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Congo, Dem. Rep.

Congo, Dem. Rep. / CD

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Congo, Dem. Rep. in numbers.

Area2,344,860 kmยฒWorld # 11 โ†’Population112.8MWorld # 15 โ†’Population density48.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 152 โ†’Life expectancy62.1 yearsWorld # 203 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 807World # 202 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Congo, Dem. Rep. across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area2,344,860 kmยฒWorld # 11 / 2023 โ†’Population112.8MWorld # 15 / 2025 โ†’Population density48.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 152 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth3.2%World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate6World # 3 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate40.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’Median age15.8 yearsWorld # 231 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.1%World # 189 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1445.9%World # 5 / 2025 โ†’Urban population45.1%World # 160 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-27.3KWorld # 178 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 101 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1%World # 171 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy62.1 yearsWorld # 203 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy53.2 yearsWorld # 169 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 164 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate12.3%World # 115 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 807World # 202 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 91BWorld # 82 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 1,920World # 195 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.8%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.9%World # 99 / 2016 โ†’Unemployment4.4%World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment7.8%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,841 hours/yearWorld # 78 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)44.7World # 19 / 2020 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.8%World # 153 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people10.1 per million peopleWorld # 133 / 2015 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 75 / 2015 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.6 per million peopleWorld # 124 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,015 kcal/dayWorld # 184 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person3.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 191 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.9M tWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production9K tWorld # 99 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production65.7K tWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area54.2%World # 41 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person129 kWh/personWorld # 138 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 213 / 2024 โ†’Internet use19.7%World # 193 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions58.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 196 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate34.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 10 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 105 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament12.8%World # 161 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals351KWorld # 140 / 2016 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 60.5MWorld # 157 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2014 / 93.1%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,469 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyCongolese FrancCDFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsRiver Congo