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Republic of the Congo population
UN name: Congo
Republic of the Congo population now
6,675,647
A projection read at this second, not a count: the UN's totals for 1 January 2026 and 2027, joined by a straight line. 95% range for 31 December 2026: 6.5–6.9 million.
Mid-2023, UN estimate: 6,182,885
- Year
- 2026
- projection · medium
- Population, mid-2026
- 6.63779 million
- 95% range, 31 Dec: 6.5–6.9 million
- Median age
- 19.7
- Aged 65+
- 3.1%
male female projection · one cell = 2,000 people
How to read this: one row for each age, newborns at the bottom; men on the left, women on the right.
COG · 1950–2100 · in brief
Republic of the Congo in numbers
The Republic of the Congo had 6,182,885 people in mid-2023, the 113th-largest population of the 236 countries and areas the UN reports, and 0.08% of the world's people. That is 7.4 times its 1950 population of 835 thousand.
In the UN's medium projection it is still growing in 2100, when it reaches 20.0 million. The projection is uncertain: on 1 January 2100 the UN's 95% range runs from 9.2 million to 41.2 million.
Births outnumber deaths in every year from 1950 to 2100, estimates and projection alike.
The median age was 19.9 in 1950 and 19.3 in 2023; the projection has 34.2 in 2100. 2.9% of people were 65 or older in 2023, against 13.3% projected for 2100. The working-age population (15–64) is still growing in 2100 in the medium projection.
By size it is the 113th country in 2023; the projection puts it 95th in 2050 and 76th in 2100. In the medium projection it overtakes El Salvador in 2025, Bulgaria in 2027 and Serbia in 2027.
- Population, mid-2023
- 6,182,885
- Rank by population, 2023
- 113 of 236
- Share of the world, 2023
- 0.08%
- Change in a year, mid-2022 to mid-2023
- +2.45% · +147,781 people
- People per km² of land, 2023
- 18
- Land area, 2023
- 341,500 km²
- Births, 2023
- 189,365
- Deaths, 2023
- 38,880
- Net migration, 2023
- −995
- Children per woman, 2023
- 4.16
- Median age, 2023
- 19.3 years
- Life expectancy at birth, 2023
- 65.8 years
- In a city, 2025
- 85 of every 100
- Population, mid-1950
- 835,262
- Projected, mid-2050
- 11,006,472
- Projected, mid-2100
- 20,025,644
COG · 1950–2100 · total population
Population, 1950–2100
estimate projection, up to the bottom of the 95% range 95% range medium projection. One column is one year's population, read on 1 January; the paper rules divide it into equal cells.
Show the numbers: Republic of the Congo, 1950–2100
| Year | Kind | Population, 1 Jan | 95% range | Births | Deaths | Children per woman | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | estimate | 826,239 | 37,989 | 19,941 | 6.07 | 39.6 | |
| 1951 | estimate | 844,284 | 38,663 | 19,962 | 6.07 | 40.3 | |
| 1952 | estimate | 862,986 | 39,329 | 19,941 | 6.06 | 41.1 | |
