| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 92.38 million, up by 3.14% compared with 89.56 million in 2020. Democratic Republic of the Congo is ranked 16th in terms of population and 5th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 3.66 million births in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021. That is 10,037 per day, which is ranked 7th. The crude birth rate is 39.6 per 1000 people. There are 0.83 million deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021. That is 2,273 per day, which is ranked 12th. The crude death rate is 8.96 per 1000 people.
42.69 million people are living in urban areas, which is 46.24% of Democratic Republic of the Congo population. Democratic Republic of the Congo is ranked 166th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021 is 99.72 males per 100 females. There are 46.12 million males and 46.25 million females in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The percentage of female population is 50.07% compare to 49.93% male population. Democratic Republic of the Congo has 0.13 million more females than males. Democratic Republic of the Congo is at 115th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 12,183,662 | - |
| 1955 | 13,517,516 | 2.23 |
| 1960 | 15,248,256 | 2.53 |
| 1965 | 17,369,882 | 2.76 |
| 1970 | 20,011,033 | 2.83 |
| 1975 | 22,903,587 | 2.79 |
| 1980 | 26,358,905 | 2.71 |
| 1985 | 29,881,222 | 2.62 |
| 1990 | 34,612,023 | 3.43 |
| 1995 | 41,576,239 | 3.29 |
| 2000 | 47,105,830 | 2.58 |
| 2005 | 54,785,894 | 3.24 |
| 2010 | 64,563,853 | 3.39 |
| 2015 | 76,244,532 | 3.36 |
| 2016 | 78,789,130 | 3.34 |
| 2017 | 81,398,765 | 3.31 |
| 2018 | 84,068,092 | 3.28 |
| 2019 | 86,790,568 | 3.24 |
| 2020 | 89,561,404 | 3.19 |
| 2021 | 92,377,986 | 3.14 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 325,683 | 567,572 | 26.36 | 46.02 |
| 1955 | 328,277 | 626,562 | 24.22 | 46.23 |
| 1960 | 348,600 | 712,827 | 22.79 | 46.65 |
| 1965 | 379,870 | 817,662 | 21.78 | 46.90 |
| 1970 | 408,451 | 933,276 | 20.42 | 46.65 |
| 1975 | 446,169 | 1,065,735 | 19.39 | 46.36 |
| 1980 | 487,937 | 1,217,469 | 18.55 | 46.30 |
| 1985 | 528,042 | 1,384,821 | 17.59 | 46.16 |
| 1990 | 582,300 | 1,613,240 | 16.66 | 46.08 |
| 1995 | 686,235 | 1,895,860 | 16.61 | 46.07 |
| 2000 | 756,806 | 2,181,201 | 15.96 | 45.97 |
| 2005 | 746,468 | 2,514,269 | 13.57 | 45.70 |
| 2010 | 751,507 | 2,905,653 | 11.59 | 44.85 |
| 2015 | 777,212 | 3,270,749 | 10.16 | 42.81 |
| 2020 | 818,706 | 3,597,686 | 9.12 | 40.11 |
| 2021 | 829,562 | 3,663,456 | 8.96 | 39.60 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 2,327,079 | 9,856,580 | - | 19.100 |
| 1955 | 2,791,904 | 10,725,609 | 3.83 | 20.654 |
| 1960 | 3,400,360 | 11,847,891 | 4.10 | 22.300 |
| 1965 | 4,070,472 | 13,299,411 | 3.77 | 23.434 |
| 1970 | 4,924,023 | 15,085,912 | 3.84 | 24.608 |
| 1975 | 5,913,533 | 16,988,786 | 3.78 | 25.821 |
| 1980 | 7,135,522 | 19,221,940 | 3.68 | 27.072 |
| 1985 | 8,520,577 | 21,362,869 | 4.12 | 28.513 |
| 1990 | 10,603,379 | 24,011,202 | 4.91 | 30.633 |
| 1995 | 13,659,173 | 27,936,571 | 4.71 | 32.838 |
| 2000 | 16,534,234 | 30,542,153 | 3.94 | 35.122 |
| 2005 | 20,521,483 | 34,229,993 | 4.58 | 37.481 |
| 2010 | 25,817,901 | 38,705,362 | 4.76 | 40.013 |
| 2015 | 32,566,508 | 43,630,111 | 4.73 | 42.740 |
| 2020 | 40,848,447 | 48,656,754 | 4.56 | 45.638 |
| 2021 | 42,691,732 | 49,644,313 | 4.51 | 46.235 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 8,159,807 | 7,999,723 | 16,159,530 | 17.49 | 102.001 |
| 05-09 | 7,085,819 | 6,964,099 | 14,049,918 | 15.21 | 101.748 |
| 10-14 | 6,007,931 | 5,918,945 | 11,926,876 | 12.91 | 101.503 |
| 15-19 | 4,944,481 | 4,892,092 | 9,836,573 | 10.65 | 101.071 |
| 20-24 | 4,011,254 | 4,000,968 | 8,012,222 | 8.67 | 100.257 |
| 25-29 | 3,321,065 | 3,328,943 | 6,650,008 | 7.20 | 99.763 |
| 30-34 | 2,750,307 | 2,771,500 | 5,521,807 | 5.98 | 99.235 |
| 35-39 | 2,270,540 | 2,300,425 | 4,570,965 | 4.95 | 98.701 |
| 40-44 | 1,858,136 | 1,895,026 | 3,753,162 | 4.06 | 98.053 |
| 45-49 | 1,515,523 | 1,557,939 | 3,073,462 | 3.33 | 97.277 |
| 50-54 | 1,225,191 | 1,275,480 | 2,500,671 | 2.71 | 96.057 |
| 55-59 | 966,170 | 1,024,162 | 1,990,332 | 2.15 | 94.338 |
| 60-64 | 736,177 | 799,546 | 1,535,723 | 1.66 | 92.074 |
| 65-69 | 533,785 | 597,228 | 1,131,013 | 1.22 | 89.377 |
| 70-74 | 369,284 | 437,533 | 806,817 | 0.87 | 84.401 |
| 75-79 | 219,848 | 278,116 | 497,964 | 0.54 | 79.049 |
| 80-84 | 103,886 | 142,013 | 245,899 | 0.27 | 73.152 |
| 85-89 | 35,768 | 54,259 | 90,027 | 0.10 | 65.921 |
| 90-94 | 7,843 | 14,067 | 21,910 | 0.02 | 55.755 |
| 95-99 | 880 | 2,037 | 2,917 | 0.00 | 43.201 |
| 100+ | 42 | 148 | 190 | 0.00 | 28.378 |
| Total | 46,123,737 | 46,254,249 | 92,377,986 | 99.718 | |