Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 35.879 Person/sq km in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 34.731 Person/sq km for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 14.762 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.879 Person/sq km in 2017 and a record low of 6.898 Person/sq km in 1961. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. 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. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.; Weighted Average;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data was reported at 537,429.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 541,496.000 Person for 2015. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data is updated yearly, averaging 392,146.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 541,496.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 65,816.000 Person in 1991. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant.; ; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistics Database, Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html.; Sum;

Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through ingegrating cencus, survey, satellite and GIS datasets in a flexible machine-learning framework, high resolution maps of population counts and densities for 2000-2020 are produced, along with accompanying metadata.

DATASET: Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted.

REGION: Africa

SPATIAL RESOLUTION: 0.000833333 decimal degrees (approx 100m at the equator)

PROJECTION: Geographic, WGS84

UNITS: Estimated persons per grid square

MAPPING APPROACH: Land cover based, as described in: Linard, C., Gilbert, M., Snow, R.W., Noor, A.M. and Tatem, A.J., 2012, Population distribution, settlement patterns and accessibility across Africa in 2010, PLoS ONE, 7(2): e31743.

FORMAT: Geotiff (zipped using 7-zip (open access tool): www.7-zip.org)

FILENAMES: Example - AGO10adjv4.tif = Angola (AGO) population count map for 2010 (10) adjusted to match UN national estimates (adj), version 4 (v4). Population maps are updated to new versions when improved census or other input data become available.

Democratic Republic of the Congo data available from WorldPop here.

Constrained estimates, total number of people per grid-cell. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are number of people per pixel. The mapping approach is Random Forest-based dasymetric redistribution.

The difference between constrained and unconstrained you can read on this page: https://www.worldpop.org/methods/top_down_constrained_vs_unconstrained

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Urban Population data was reported at 35,412,991.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 33,868,356.000 Person for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 9,883,739.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35,412,991.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 3,400,360.000 Person in 1960. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2014 Revision.; Sum;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Asylum data was reported at 537,074.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 451,956.000 Person for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Asylum data is updated yearly, averaging 291,404.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,724,365.000 Person in 1994 and a record low of 65,109.000 Person in 2012. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Asylum data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.; ; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistics Database, Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html.; Sum;

In 2025, nearly 11.7 percent of the world population in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at 2.15 U.S. dollars a day, lived in Nigeria. Moreover, the Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for around 11.7 percent of the global population in extreme poverty. Other African nations with a large poor population were Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar. Poverty levels remain high despite the forecast decline Poverty is a widespread issue across Africa. Around 429 million people on the continent were living below the extreme poverty line of 2.15 U.S. dollars a day in 2024. Since the continent had approximately 1.4 billion inhabitants, roughly a third of Africa’s population was in extreme poverty that year. Mozambique, Malawi, Central African Republic, and Niger had Africa’s highest extreme poverty rates based on the 2.15 U.S. dollars per day extreme poverty indicator (updated from 1.90 U.S. dollars in September 2022). Although the levels of poverty on the continent are forecast to decrease in the coming years, Africa will remain the poorest region compared to the rest of the world. Prevalence of poverty and malnutrition across Africa Multiple factors are linked to increased poverty. Regions with critical situations of employment, education, health, nutrition, war, and conflict usually have larger poor populations. Consequently, poverty tends to be more prevalent in least-developed and developing countries worldwide. For similar reasons, rural households also face higher poverty levels. In 2024, the extreme poverty rate in Africa stood at around 45 percent among the rural population, compared to seven percent in urban areas. Together with poverty, malnutrition is also widespread in Africa. Limited access to food leads to low health conditions, increasing the poverty risk. At the same time, poverty can determine inadequate nutrition. Almost 38.3 percent of the global undernourished population lived in Africa in 2022.

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 4.568 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.596 % for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 4.032 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.311 % in 1992 and a record low of 3.378 % in 1983. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 97.246 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 97.496 % for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 92.448 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.660 % in 2014 and a record low of 85.990 % in 1965. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Rural Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 56.120 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.693 % for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Rural Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 70.011 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.700 % in 1960 and a record low of 56.120 % in 2017. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Rural Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Labour Force data was reported at 31,643,726.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 30,594,477.000 Person for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 20,477,150.500 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,643,726.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 13,622,012.000 Person in 1990. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2018.; Sum; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Congo, Democratic Republic of CD: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 76.600 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 72.300 % for 2020. Congo, Democratic Republic of CD: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 72.300 % from Dec 2019 (Median) to 2021, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.600 % in 2021 and a record low of 69.200 % in 2019. Congo, Democratic Republic of CD: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Congo, Democratic Republic of – Table CD.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Internally Displaced Persons: Total Displaced by Conflict and Violence data was reported at 4,480,000.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,230,000.000 Person for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Internally Displaced Persons: Total Displaced by Conflict and Violence data is updated yearly, averaging 2,230,000.000 Person from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,480,000.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,500,000.000 Person in 2015. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Internally Displaced Persons: Total Displaced by Conflict and Violence data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. “People displaced” refers to the number of people living in displacement as of the end of each year, and reflects the stock of people displaced at the end of the previous year, plus inflows of new cases arriving over the year as well as births over the year to those displaced, minus outflows which may include returnees, those who settled elsewhere, those who integrated locally, those who travelled over borders, and deaths.; ; The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/); Sum;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Internally Displaced Persons: New Displacement Associated with Disasters data was reported at 27,000.000 Case in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 130,000.000 Case for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Internally Displaced Persons: New Displacement Associated with Disasters data is updated yearly, averaging 23,500.000 Case from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2017, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130,000.000 Case in 2016 and a record low of 130.000 Case in 2009. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Internally Displaced Persons: New Displacement Associated with Disasters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. 'New Displacement' refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.; ; The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/); Sum;