| 1953 | estimate | 882,377 | 40,039 | 19,868 | 6.06 | 41.9 | |
| 1954 | estimate | 902,554 | 40,712 | 19,779 | 6.05 | 42.6 | |
| 1955 | estimate | 923,480 | 41,542 | 19,632 | 6.07 | 43.5 | |
| 1956 | estimate | 945,383 | 42,361 | 19,486 | 6.07 | 44.3 | |
| 1957 | estimate | 968,264 | 43,179 | 19,317 | 6.07 | 45.1 | |
| 1958 | estimate | 992,133 | 44,163 | 19,161 | 6.09 | 46.0 | |
| 1959 | estimate | 1,017,122 | 45,078 | 19,020 | 6.09 | 46.8 | |
| 1960 | estimate | 1,043,188 | 45,968 | 18,873 | 6.08 | 47.6 | |
| 1961 | estimate | 1,070,275 | 46,983 | 18,763 | 6.09 | 48.4 | |
| 1962 | estimate | 1,098,504 | 48,043 | 18,700 | 6.10 | 49.0 | |
| 1963 | estimate | 1,127,846 | 49,492 | 18,660 | 6.15 | 49.7 | |
| 1964 | estimate | 1,158,680 | 50,938 | 18,668 | 6.18 | 50.4 | |
| 1965 | estimate | 1,190,953 | 52,554 | 18,688 | 6.23 | 51.0 | |
| 1966 | estimate | 1,224,808 | 54,217 | 18,765 | 6.27 | 51.6 | |
| 1967 | estimate | 1,260,261 | 55,868 | 19,003 | 6.29 | 51.9 | |
| 1968 | estimate | 1,297,122 | 57,753 | 18,967 | 6.33 | 52.6 | |
| 1969 | estimate | 1,335,916 | 59,636 | 19,104 | 6.35 | 53.1 | |
| 1970 | estimate | 1,376,449 | 61,659 | 19,285 | 6.38 | 53.5 | |
| 1971 | estimate | 1,418,826 | 63,919 | 19,487 | 6.42 | 54.0 | |
| 1972 | estimate | 1,463,252 | 66,160 | 19,732 | 6.44 | 54.4 | |
| 1973 | estimate | 1,509,685 | 67,965 | 19,949 | 6.42 | 54.7 | |
| 1974 | estimate | 1,557,676 | 69,773 | 20,210 | 6.39 | 55.0 | |
| 1975 | estimate | 1,606,926 | 71,580 | 20,425 | 6.36 | 55.4 | |
| 1976 | estimate | 1,647,137 | 72,704 | 20,557 | 6.32 | 55.7 | |
| 1977 | estimate | 1,687,313 | 73,801 | 20,623 | 6.27 | 56.0 | |
| 1978 | estimate | 1,727,822 | 74,636 | 20,751 | 6.21 | 56.3 | |
| 1979 | estimate | 1,768,355 | 75,526 | 20,802 | 6.14 | 56.5 | |
| 1980 | estimate | 1,808,693 | 76,381 | 20,831 | 6.07 | 56.8 | |
| 1981 | estimate | 1,849,276 | 77,482 | 20,880 | 5.98 | 57.1 | |
| 1982 | estimate | 1,890,242 | 78,012 | 20,977 | 5.85 | 57.2 | |
| 1983 | estimate | 1,930,619 | 79,165 | 21,047 | 5.76 | 57.4 | |
| 1984 | estimate | 1,970,022 | 80,176 | 21,149 | 5.66 | 57.5 | |
| 1985 | estimate | 2,029,035 | 82,021 | 21,662 | 5.59 | 57.6 | |
| 1986 | estimate | 2,089,588 | 83,885 | 22,215 | 5.51 | 57.6 | |
| 1987 | estimate | 2,151,617 | 86,042 | 22,859 | 5.46 | 57.6 | |
| 1988 | estimate | 2,215,329 | 88,215 | 23,587 | 5.39 | 57.5 | |
| 1989 | estimate | 2,279,976 | 90,393 | 24,449 | 5.33 | 57.3 | |
| 1990 | estimate | 2,347,140 | 92,634 | 25,393 | 5.27 | 57.1 | |
| 1991 | estimate | 2,413,980 | 95,001 | 26,467 | 5.22 | 56.8 | |
| 1992 | estimate | 2,484,479 | 97,563 | 27,591 | 5.18 | 56.5 | |
| 1993 | estimate | 2,554,452 | 100,062 | 28,944 | 5.13 | 56.0 | |
| 1994 | estimate | 2,635,796 | 103,290 | 30,435 | 5.10 | 55.6 | |
| 1995 | estimate | 2,710,493 | 105,740 | 31,553 | 5.07 | 55.5 | |
