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Republic of the Congo

Country

Member state of the United Nations. The UN lists it as "Congo".[1]

Capital
Population
6,484,437 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 6,142,180in 2023[4]
Land area
341,500 km²[5]
Total area
342,000 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Gabon, Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • Repubilika ya Kongo[11]
  • Republíki ya Kongó[12]
  • République du Congo[13]
  • Republic of the Congo[14]
  • 刚果共和国[15]

Parts of Republic of the Congo

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Through time

Population over time[3]
196020256.5M

1,056,732 in 1960, 6,484,437 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19601,056,732
19611,084,389
19621,113,175
19631,143,263
19641,174,816
19651,207,880
19661,242,534
19671,278,691
19681,316,519
19691,356,182
19701,397,638
19711,441,039
19721,486,468
19731,533,680
19741,582,301
19751,627,032
19761,667,225
19771,707,568
19781,748,089
19791,788,524
19801,828,985
19811,869,759
19821,910,430
19831,950,321
19841,999,528
19852,059,311
19862,120,602
19872,183,473
19882,247,653
19892,313,558
19902,380,560
19912,449,229
19922,519,465
19932,595,124
19942,673,144
19952,749,461
19962,826,785
19972,887,862
19982,952,061
19993,032,874
20003,151,345
20013,272,537
20023,350,771
20033,445,753
20043,565,554
20053,696,393
20063,837,409
20073,980,430
20084,113,517
20094,281,219
20104,462,290
20114,609,724
20124,740,450
20134,857,099
20144,975,880
20155,097,581
20165,222,536
20175,351,011
20185,483,118
20195,616,661
20205,752,791
20215,892,183
20226,035,104
20236,182,885
20246,332,961
20256,484,437

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
CG[16]
ISO alpha-3
COG[17]
ISO numeric
178[18]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), capital: Brazzaville (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), population (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), area (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), official language: French (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), currency: Central African CFA franc (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), continent: Africa (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), official name (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), official name (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), official name (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), official name (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Official Names of the United Nations Membership
  15. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), official name (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: Republic of the Congo (Q971), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562957029) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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