Congo, Dem. Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Congo, Dem. Rep., 1961–2025.
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%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 5 of 48 economies; Angola (3.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 69% in 1998. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 87th of 216 in 1961 → 53rd of 216 in 1970 → 38th of 216 in 1980 → 31st of 216 in 1990 → 18th of 217 in 2000 → 17th of 217 in 2010 → 8th of 217 in 2020 → 10th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 3.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 3.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 3.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.36% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 2.72% | +1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 1.92% | -2.2 pp |
| 1995 | 4.15% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 4.73% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | 3.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 3.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 3.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 3.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 3.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 2.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 3.13% | -0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 3.51% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 1977 | 2.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 2.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Congo, Dem. Rep.’s Population growth in 1962?
2.6% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Congo, Dem. Rep.’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +24.6% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.2%; 2024: 3.24%; 2023: 3.26%; 2022: 3.22%; 2021: 3.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.