| 1996 | estimate | 2,788,428 | 108,441 | 32,813 | 5.03 | 55.2 | |
| 1997 | estimate | 2,865,141 | 110,800 | 44,648 | 5.00 | 48.6 | |
| 1998 | estimate | 2,910,583 | 110,763 | 38,316 | 4.91 | 52.5 | |
| 1999 | estimate | 2,993,540 | 112,365 | 36,161 | 4.80 | 54.4 | |
| 2000 | estimate | 3,072,207 | 113,966 | 35,474 | 4.72 | 55.4 | |
| 2001 | estimate | 3,230,484 | 121,369 | 36,494 | 4.67 | 55.9 | |
| 2002 | estimate | 3,314,591 | 125,039 | 36,539 | 4.70 | 56.4 | |
| 2003 | estimate | 3,386,950 | 127,338 | 36,012 | 4.70 | 57.1 | |
| 2004 | estimate | 3,504,555 | 132,330 | 35,751 | 4.69 | 58.0 | |
| 2005 | estimate | 3,626,553 | 136,888 | 35,545 | 4.67 | 58.7 | |
| 2006 | estimate | 3,766,233 | 142,358 | 35,482 | 4.65 | 59.5 | |
| 2007 | estimate | 3,908,585 | 148,138 | 35,680 | 4.65 | 60.0 | |
| 2008 | estimate | 4,052,275 | 156,315 | 35,604 | 4.73 | 60.8 | |
| 2009 | estimate | 4,174,760 | 162,727 | 35,820 | 4.81 | 61.2 | |
| 2010 | estimate | 4,387,678 | 173,633 | 36,726 | 4.85 | 61.7 | |
| 2011 | estimate | 4,536,902 | 177,029 | 36,655 | 4.83 | 62.3 | |
| 2012 | estimate | 4,682,546 | 179,282 | 36,818 | 4.79 | 62.7 | |
| 2013 | estimate | 4,798,354 | 178,855 | 36,778 | 4.73 | 63.0 | |
| 2014 | estimate | 4,915,844 | 178,231 | 36,558 | 4.67 | 63.4 | |
| 2015 | estimate | 5,035,916 | 178,070 | 36,532 | 4.61 | 63.7 | |
| 2016 | estimate | 5,159,245 | 178,053 | 36,693 | 4.55 | 63.9 | |
| 2017 | estimate | 5,285,827 | 178,792 | 36,821 | 4.50 | 64.2 | |
| 2018 | estimate | 5,416,195 | 179,756 | 37,057 | 4.44 | 64.5 | |
| 2019 | estimate | 5,550,041 | 180,763 | 41,248 | 4.38 | 63.1 | |
| 2020 | estimate | 5,683,281 | 182,600 | 39,109 | 4.33 | 64.4 | |
| 2021 | estimate | 5,822,300 | 184,882 | 40,640 | 4.28 | 64.2 | |
| 2022 | estimate | 5,962,066 | 186,731 | 39,656 | 4.21 | 65.0 | |
| 2023 | estimate | 6,108,142 | 189,365 | 38,880 | 4.16 | 65.8 | |
| 2024 | estimate | 6,257,628 | 192,673 | 39,521 | 4.11 | 66.0 | |
| 2025 | projection | 6,408,294 | 6.3–6.5 million | 195,536 | 40,250 | 4.05 | 66.2 |
| 2026 | projection | 6,560,580 | 6.4–6.7 million | 198,689 | 40,986 | 3.99 | 66.4 |
| 2027 | projection | 6,714,991 | 6.5–6.9 million | 202,096 | 41,736 | 3.93 | 66.6 |
| 2028 | projection | 6,873,597 | 6.6–7.2 million | 205,842 | 42,589 | 3.88 | 66.8 |
| 2029 | projection | 7,034,348 | 6.7–7.4 million | 209,900 | 43,473 | 3.83 | 67.0 |
| 2030 | projection | 7,198,578 | 6.8–7.7 million | 213,921 | 44,357 | 3.78 | 67.2 |
| 2031 | projection | 7,365,955 | 6.9–7.9 million | 217,584 | 45,275 | 3.73 | 67.4 |
| 2032 | projection | 7,538,864 | 7.0–8.1 million | 221,480 | 46,277 | 3.68 | 67.6 |
| 2033 | projection | 7,714,090 | 7.1–8.4 million | 224,919 | 47,311 | 3.64 | 67.8 |
| 2034 | projection | 7,891,908 | 7.1–8.7 million | 227,967 | 48,384 | 3.58 | 68.0 |
| 2035 | projection | 8,070,780 | 7.3–8.9 million | 230,963 | 49,452 | 3.54 | 68.1 |
