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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
112,832,473 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 105,789,731in 2023[4]
Land area
2,267,050 km²[5]
Total area
2,344,858 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Uganda, Rwanda, Angola, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Zambia, South Sudan, Burundi, Republic of the Congo[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official name
  • République démocratique du Congo[11]

Parts of Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025112.8M

15,264,846 in 1960, 112,832,473 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
196015,264,846
196115,662,374
196216,075,724
196316,507,599
196416,955,327
196517,427,802
196617,931,929
196718,462,782
196819,012,189
196919,570,445
197020,137,436
197120,695,569
197221,251,160
197321,827,665
197422,418,878
197523,021,101
197623,624,031
197724,229,061
197824,992,689
197925,886,782
198026,711,099
198127,500,515
198228,338,190
198329,250,963
198430,245,081
198531,264,816
198632,265,196
198733,298,904
198834,382,752
198935,486,866
199036,684,063
199137,925,817
199239,228,910
199340,656,336
199442,626,876
199544,433,704
199645,296,124
199746,029,902
199847,297,600
199948,912,971
200050,507,442
200152,132,646
200253,750,524
200355,343,867
200456,997,741
200558,775,724
200660,615,908
200762,477,752
200864,390,664
200966,412,044
201068,563,038
201170,849,311
201273,254,618
201375,789,395
201478,403,242
201581,035,531
201683,956,415
201787,083,398
201890,047,644
201992,947,442
202095,989,998
202199,148,932
2022102,396,968
2023105,789,731
2024109,276,265
2025112,832,473

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
CD[12]
ISO alpha-3
COD[13]
ISO numeric
180[14]

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: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), capital: Kinshasa (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 20 May 2025
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), population (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), area (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), official language: French (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 20 May 2025
  8. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), currency: Congolese franc (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), continent: Africa (revision 2558482625) 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: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), official name (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  12. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Q974), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2558482625) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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