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--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 15367539 |
| 1961 | 15767376 |
| 1962 | 16181202 |
| 1963 | 16612368 |
| 1964 | 17065408 |
| 1965 | 17543319 |
| 1966 | 18048341 |
| 1967 | 18579012 |
| 1968 | 19130171 |
| 1969 | 19694467 |
| 1970 | 20267009 |
| 1971 | 20845085 |
| 1972 | 21431338 |
| 1973 | 22032669 |
| 1974 | 22658905 |
| 1975 | 23316776 |
| 1976 | 24011465 |
| 1977 | 24740389 |
| 1978 | 25493382 |
| 1979 | 26255837 |
| 1980 | 27018690 |
| 1981 | 27781042 |
| 1982 | 28551259 |
| 1983 | 29341286 |
| 1984 | 30167580 |
| 1985 | 31044153 |
| 1986 | 31963766 |
| 1987 | 32927332 |
| 1988 | 33965482 |
| 1989 | 35117790 |
| 1990 | 36406226 |
| 1991 | 37856212 |
| 1992 | 39443819 |
| 1993 | 41081774 |
| 1994 | 42650247 |
| 1995 | 44067369 |
| 1996 | 45295039 |
| 1997 | 46369335 |
| 1998 | 47373590 |
| 1999 | 48429878 |
| 2000 | 49626200 |
| 2001 | 50989424 |
| 2002 | 52491329 |
| 2003 | 54098245 |
| 2004 | 55754885 |
| 2005 | 57420522 |
| 2006 | 59088415 |
| 2007 | 60772175 |
| 2008 | 62474901 |
| 2009 | 64204304 |
| 2010 | 65965795 |
| 2011 | 67757577 |
| 2012 |
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--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.