| 2036 | projection | 8,250,685 | 7.3–9.2 million | 233,956 | 50,535 | 3.50 | 68.3 |
| 2037 | projection | 8,432,738 | 7.5–9.4 million | 237,023 | 51,695 | 3.46 | 68.5 |
| 2038 | projection | 8,616,865 | 7.6–9.8 million | 239,954 | 52,860 | 3.42 | 68.6 |
| 2039 | projection | 8,802,586 | 7.6–10.1 million | 242,612 | 53,986 | 3.38 | 68.8 |
| 2040 | projection | 8,989,762 | 7.7–10.4 million | 245,001 | 55,200 | 3.35 | 69.0 |
| 2041 | projection | 9,178,181 | 7.8–10.7 million | 247,314 | 56,408 | 3.31 | 69.1 |
| 2042 | projection | 9,371,138 | 7.9–11.0 million | 249,410 | 57,654 | 3.27 | 69.3 |
| 2043 | projection | 9,562,381 | 8.0–11.4 million | 251,271 | 58,875 | 3.23 | 69.5 |
| 2044 | projection | 9,755,302 | 8.1–11.6 million | 252,852 | 60,176 | 3.20 | 69.6 |
| 2045 | projection | 9,945,712 | 8.2–12.0 million | 254,773 | 61,493 | 3.16 | 69.8 |
| 2046 | projection | 10,138,090 | 8.3–12.3 million | 256,374 | 62,802 | 3.13 | 69.9 |
| 2047 | projection | 10,330,653 | 8.4–12.6 million | 257,857 | 64,128 | 3.09 | 70.0 |
| 2048 | projection | 10,525,171 | 8.4–12.9 million | 259,316 | 65,421 | 3.06 | 70.2 |
| 2049 | projection | 10,717,627 | 8.5–13.3 million | 260,608 | 66,745 | 3.03 | 70.4 |
| 2050 | projection | 10,909,683 | 8.6–13.6 million | 262,638 | 68,119 | 3.00 | 70.5 |
| 2051 | projection | 11,103,260 | 8.7–14.0 million | 264,225 | 69,463 | 2.97 | 70.7 |
| 2052 | projection | 11,297,638 | 8.8–14.3 million | 265,900 | 70,833 | 2.94 | 70.8 |
| 2053 | projection | 11,491,443 | 8.9–14.7 million | 267,320 | 72,214 | 2.92 | 70.9 |
| 2054 | projection | 11,685,962 | 8.9–15.1 million | 269,056 | 73,619 | 2.89 | 71.1 |
| 2055 | projection | 11,881,564 | 9.0–15.5 million | 270,771 | 75,020 | 2.86 | 71.2 |
| 2056 | projection | 12,073,945 | 9.0–15.9 million | 272,417 | 76,461 | 2.84 | 71.4 |
| 2057 | projection | 12,267,632 | 9.1–16.3 million | 274,225 | 77,819 | 2.82 | 71.5 |
| 2058 | projection | 12,461,171 | 9.2–16.8 million | 275,819 | 79,187 | 2.79 | 71.7 |
| 2059 | projection | 12,655,787 | 9.2–17.3 million | 277,476 | 80,611 | 2.77 | 71.8 |
| 2060 | projection | 12,852,248 | 9.2–17.6 million | 279,208 | 82,046 | 2.74 | 71.9 |
| 2061 | projection | 13,049,311 | 9.2–18.0 million | 281,138 | 83,558 | 2.72 | 72.1 |
| 2062 | projection | 13,247,672 | 9.3–18.4 million | 283,052 | 85,025 | 2.70 | 72.2 |
| 2063 | projection | 13,449,817 | 9.3–18.8 million | 285,244 | 86,502 | 2.69 | 72.4 |
| 2064 | projection | 13,648,760 | 9.4–19.2 million | 287,302 | 87,947 | 2.67 | 72.5 |
| 2065 | projection | 13,846,142 | 9.5–19.7 million | 288,935 | 89,326 | 2.65 | 72.7 |
| 2066 | projection | 14,044,151 | 9.5–20.3 million | 290,484 | 90,821 | 2.63 | 72.8 |
| 2067 | projection | 14,243,561 | 9.5–20.7 million | 291,963 | 92,281 | 2.61 | 72.9 |
