Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo, Dem. Rep. in numbers Congo, Dem. Rep. is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Kinshasa. Its population was 112.83 million in 2025, ranking 15 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$807 in 2025.
Population 112.83 million 2025
GDP US$91.0 billion 2025
GDP per person US$807 2025
Life expectancy 62.1 2024
Area 2.35 million 2024
Urban share 45.1% 2025
People 112.83 million
2025 · +123% since 2000 · Rank 15 of 217
3.20%
2025 · 3.21% in 2000 · Rank 10 of 217
48.2
2024 · +116% since 2000 · Rank 155 of 216
45.1%
2025 · 34.9% in 2000 · Rank 161 of 217
45.9%
2025 · 45.7% in 2000 · Rank 5 of 217
3.1%
2025 · 3.0% in 2000 · Rank 191 of 217
5.98
2024 · -11% since 2000 · Rank 3 of 217
Health and living standards 62.1
2024 · +20% since 2000 · Rank 205 of 217
89.7
2024 · -51% since 2000 · Rank 8 of 196
US$23
2023 · +34% since 2000 · Rank 190 of 193
22.5%
2024 · 6.7% in 2000 · Rank 209 of 215
19.7%
2024 · 0.0% in 2000 · Rank 176 of 186
117.6%
2023 · 61.0% in 2002 · Rank 15 of 190
Economy US$91.0 billion
2025 · +377% since 2000 · Rank 81 of 210
US$807
2025 · +113% since 2000 · Rank 202 of 210
Int$1,920
2025 · +330% since 2000 · Rank 194 of 199
5.76%
2025 · -6.91% in 2000 · Rank 39 of 210
2.89%
2016 · 513.91% in 2000
4.4%
2025 · 3.2% in 2000 · Rank 115 of 187
43.4%
2025 · 11.4% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 183
3.6%
2025 · 0.1% in 2005 · Rank 67 of 176
Land and environment 2.35 million
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 11 of 216
61.5%
2024 · 67.8% in 2000 · Rank 29 of 214
0.06
2024 · +53% since 2000 · Rank 193 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Congo, Dem. Rep.. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.