Number of people living in the capital city in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of people living in the capital city was 14.86 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 14.86 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 14.86 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 10.45 million people, in 2020.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.45 million people | — |
| 2025 | 10.94 million people | +4.7% |
| 2030 | 11.62 million people | +6.2% |
| 2035 | 12.04 million people | +3.7% |
| 2040 | 12.54 million people | +4.1% |
| 2045 | 12.84 million people | +2.4% |
| 2050 | 13.21 million people | +2.9% |
| 2055 | 13.46 million people | +1.9% |
| 2060 | 13.73 million people | +2.0% |
| 2065 | 13.96 million people | +1.6% |
| 2070 | 14.15 million people | +1.4% |
| 2075 | 14.34 million people | +1.3% |
| 2080 | 14.47 million people | +0.9% |
| 2085 | 14.61 million people | +1.0% |
| 2090 | 14.69 million people | +0.5% |
| 2095 | 14.81 million people | +0.8% |
| 2100 | 14.86 million people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 10.70 million people | 10.45 million people | 10.94 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 11.83 million people | 11.62 million people | 12.04 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 12.69 million people | 12.54 million people | 12.84 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 13.34 million people | 13.21 million people | 13.46 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 13.85 million people | 13.73 million people | 13.96 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 14.24 million people | 14.15 million people | 14.34 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 14.54 million people | 14.47 million people | 14.61 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 14.75 million people | 14.69 million people | 14.81 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 14.86 million people | 14.86 million people | 14.86 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 14.86 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 14.86 million people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 million people in 2020.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.