| 2068 | projection | 14,438,236 | 9.5–21.2 million | 293,278 | 93,786 | 2.60 | 73.1 |
| 2069 | projection | 14,634,366 | 9.5–21.7 million | 294,226 | 95,303 | 2.58 | 73.2 |
| 2070 | projection | 14,832,904 | 9.6–22.3 million | 294,793 | 96,921 | 2.56 | 73.4 |
| 2071 | projection | 15,027,017 | 9.5–22.9 million | 295,551 | 98,566 | 2.54 | 73.5 |
| 2072 | projection | 15,221,252 | 9.6–23.4 million | 295,815 | 100,347 | 2.52 | 73.7 |
| 2073 | projection | 15,414,171 | 9.6–23.9 million | 296,647 | 102,185 | 2.50 | 73.8 |
| 2074 | projection | 15,606,195 | 9.6–24.5 million | 297,259 | 104,057 | 2.48 | 73.9 |
| 2075 | projection | 15,794,238 | 9.7–25.2 million | 297,931 | 106,024 | 2.47 | 74.0 |
| 2076 | projection | 15,983,095 | 9.6–25.8 million | 298,399 | 108,108 | 2.46 | 74.2 |
| 2077 | projection | 16,165,845 | 9.7–26.5 million | 298,480 | 110,130 | 2.44 | 74.3 |
| 2078 | projection | 16,348,577 | 9.7–27.0 million | 298,882 | 112,258 | 2.42 | 74.4 |
| 2079 | projection | 16,532,517 | 9.6–27.6 million | 298,943 | 114,459 | 2.41 | 74.6 |
| 2080 | projection | 16,711,999 | 9.6–28.2 million | 299,155 | 116,551 | 2.39 | 74.7 |
| 2081 | projection | 16,892,554 | 9.6–28.8 million | 299,639 | 118,841 | 2.38 | 74.8 |
| 2082 | projection | 17,067,973 | 9.6–29.4 million | 300,242 | 121,166 | 2.37 | 75.0 |
| 2083 | projection | 17,248,278 | 9.7–30.1 million | 300,619 | 123,452 | 2.35 | 75.1 |
| 2084 | projection | 17,424,351 | 9.7–30.9 million | 300,931 | 125,900 | 2.34 | 75.3 |
| 2085 | projection | 17,598,736 | 9.6–31.5 million | 301,732 | 128,208 | 2.33 | 75.4 |
| 2086 | projection | 17,768,647 | 9.6–32.1 million | 302,497 | 130,638 | 2.32 | 75.5 |
| 2087 | projection | 17,940,563 | 9.6–32.7 million | 302,974 | 133,093 | 2.31 | 75.7 |
| 2088 | projection | 18,110,385 | 9.5–33.3 million | 303,317 | 135,608 | 2.30 | 75.8 |
| 2089 | projection | 18,280,633 | 9.5–33.9 million | 303,934 | 138,129 | 2.29 | 75.9 |
| 2090 | projection | 18,443,996 | 9.5–34.6 million | 304,310 | 140,698 | 2.28 | 76.1 |
| 2091 | projection | 18,607,134 | 9.4–35.3 million | 304,515 | 143,046 | 2.27 | 76.2 |
| 2092 | projection | 18,767,582 | 9.4–35.5 million | 304,534 | 145,632 | 2.25 | 76.3 |
| 2093 | projection | 18,926,407 | 9.4–36.3 million | 304,724 | 148,174 | 2.24 | 76.5 |
| 2094 | projection | 19,080,126 | 9.4–37.0 million | 304,871 | 150,615 | 2.23 | 76.6 |
| 2095 | projection | 19,230,992 | 9.4–37.8 million | 304,887 | 152,969 | 2.22 | 76.8 |
| 2096 | projection | 19,380,246 | 9.3–38.4 million | 304,931 | 155,226 | 2.21 | 76.9 |
| 2097 | projection | 19,528,079 | 9.3–39.1 million | 304,850 | 157,550 | 2.21 | 77.0 |
| 2098 | projection | 19,673,154 | 9.3–39.8 million | 304,380 | 159,784 | 2.19 | 77.2 |
| 2099 | projection | 19,817,761 | 9.2–40.6 million | 304,231 | 161,974 | 2.18 | 77.3 |
| 2100 | projection | 19,957,138 | 9.2–41.2 million | 304,054 | 164,148 | 2.17 | 77.4 |
