Congo, Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Congo, Rep., 1961–2025.
Population growth for Congo, Rep. was 2.36% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.14% in 2010. The lowest was 2.07% in 1983 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.14% per year.
Congo, Rep. ranks 31 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Congo, Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 43% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 22 of 48 economies; Guinea (2.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 42% in 2000.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 86th of 216 in 1961 → 43rd of 216 in 1970 → 102nd of 216 in 1980 → 51st of 216 in 1990 → 8th of 217 in 2000 → 6th of 217 in 2010 → 34th of 217 in 2020 → 31st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.43% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 3.25% | -0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 4.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 3.29% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 3.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.42% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.36% | -1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 3.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.83% | +1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.14% | -0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 2.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.95% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 2.49% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 2.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.44% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 2.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 1974 | 3.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 3.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.58% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Congo, Rep.’s Population growth in 1962?
2.62% (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, Rep.’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -8.5% in total — about 0.1% 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: 2.36%; 2024: 2.4%; 2023: 2.42%; 2022: 2.4%; 2021: 2.39%. 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.