Democratic Republic of the Congo

Population estimates and projections 105,789,731 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 15.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 6.05 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 3.26% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 112,832,473 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 3.20% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.1% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 45.9% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 5.98 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 40.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 8.4 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 45.1% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 105.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 96.2 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 48.2 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 4.02% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -0.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -27,309 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 1.0% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 3.6% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 4.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 7.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 64.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 61.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 61.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 58.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 8.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 33.5% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$91.0 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$807 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$1,641 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$720 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 5.8% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 48.0% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 31.7% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 28.7% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$303 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 2.9% 2016 · World Bank Consumer price index 133.9 (2010 = 100) 2016 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 7.8% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 2,693.241 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 78.4% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 30.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 70.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 60.3% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 34.5% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 65.3% 1999 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 56.5% 1994 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 67.7% 1994 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 34.7% 1999 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 77.9% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 100.0% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 13.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2017 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.8% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 117.6% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 6.4% 2020 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 68.5% 2023 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 75.7% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 55.5% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 61.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 53.1 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 41 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.59 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 6.7% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 34.3% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 18.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 22.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 13.2% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 65% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 40.0% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 11.7 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 0.04 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 62.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 64.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 60.0 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 3.7% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 89.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 56.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 427 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.21 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 0.8 per 1,000 people 2006 · World Bank Measles immunisation 55% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 12.3% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 38.0% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$23 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 7.7% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 23.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 44.7% 2023 · World Bank Malaria incidence 321.9 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 377 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.29 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 19.7% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 59 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 39.7% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 6,095 companies 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 7.9% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 43.4% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 43.9% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 87.3% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 2.1% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -4.3% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 0.2% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 34.9 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 1,150,170 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 22.5% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 5.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 96.3% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 1.1% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 1.1% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.17e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.77e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 58.5 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 0.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.06 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 42.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 7.48 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 27.5 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 61.5% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 14.9% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 35.8 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 14.9% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 35.7% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 11.9% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 16.3% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 0.2% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 8,789 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 13.1% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$2.66e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 90.1%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.12e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 1.7e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 8.9% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 872 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 16.2% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 265,975 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 39.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 122.3 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 2.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 2,267,050 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 44.7 (0 to 100) 2020 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 35.7% 2020 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 85.3% 2020 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 56.2% 2020 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 92.5% 2020 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 98.0% 2020 · World Bank

Tax revenue 10.7% 2022 · World Bank Central government expense 12.4% 2022 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.41% 2015 · World Bank Researchers per million people 10 per million people 2015 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 243 articles 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 12.8% 2025 · World Bank