Show the numbers: Republic of the Congo, mid-2026, by single year of age
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 97,154 | 95,268 |
| 1 | 95,000 | 93,200 |
| 2 | 93,070 | 91,284 |
| 3 | 91,310 | 89,514 |
| 4 | 89,944 | 88,224 |
| 5 | 88,682 | 87,053 |
| 6 | 87,383 | 85,770 |
| 7 | 86,401 | 84,822 |
| 8 | 85,685 | 84,109 |
| 9 | 85,016 | 83,452 |
| 10 | 84,558 | 83,020 |
| 11 | 84,277 | 82,784 |
| 12 | 84,104 | 82,668 |
| 13 | 83,968 | 82,589 |
| 14 | 83,253 | 81,958 |
| 15 | 81,748 | 80,561 |
| 16 | 78,462 | 77,414 |
| 17 | 74,321 | 73,421 |
| 18 | 70,513 | 69,739 |
| 19 | 66,928 | 66,268 |
| 20 | 63,951 | 63,380 |
| 21 | 61,184 | 60,686 |
| 22 | 58,476 | 58,044 |
| 23 | 56,129 | 55,754 |
| 24 | 54,005 | 53,690 |
| 25 | 51,172 | 50,907 |
| 26 | 48,818 | 48,576 |
| 27 | 47,469 | 47,235 |
| 28 | 46,406 | 46,190 |
| 29 | 45,272 | 45,088 |
| 30 | 43,900 | 43,731 |
| 31 | 42,705 | 42,551 |
| 32 | 41,543 | 41,426 |
| 33 | 40,481 | 40,415 |
| 34 | 39,638 | 39,620 |
| 35 | 38,896 | 38,934 |
| 36 | 38,254 | 38,355 |
| 37 | 37,659 | 37,823 |
| 38 | 37,059 | 37,276 |
| 39 | 36,424 | 36,686 |
| 40 | 35,788 | 36,098 |
| 41 | 35,136 | 35,492 |
| 42 | 34,137 | 34,142 |
| 43 | 33,152 | 32,840 |
| 44 | 32,507 | 32,333 |
| 45 | 31,664 | 31,630 |
| 46 | 30,630 | 30,652 |
| 47 | 29,771 | 29,838 |
| 48 | 28,998 | 29,217 |
| 49 | 27,954 | 28,356 |
| 50 | 26,758 | 27,270 |
| 51 | 25,437 | 26,005 |
| 52 | 24,005 | 24,563 |
| 53 | 22,860 | 23,430 |
| 54 | 21,724 | 22,447 |
| 55 | 20,548 | 21,458 |
| 56 | 19,635 | 20,721 |
| 57 | 18,611 | 19,841 |
| 58 | 17,502 | 18,750 |
| 59 | 16,580 | 17,824 |
| 60 | 15,666 | 16,926 |
| 61 | 14,634 | 15,856 |
| 62 | 13,574 | 14,732 |
| 63 | 12,615 | 13,702 |
| 64 | 11,732 | 12,729 |
| 65 | 10,852 | 11,775 |
| 66 | 9,952 | 10,866 |
| 67 | 9,082 | 10,053 |
| 68 | 8,278 | 9,342 |
| 69 | 7,462 | 8,596 |
| 70 | 6,629 | 7,804 |
| 71 | 5,838 | 7,036 |
| 72 | 5,117 | 6,288 |
| 73 | 4,539 | 5,635 |
| 74 | 4,063 | 5,066 |
| 75 | 3,590 | 4,504 |
| 76 | 3,122 | 3,962 |
| 77 | 2,720 | 3,504 |
| 78 | 2,394 | 3,134 |
| 79 | 2,066 | 2,742 |
| 80 | 1,739 | 2,328 |
| 81 | 1,460 | 1,958 |
| 82 | 1,230 | 1,656 |
| 83 | 1,046 | 1,419 |
| 84 | 885 | 1,207 |
| 85 | 730 | 1,004 |
| 86 | 592 | 829 |
| 87 | 476 | 686 |
| 88 | 378 | 558 |
| 89 | 286 | 425 |
| 90 | 207 | 308 |
| 91 | 148 | 220 |
| 92 | 106 | 158 |
| 93 | 76 | 116 |
| 94 | 52 | 81 |
| 95 | 36 | 54 |
| 96 | 24 | 36 |
| 97 | 15 | 23 |
| 98 | 10 | 14 |
| 99 | 6 | 8 |
| 100+ | 6 | 8 |
COG · 1950–2100 · every age, every year
Republic of the Congo, every age in every year
Each column is a year and each row an age; the denser the ink in a cell, the more people. Everyone born in the same year climbs one 45° diagonal, so famines, baby booms and migration show up as streaks. Select a cell to follow its generation.
