Democratic Republic of the Congo Population
Live population as of 16 May 2025, updated in real time:
112,382,725
Historical and Future Population
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Year
Population
1950
12,174,000
1951
12,415,000
1952
12,671,000
1953
12,937,000
1954
13,202,000
1955
13,484,000
1956
13,777,000
1957
14,083,000
1958
14,402,000
1959
14,714,000
1960
15,069,000
1961
15,460,000
1962
15,864,000
1963
16,287,000
1964
16,728,000
1965
17,183,000
1966
17,673,000
1967
18,191,000
1968
18,735,000
1969
19,290,000
1970
19,851,000
1971
20,424,000
1972
20,967,000
1973
21,535,000
1974
22,121,000
1975
22,717,000
1976
23,325,000
1977
23,923,000
1978
24,535,000
1979
25,450,000
1980
26,323,000
1981
27,099,000
1982
27,902,000
1983
28,774,000
1984
29,728,000
1985
30,763,000
1986
31,767,000
1987
32,763,000
1988
33,834,000
1989
34,931,000
1990
36,043,000
1991
37,325,000
1992
38,526,000
1993
39,932,000
1994
41,381,000
1995
43,873,000
1996
44,995,000
1997
45,598,000
1998
46,462,000
1999
48,133,000
2000
49,693,000
2001
51,322,000
2002
52,943,000
2003
54,558,000
2004
56,130,000
2005
57,865,000
2006
59,686,000
2007
61,546,000
2008
63,410,000
2009
65,372,000
2010
67,453,000
2011
69,674,000
2012
72,025,000
2013
74,484,000
2014
77,095,000
2015
79,712,000
2016
82,359,000
2017
85,554,000
2018
88,613,000
2019
91,482,000
2020
94,413,000
2021
97,567,000
2022
100,731,000
2023
104,063,000
2024
107,516,000
2025
111,036,000
2026
114,629,000
2027
118,276,000
2028
121,984,000
2029
125,759,000
2030
129,589,000
2031
133,475,000
2032
137,420,000
2033
141,398,000
2034
145,430,000
2035
149,506,000
2036
153,614,000
2037
157,765,000
2038
161,933,000
2039
166,159,000
2040
170,435,000
2041
174,756,000
2042
179,136,000
2043
183,565,000
2044
188,046,000
2045
192,578,000
2046
197,152,000
2047
201,777,000
2048
206,435,000
2049
211,132,000
2050
215,863,000
2051
220,629,000
2052
225,427,000
2053
230,247,000
2054
235,083,000
2055
239,934,000
2056
244,789,000
2057
249,647,000
2058
254,506,000
2059
259,375,000
2060
264,246,000
2061
269,112,000
2062
273,968,000
2063
278,805,000
2064
283,624,000
2065
288,416,000
2066
293,190,000
2067
297,943,000
2068
302,671,000
2069
307,378,000
2070
312,057,000
2071
316,708,000
2072
321,308,000
2073
325,886,000
2074
330,417,000
2075
334,921,000
2076
339,377,000
2077
343,807,000
2078
348,189,000
2079
352,525,000
2080
356,803,000
2081
361,038,000
2082
365,217,000
2083
369,356,000
2084
373,454,000
2085
377,498,000
2086
381,469,000
2087
385,379,000
2088
389,212,000
2089
392,978,000
2090
396,673,000
2091
400,289,000
2092
403,830,000
2093
407,279,000
2094
410,662,000
2095
413,982,000
2096
417,213,000
2097
420,350,000
2098
423,404,000
2099
426,393,000
2100
429,293,000
Caveats and explanations
All data is based on the 2024 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2023 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.