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Population in Congo

Congo: Population was 6.18 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.18 million people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
113th
of 238 countries
All-time high
6.18 million people
in 2023
All-time low
134,803 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Congo, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Congo stood at 6.18 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Congo peaked at 6.18 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 134,803 people, in 1000.

That places Congo 113th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 134,803 people 134,803 people 134,803 people 1
1100s 154,061 people 154,061 people 154,061 people 1
1200s 176,069 people 176,069 people 176,069 people 1
1300s 201,222 people 201,222 people 201,222 people 1
1400s 229,968 people 229,968 people 229,968 people 1
1500s 262,821 people 262,821 people 262,821 people 1
1600s 300,367 people 300,367 people 300,367 people 1
1700s 343,277 people 343,277 people 343,277 people 1
1710s 345,002 people 345,002 people 345,002 people 1
1720s 348,194 people 348,194 people 348,194 people 1
1730s 351,556 people 351,556 people 351,556 people 1
1740s 355,107 people 355,107 people 355,107 people 1
1750s 358,867 people 358,867 people 358,867 people 1
1760s 362,858 people 362,858 people 362,858 people 1
1770s 367,109 people 367,109 people 367,109 people 1
1780s 371,651 people 371,651 people 371,651 people 1
1790s 376,524 people 376,524 people 376,524 people 1
1800s 314,465 people 314,465 people 314,465 people 10
1810s 314,566 people 314,465 people 315,477 people 10
1820s 338,726 people 317,518 people 363,146 people 10
1830s 396,890 people 368,990 people 426,003 people 10
1840s 465,425 people 432,859 people 498,107 people 10
1850s 508,125 people 502,855 people 510,368 people 10
1860s 525,358 people 511,829 people 540,655 people 10
1870s 565,197 people 544,584 people 586,665 people 10
1880s 611,793 people 591,389 people 631,123 people 10
1890s 623,787 people 611,109 people 632,926 people 10
1900s 583,246 people 559,008 people 607,115 people 10
1910s 539,895 people 527,863 people 554,548 people 10
1920s 560,193 people 529,118 people 597,428 people 10
1930s 646,175 people 606,145 people 687,893 people 10
1940s 756,582 people 698,649 people 819,090 people 10
1950s 927,333 people 835,269 people 1.03 million people 10
1960s 1.20 million people 1.06 million people 1.36 million people 10
1970s 1.60 million people 1.40 million people 1.79 million people 10
1980s 2.05 million people 1.83 million people 2.31 million people 10
1990s 2.71 million people 2.38 million people 3.03 million people 10
2000s 3.67 million people 3.15 million people 4.28 million people 10
2010s 5.04 million people 4.46 million people 5.62 million people 10
2020s 5.97 million people 5.75 million people 6.18 million people 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 110 Bulgaria 6.80 million people compare
  2. 111 Serbia 6.77 million people compare
  3. 112 El Salvador 6.31 million people compare
  4. 114 Denmark 5.95 million people compare
  5. 115 Singapore 5.79 million people compare
  6. 116 Lebanon 5.77 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Congo?
Population in Congo was 6.18 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 6.18 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 134,803 people in 1000.
How does Congo rank for population?
Congo ranks 113th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.