Economy · Population · DR Congo
DR Congo’s population rose to 112.8 m people in 2025.
112.8 m people
2025
Up 3.6 m people from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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112.8 m people
What it is. Population is the estimated number of people living in DR Congo at mid-year, expressed in millions. It is a single national headcount. Age, location and living standards sit outside it, and no methodology is published for this series, so the figure should be treated as an estimate.
Neither way is good in itself. Neither direction is good in itself because a larger population brings a bigger workforce and domestic market while also raising demand for food, schooling and jobs. The latest figure is 112.8 million people for January 2025, up from 109.3 million a year earlier. That is a rise of 3.6 million, or 3.3%. The figure is the highest since 2016, when it stood at 84 million, so the series has risen across the whole window.
Why it matters. A population of 112.8 million means households share land, housing and work among many more people, and each year adds a group the size of the latest 3.6 million rise. The state has to enlarge schools, clinics and infrastructure just to keep service coverage level. Firms selling to local buyers face a growing market, though what people can afford to buy depends on incomes.
| Period | Population · DR Congo |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 84 m people |
| 2017 | 87.1 m people |
| 2018 | 90 m people |
| 2019 | 92.9 m people |
| 2020 | 96 m people |
| 2021 | 99.1 m people |
| 2022 | 102.4 m people |
| 2023 | 105.8 m people |
| 2024 | 109.3 m people |
| 2025 | 112.8 m people |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Population, DR Congo, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/population/dr-congo
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Total population, mid-year estimate. Unit: m people.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.POP.TOTL), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.