COG · ages 15–64
Who does the work in Republic of the Congo
In the Republic of the Congo the number of people aged 15–64 is still growing in 2100, the last year the UN projects. In 2023 there were 3,474,890 of them.
aged 15–64 children under 15 aged 65 and over
How to read this: one orange square for each of 100 people aged 15–64 in 2023. Beneath them, teal for the children living alongside those 100 and violet for the people aged 65 or older.
At no point between 1950 and 2100 do fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people aged 15–64 here.
fewer than 50 dependants per 100 the same, projected 50 or more
How to read this: 1950 on the left, 2100 on the right; coloured in the years with fewer than 50 dependants per 100 working-age people, grey in the rest, hatched where that is a projection.
COG · arrivals minus departures
Who arrives in Republic of the Congo, and who leaves
In 2020–2025 the Republic of the Congo loses 2,538 people a year: everyone who arrives, minus everyone who leaves. The age at which that happens most is 20–24, at 670 a year more leaving than arriving.
more arrive than leave more leave than arrive
How to read this: each column is one age, youngest on the left. Above the line, in blue, are the ages gaining people; below it, in orange, the ages losing them. This is the UN's projection for 2020–2025 — the record of migration by age does not go back beyond 2020.
In the years that were counted, 1950–2023, the most it gained in one year was 86,014 (2009) and the most it lost was 26,643 (2012).
In 2024, 385,589 people living in the Republic of the Congo had been born in another country, 6 of every 100 people there, against 5 in 1990.
COG · births by the mother's age · 1950–2100
Who has the babies in Republic of the Congo
Of every 100 babies born in the Republic of the Congo in 2023, 20 had a mother under 20, 63 a mother aged 20 to 34 and 17 a mother aged 35 or older. In 1950 it was 18 under 20 and 17 aged 35 or older.
18 · 65 · 17
20 · 63 · 17
15 · 67 · 18
The mother's age: under 20 20 to 34 35 or older projected
How to read this: shrink a year's babies to 100 and colour each one by the age of its mother — that is a block. Under it, the same three groups as numbers, starting with the youngest mothers.
- Babies born, 2023
- 189,365
- Average age when women have a baby
- 28.6 years
- 28.8 in 1950
- Babies a year per 1,000 girls aged 15–19
- 110
- 144 in 1950
Babies by the mother's age, 1950–2100
| Mother's age | 1950 | 1975 | 2000 | 2023 | 2050 projected | 2100 projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | 677 | 1,606 | 1,327 | 1,967 | 1,835 | 608 |
| 15–19 | 5,955 | 13,271 | 20,244 | 35,237 | 36,957 | 20,722 |
| 20–24 | 10,289 | 18,946 | 29,186 | 47,185 | 63,979 | 60,443 |
| 25–29 | 8,476 | 14,720 | 25,426 | 41,339 | 63,525 | 85,437 |
| 30–34 | 6,098 | 11,082 | 20,123 | 31,897 | 48,682 | 73,348 |
| 35–39 | 3,996 | 7,420 | 12,294 | 21,767 | 33,580 | 45,924 |
| 40–44 | 1,996 | 3,668 | 4,498 | 8,408 | 11,991 | 15,024 |
| 45–49 | 476 | 826 | 837 | 1,516 | 2,019 | 2,467 |
| 50–54 | 26 | 41 | 31 | 49 | 70 | 81 |
| All babies | 37,989 | 71,580 | 113,966 | 189,365 | 262,638 | 304,054 |
The UN's births for each year, split by the mother's age in the UN's own proportions.
