.12
2065	12,717,149	12,795,190	156,082	1.220	0.13
2066	12,873,231	12,951,556	156,649	1.210	0.13
2067	13,029,880	13,107,995	156,230	1.192	0.13
2068	13,186,110	13,263,468	154,715	1.166	0.13
2069	13,340,825	13,418,013	154,375	1.151	0.13
2070	13,495,200	13,571,698	152,995	1.127	0.13
2071	13,648,195	13,724,178	151,967	1.107	0.13
2072	13,800,162	13,875,316	150,307	1.083	0.13
2073	13,950,469	14,024,665	148,391	1.058	0.14
2074	14,098,860	14,171,590	145,460	1.026	0.14
2075	14,244,320	14,316,585	144,530	1.010	0.14
2076	14,388,850	14,459,763	141,825	0.981	0.14
2077	14,530,675	14,600,683	140,015	0.959	0.14
2078	14,670,690	14,739,473	137,566	0.933	0.14
2079	14,808,256	14,875,693	134,875	0.907	0.14
2080	14,943,131	15,008,736	131,209	0.874	0.14
2081	15,074,340	15,139,124	129,568	0.856	0.15
2082	15,203,908	15,267,264	126,712	0.830	0.15
2083	15,330,620	15,392,760	124,280	0.807	0.15
2084	15,454,900	15,516,252	122,703	0.791	0.15
2085	15,577,603	15,637,795	120,384	0.770	0.15
2086	15,697,987	15,756,681	117,388	0.745	0.15
2087	15,815,375	15,872,729	114,709	0.723	0.15
2088	15,930,084	15,986,358	112,548	0.704	0.15
2089	16,042,632	16,097,613	109,963	0.683	0.15
2090	16,152,595	16,206,093	106,995	0.660	0.16
2091	16,259,590	16,312,575	105,969	0.650	0.16
2092	16,365,559	16,417,467	103,816	0.632	0.16
2093	16,469,375	16,520,341	101,932	0.617	0.16
2094	16,571,307	16,621,293	99,972	0.601	0.16
2095	16,671,279	16,720,056	97,554	0.583	0.16
2096	16,768,833	16,817,071	96,477	0.574	0.16
2097	16,865,310	16,912,126	93,632	0.554	0.16
2098	16,958,942	17,004,677	91,469	0.538	0.16
2099	17,050,411	17,094,455	88,088	0.515	0.17
2100	17,138,499	17,181,630	86,263	0.502	0.17

Congo population estimates

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	826,239	835,132	17,786	2.130	0.03
1951	844,025	853,253	18,456	2.163	0.03
1952	862,481	872,082	19,201	2.202	0.03
1953	881,682	891,707	20,050	2.249	0.03
1954	901,732	912,130	20,795	2.280	0.03
1955	922,527	933,418	21,781	2.334	0.03
1956	944,308	955,725	22,833	2.389	0.03
1957	967,141	979,064	23,847	2.436	0.03
1958	990,988	1,003,497	25,018	2.493	0.03
1959	1,016,006	1,029,055	26,099	2.536	0.03
1960	1,042,105	1,055,693	27,175	2.574	0.03
1961	1,069,280	1,083,431	28,302	2.612	0.04
1962	1,097,582	1,112,348	29,532	2.655	0.04
1963	1,127,114	1,142,600	30,971	2.711	0.04
1964	1,158,085	1,174,269	32,368	2.757	0.04
1965	1,190,453	1,207,412	33,919	2.809	0.04
1966	1,224,372	1,242,116	35,487	2.857	0.04
1967	1,259,859	1,278,312	36,906	2.887	0.04
1968	1,296,765	1,316,130	38,731	2.943	0.04
1969	1,335,496	1,355,699	40,406	2.981	0.04
1970	1,375,902	1,396,989	42,175	3.019	0.04
1971	1,418,077	1,440,159	44,165	3.067	0.04
1972	1,462,242	1,485,274	46,064	3.102	0.04
1973	1,508,306	1,532,069	47,525	3.102	0.04
1974	1,555,831	1,580,280	48,897	3.094	0.04
1975	1,604,728	1,624,935	40,413	2.487	0.04
1976	1,645,141	1,665,418	40,554	2.435	0.04
1977	1,685,695	1,706,181	40,973	2.402	0.04
1978	1,726,668	1,747,207	41,078	2.351	0.04
1979	1,767,746	1,788,218	40,945	2.290	0.04
1980	1,808,691	1,829,256	41,130	2.249	0.04
1981	1,849,821	1,870,540	41,438	2.215	0.04
1982	1,891,259	1,911,634	40,751	2.132	0.04
1983	1,932,010	1,951,851	39,681	2.033	0.04
1984	1,971,691	2,001,739	60,097	3.002	0.04
1985	2,031,788	2,062,555	61,533	2.984	0.04
1986	2,093,321	2,124,863	63,084	2.969	0.04
1987	2,156,405	2,188,654	64,498	2.947	0.04
1988	2,220,903	2,253,336	64,866	2.879	0.04
1989	2,285,769	2,319,177	66,815	2.881	0.04
1990	2,352,584	2,385,435	65,702	2.754	0.04
1991	2,418,286	2,452,675	68,777	2.804	0.05
1992	2,487,063	2,520,958	67,790	2.689	0.05
1993	2,554,853	2,594,168	78,630	3.031	0.05
1994	2,633,483	2,669,220	71,475	2.678	0.05
1995	2,704,958	2,742,309	74,702	2.724	0.05
1996	2,779,660	2,816,595	73,870	2.623	0.05
1997	2,853,530	2,875,037	43,013	1.496	0.05
1998	2,896,543	2,937,166	81,247	2.766	0.05
1999	2,977,790	3,016,659	77,738	2.577	0.05
2000	3,055,528	3,134,030	157,004	5.011	0.05
2001	3,212,532	3,254,101	83,138	2.555	0.05
2002	3,295,670	3,331,158	70,976	2.131	0.05
2003	3,366,646	3,424,653	116,013	3.388	0.05
2004	3,482,659	3,543,012	120,705	3.407	0.05
2005	3,603,364	3,672,839	138,950	3.784	0.06
2006	3,742,314	3,813,323	142,017	3.725	0.06
2007	3,884,331	3,956,329	143,995	3.640	0.06
2008	4,028,326	4,089,602	122,551	2.997	0.06
2009	4,150,877	4,257,230	212,705	4.997	0.06
2010	4,363,582	4,437,884	148,604	3.349	0.06
2011	4,512,186	4,584,216	144,060	3.143	0.06
2012	4,656,246	4,713,257	114,021	2.419	0.07
2013	4,770,267	4,828,066	115,599	2.394	0.07
2014	4,885,866	4,944,861	117,991	2.386	0.07
2015	5,003,857	5,064,386	121,058	2.390	0.07
2016	5,124,915	5,186,824	123,817	2.387	0.07
2017	5,248,732	5,312,340	127,215	2.395	0.07
2018	5,375,947	5,441,062	130,230	2.394	0.07
2019	5,506,177	5,570,733	129,111	2.318	0.07
2020	5,635,288	5,702,174	133,772	2.346	0.07
2021	5,769,060	5,835,806	133,492	2.288	0.07