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Congo, Dem. Rep.
Population, total

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Global rank#15out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

113 M88 M64 M40 M15 M196019932025Congo, Dem. Rep. · 2025: 112.83MCongo, Dem. Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Congo, Dem. Rep. records 112.83M for Population, total in 2025, ranking #15 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Population, total increased from 15.26M in 1960 to 112.83M in 2025, a gain of 97.57M.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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