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Congo, Dem. Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Congo, Dem. Rep., 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
3.20%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · +24.6% since 1961
Population growth for Congo, Dem. Rep. was 3.20% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.73% in 1994. The lowest was 1.61% in 1997 (about 2.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.34% per year.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 10 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 5%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Congo, Dem. Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 32% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
3.20%
First (1961)
2.57%
Change
+24.6%
Highest
4.73%
in 1994
Lowest
1.61%
in 1997
Average
3.08%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.34%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.24% |
| 2023 | 3.26% |
| 2022 | 3.22% |
| 2021 | 3.24% |
| 2020 | 3.22% |
| 2019 | 3.17% |
| 2018 | 3.35% |
| 2017 | 3.66% |
| 2016 | 3.54% |
| 2015 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.39% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.