Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Congo
Congo: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 180,205 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Congo stood at 180,205 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Congo peaked at 180,205 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28,082 people, in 1950.
Congo ranks 139th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,202 people | 28,082 people | 36,377 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 43,096 people | 37,454 people | 48,848 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 55,634 people | 50,150 people | 60,103 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,844 people | 60,723 people | 78,567 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,736 people | 79,955 people | 96,116 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,102 people | 98,526 people | 119,810 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,784 people | 122,769 people | 153,208 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,940 people | 158,728 people | 180,205 people | 4 |
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More population data for Congo
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.51 million people (2100)
- Population density 58.64 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 62,052 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Congo?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Congo was 180,205 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 180,205 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,082 people in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Congo ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.