Population in Republic of the Congo
The population of Republic of the Congo was 6,484,437 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Republic of the Congo, 2025
6,484,437
Change from 2024
+2.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
110th of 217
Population in Republic of the Congo over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Republic of the Congo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,484,437 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 6,332,961 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 6,182,885 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 6,035,104 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 5,892,183 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 5,752,791 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 5,616,661 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 5,483,118 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 5,351,011 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 5,222,536 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 5,097,581 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 4,975,880 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 4,857,099 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 4,740,450 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 4,609,724 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 4,462,290 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 4,281,219 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 4,113,517 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 3,980,430 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 3,837,409 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 3,696,393 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 3,565,554 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 3,445,753 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 3,350,771 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 3,272,537 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4% from 6,332,961 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5,097,581 people, the figure has changed by +27.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Republic of the Congo has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Republic of the Congo
All statistics for Republic of the Congo
Population growth
2.36%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
6,182,885 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.16 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.42%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.1%
2025 · World Bank