Population growth rate in Congo
Congo: Population growth rate was 0.684 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
0.684
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
9th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.02
in 2000
All-time low
-0.96
in 1905
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Congo, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.684 for population growth rate in 2100.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Congo peaked at 5.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.96, in 1905.
That places Congo 9th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 163 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1335 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0651 | -51.2% |
| 1900 | -0.6557 | -1106.7% |
| 1905 | -0.96 | +46.4% |
| 1910 | -0.801 | -16.6% |
| 1915 | -0.557 | -30.5% |
| 1920 | 0.2375 | -142.6% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +527.0% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 2.16 | +21.1% |
| 1951 | 2.19 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 2.22 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 2.26 | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 2.29 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 2.34 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 2.39 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 2.44 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 2.49 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 2.53 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 2.56 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 2.6 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 2.64 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.7 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.75 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.8 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 2.85 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 2.88 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.95 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.99 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 3.03 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.08 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 3.12 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.13 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.11 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.47 | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 2.41 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.37 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.32 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.25 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.22 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.19 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.11 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.02 | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 2.95 | +46.1% |
| 1985 | 2.94 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.92 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.92 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.88 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.81 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.88 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 2.78 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 3.13 | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 2.79 | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 2.83 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.57 | -42.0% |
| 1998 | 2.81 | +78.5% |
| 1999 | 2.59 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 5.02 | +93.7% |
| 2001 | 2.57 | -48.8% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 3.41 | +58.0% |
| 2004 | 3.42 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.78 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 3.71 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.61 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.98 | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 4.97 | +67.0% |
| 2010 | 3.34 | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 3.16 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 2.42 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.41 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.42 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.42 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.44 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.44 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.37 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.42 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.37 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.42 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.42 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.38 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.35 | -1.3% |
| 2026 | 2.33 | -1.0% |
| 2027 | 2.33 | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 2.31 | -1.0% |
| 2029 | 2.31 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 2.3 | -0.4% |
| 2031 | 2.32 | +0.9% |
| 2032 | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 2033 | 2.28 | -0.8% |
| 2034 | 2.24 | -1.7% |
| 2035 | 2.21 | -1.6% |
| 2036 | 2.18 | -1.0% |
| 2037 | 2.16 | -1.1% |
| 2038 | 2.13 | -1.3% |
| 2039 | 2.1 | -1.3% |
| 2040 | 2.07 | -1.4% |
| 2041 | 2.08 | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 2.02 | -2.9% |
| 2043 | 2 | -1.1% |
| 2044 | 1.93 | -3.2% |
| 2045 | 1.92 | -0.9% |
| 2046 | 1.88 | -1.8% |
| 2047 | 1.86 | -0.9% |
| 2048 | 1.81 | -2.8% |
| 2049 | 1.78 | -2.0% |
| 2050 | 1.76 | -1.0% |
| 2051 | 1.74 | -1.4% |
| 2052 | 1.7 | -2.0% |
| 2053 | 1.68 | -1.3% |
| 2054 | 1.66 | -1.1% |
| 2055 | 1.61 | -3.3% |
| 2056 | 1.59 | -0.9% |
| 2057 | 1.56 | -1.6% |
| 2058 | 1.55 | -1.0% |
| 2059 | 1.54 | -0.6% |
| 2060 | 1.52 | -1.2% |
| 2061 | 1.51 | -0.9% |
| 2062 | 1.51 | +0.3% |
| 2063 | 1.47 | -3.0% |
| 2064 | 1.44 | -2.2% |
| 2065 | 1.42 | -1.1% |
| 2066 | 1.41 | -0.7% |
| 2067 | 1.36 | -3.7% |
| 2068 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 2069 | 1.35 | -0.1% |
| 2070 | 1.3 | -3.6% |
| 2071 | 1.28 | -1.2% |
| 2072 | 1.26 | -1.9% |
| 2073 | 1.24 | -1.7% |
| 2074 | 1.2 | -3.2% |
| 2075 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2076 | 1.14 | -4.4% |
| 2077 | 1.12 | -1.1% |
| 2078 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2079 | 1.08 | -3.5% |
| 2080 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 2081 | 1.03 | -3.9% |
| 2082 | 1.05 | +1.7% |
| 2083 | 1.02 | -3.3% |
| 2084 | 0.996 | -2.0% |
| 2085 | 0.961 | -3.5% |
| 2086 | 0.963 | +0.2% |
| 2087 | 0.942 | -2.2% |
| 2088 | 0.936 | -0.6% |
| 2089 | 0.89 | -4.9% |
| 2090 | 0.881 | -1.0% |
| 2091 | 0.859 | -2.5% |
| 2092 | 0.843 | -1.9% |
| 2093 | 0.809 | -4.0% |
| 2094 | 0.788 | -2.6% |
| 2095 | 0.773 | -1.9% |
| 2096 | 0.76 | -1.7% |
| 2097 | 0.74 | -2.6% |
| 2098 | 0.732 | -1.1% |
| 2099 | 0.701 | -4.2% |
| 2100 | 0.684 | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.684 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 18.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.684 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -1106.7% | 0.0651 | -0.6557 |
| 1925 | +527.0% | 0.2375 | 1.49 |
| 1920 | +142.6% | -0.557 | 0.2375 |
| 2000 | +93.7% | 2.59 | 5.02 |
| 1998 | +78.5% | 1.57 | 2.81 |
| 2009 | +67.0% | 2.98 | 4.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0651 | 0.0651 | 0.0651 | 1 |
| 1900s | -0.8079 | -0.96 | -0.6557 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.679 | -0.801 | -0.557 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.8631 | 0.2375 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.33 | 2.16 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.77 | 2.56 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.73 | 2.25 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 | 2.02 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 | 1.57 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.56 | 2.16 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 | 2.37 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 | 2.31 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.22 | 2.1 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.94 | 1.78 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.64 | 1.54 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.43 | 1.35 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.19 | 1.08 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.9863 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.7886 | 0.701 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.684 | 0.684 | 0.684 | 1 |
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More population data for Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5095 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 10,379 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.17 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 58.64 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.51 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.684 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Congo?
- Population growth rate in Congo was 0.684 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.96 in 1905.
- How does Congo rank for population growth rate?
- Congo ranks 9th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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