COG · healthy years · 2021
Years in good health in Republic of the Congo
In the Republic of the Congo, WHO puts the healthy years a newborn could expect in 2021 at 54.8 (95% range 53.9–55.8), out of 63.2 in all. That leaves 8.4 years in less than full health, fewer than the world's 9.5, which mostly means lives are shorter here, with fewer years in which to be ill.
54.4 in full health, 9.4 not: 63.8 years
55.3 in full health, 7.2 not: 62.5 years
a year in full health a year in less than full health
How to read this: each square is a year of life, each row ten years; filled squares are years in full health, rounded to whole years.
Women: 54.4 healthy years of 63.8. Men: 55.3 of 62.5.
COG · forced from home · end of 2025
Displacement in Republic of the Congo
At the end of 2025, the Republic of the Congo was hosting 70,609 people who had crossed a border into it, about 11 of every 1,000 people living there.
- hosted from abroad70,609
- Republic of the Congo nationals abroad22,565
stayed inside their own country crossed a border
How to read this: each square is 2,000 people, so the rows can be compared with one another. The last row is people from the Republic of the Congo living in another country, wherever they are.
In 2025, 537 people asked for asylum in the Republic of the Congo for the first time; 2,989 people from the Republic of the Congo asked for asylum in another country. Of every 100 people from the Republic of the Congo whose claims were decided that year, 21 were given protection. Who asks for asylum, and who is given it
COG · of every 100 people
How people live in Republic of the Congo
Of every 100 people in the Republic of the Congo in 2025, 85 lived in a city, 7 in a town or suburb and 8 in the countryside.
cities towns and suburbs rural areas
47 of every 100 have no electricity at home (2024). 52.7 of every 100 do not use the internet (2024).
How to read this: one square for every hundredth person, coloured as the key shows. Because the rule behind the colours is the same everywhere, two countries' squares can be compared directly.
COG · adults 25 and over · 2020
How far people in Republic of the Congo went in school
Of every 100 adults in the Republic of the Congo in 2020, 8 never went to school and 17 finished upper secondary or went further.
8 never went to school 15 some primary 39 finished primary 21 finished lower secondary 10 finished upper secondary 7 studied after school
Compare two generations. Aged 60–64, 31.4 of every 100 women and 5.1 of every 100 men never went to school; aged 25–29, 4.1 and 2.4.
The middle projection has its working-age people most numerous in 2085; those among them who finished upper secondary are still growing in 2100.
How to read this: 100 squares, one for every hundredth adult aged 25 or over, from least schooling on the left to most on the right. Counted by the Wittgenstein Centre for 2020.
COG · cities · 2025
Cities in Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo had 4 cities in 2025, home to 5.5 million people. The largest, Brazzaville, holds 56 of every 100 people in the Republic of the Congo.
- Brazzaville3,656,322
- Pointe-Noire1,662,537
- Dolisie132,154
- Nkayi57,684
All 3 cities in the Republic of the Congo that reach 300,000 people
- Brazzaville 3,656,322
- Pointe-Noire 1,662,537
- Impfondo 89,540 (2005)
How to read this: the 4 biggest cities here in 2025, drawn on a single scale so the bars can be compared. Each is a built-up area on the UN's rule rather than a city government's patch.
Apparatus
Sources and method
Every figure on this page comes from the UN's World Population Prospects 2024: the annual country tables (estimates to 2023, projections with 95% intervals from 2024), and the population by single year of age and sex for the pyramid.
The censuses, surveys and registers behind the UN's estimates for the Republic of the Congo are listed, source by source, on the UN's own data sources page.
Sources: UN WPP 2024 · World Bank · UNHCR · country code lists · UN WUP 2025 · Wittgenstein Centre · WHO GHO · flag-icons · Natural Earth. Every source, its licence and how to cite it →
Checked before it was drawn
Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries The pyramid for every year was checked against the published total. What that stamp counts, and what every page here has to pass before it can be built: how this site checks its figures.