Population growth in the Republic of the Congo
From 1960 to 2019 the population of the Republic of the Congo increased from 1.04 m to 5.38 m people. This is a growth by 418.7 percent in 59 years. The highest increase in the Republic of the Congo was recorded in 2007 with 3.50%. The biggest decrease in 1979 with -0.53%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 152.9 percent.
The average age in the Republic of the Congo fell by 0.01 years from 2012 to 2013 from 18.81 to 18.80 years (median value).
Around 67% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.2% annually.
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Population development in the Republic of the Congo since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Republic of the Congo | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 M | 2.59 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 1.09 M | 2.65 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 1.12 M | 2.70 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 1.15 M | 2.73 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 1.18 M | 2.77 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 1.22 M | 2.79 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 1.25 M | 2.82 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 1.29 M | 2.86 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 1.33 M | 2.92 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 1.36 M | 2.99 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 1.41 M | 3.06 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 1.45 M | 3.12 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 1.50 M | 3.14 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 1.54 M | 3.12 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 1.59 M | 3.07 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 1.64 M | 3.01 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 1.69 M | 2.97 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 1.74 M | 2.94 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 1.73 M | -0.53 % | 42.4 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 1.78 M | 2.96 % | 42.0 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 1.83 M | 2.96 % | 41.6 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 1.88 M | 2.96 % | 41.1 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 1.94 M | 2.95 % | 40.7 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 2.00 M | 2.91 % | 40.2 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 2.05 M | 2.87 % | 39.8 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 2.11 M | 2.83 % | 39.4 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 2.17 M | 2.79 % | 39.1 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 2.23 M | 2.77 % | 38.8 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 2.29 M | 2.77 % | 38.5 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 2.36 M | 2.77 % | 38.3 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 2.42 M | 2.78 % | 38.2 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 1992 | 2.49 M | 2.79 % | 38.2 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 2.56 M | 2.81 % | 38.2 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 2.63 M | 2.83 % | 38.3 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 2.71 M | 2.86 % | 38.5 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 2.79 M | 2.89 % | 38.7 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 2.87 M | 2.92 % | 38.9 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 2.95 M | 2.94 % | 39.0 ‰ | 14.1 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 3.04 M | 2.94 % | 39.2 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 3.13 M | 2.93 % | 39.3 ‰ | 14.3 ‰ | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 3.22 M | 2.89 % | 39.4 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 3.31 M | 2.87 % | 39.4 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 3.41 M | 2.92 % | 39.4 ‰ | 13.5 ‰ | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 3.51 M | 3.04 % | 39.4 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 3.62 M | 3.20 % | 39.3 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 3.75 M | 3.38 % | 39.2 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 3.88 M | 3.50 % | 39.0 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 4.01 M | 3.49 % | 38.7 ‰ | 10.4 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 4.15 M | 3.34 % | 37.5 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 4.27 M | 3.10 % | 37.1 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 4.39 M | 2.83 % | 36.7 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 4.51 M | 2.62 % | 36.2 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 4.62 M | 2.50 % | 35.7 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 4.74 M | 2.47 % | 35.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 4.86 M | 2.51 % | 34.5 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 4.98 M | 2.57 % | 33.9 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 5.11 M | 2.60 % | 33.4 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 5.24 M | 2.62 % | 32.9 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 5.38 M | 2.60 % | 7,674 M | 1.07 % |
Birth- and deathrate in the Republic of the Congo
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2018 in the graph: The population in the Republic of the Congo increased by about 134,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.7 per 1000 people (~ 34,300 deaths) and the birth rate was 32.9 per 1000 people (~ 168,000 births). As a result, around 300 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 35,611 in the Republic of the Congo. The number of births was 164,903 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate