Years colonized in Congo

Congo: Years colonized was 79 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
79
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Congo, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Congo is 79, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Congo peaked at 79 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Congo ranks 72nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Congo, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 1 —
1883 2 +100.0%
1884 3 +50.0%
1885 4 +33.3%
1886 5 +25.0%
1887 6 +20.0%
1888 7 +16.7%
1889 8 +14.3%
1890 9 +12.5%
1891 10 +11.1%
1892 11 +10.0%
1893 12 +9.1%
1894 13 +8.3%
1895 14 +7.7%
1896 15 +7.1%
1897 16 +6.7%
1898 17 +6.2%
1899 18 +5.9%
1900 19 +5.6%
1901 20 +5.3%
1902 21 +5.0%
1903 22 +4.8%
1904 23 +4.5%
1905 24 +4.3%
1906 25 +4.2%
1907 26 +4.0%
1908 27 +3.8%
1909 28 +3.7%
1910 29 +3.6%
1911 30 +3.4%
1912 31 +3.3%
1913 32 +3.2%
1914 33 +3.1%
1915 34 +3.0%
1916 35 +2.9%
1917 36 +2.9%
1918 37 +2.8%
1919 38 +2.7%
1920 39 +2.6%
1921 40 +2.6%
1922 41 +2.5%
1923 42 +2.4%
1924 43 +2.4%
1925 44 +2.3%
1926 45 +2.3%
1927 46 +2.2%
1928 47 +2.2%
1929 48 +2.1%
1930 49 +2.1%
1931 50 +2.0%
1932 51 +2.0%
1933 52 +2.0%
1934 53 +1.9%
1935 54 +1.9%
1936 55 +1.9%
1937 56 +1.8%
1938 57 +1.8%
1939 58 +1.8%
1940 59 +1.7%
1941 60 +1.7%
1942 61 +1.7%
1943 62 +1.6%
1944 63 +1.6%
1945 64 +1.6%
1946 65 +1.6%
1947 66 +1.5%
1948 67 +1.5%
1949 68 +1.5%
1950 69 +1.5%
1951 70 +1.4%
1952 71 +1.4%
1953 72 +1.4%
1954 73 +1.4%
1955 74 +1.4%
1956 75 +1.4%
1957 76 +1.3%
1958 77 +1.3%
1959 78 +1.3%
1960 79 +1.3%
1961 79 +0.0%
1962 79 +0.0%
1963 79 +0.0%
1964 79 +0.0%
1965 79 +0.0%
1966 79 +0.0%
1967 79 +0.0%
1968 79 +0.0%
1969 79 +0.0%
1970 79 +0.0%
1971 79 +0.0%
1972 79 +0.0%
1973 79 +0.0%
1974 79 +0.0%
1975 79 +0.0%
1976 79 +0.0%
1977 79 +0.0%
1978 79 +0.0%
1979 79 +0.0%
1980 79 +0.0%
1981 79 +0.0%
1982 79 +0.0%
1983 79 +0.0%
1984 79 +0.0%
1985 79 +0.0%
1986 79 +0.0%
1987 79 +0.0%
1988 79 +0.0%
1989 79 +0.0%
1990 79 +0.0%
1991 79 +0.0%
1992 79 +0.0%
1993 79 +0.0%
1994 79 +0.0%
1995 79 +0.0%
1996 79 +0.0%
1997 79 +0.0%
1998 79 +0.0%
1999 79 +0.0%
2000 79 +0.0%
2001 79 +0.0%
2002 79 +0.0%
2003 79 +0.0%
2004 79 +0.0%
2005 79 +0.0%
2006 79 +0.0%
2007 79 +0.0%
2008 79 +0.0%
2009 79 +0.0%
2010 79 +0.0%
2011 79 +0.0%
2012 79 +0.0%
2013 79 +0.0%
2014 79 +0.0%
2015 79 +0.0%
2016 79 +0.0%
2017 79 +0.0%
2018 79 +0.0%
2019 79 +0.0%
2020 79 +0.0%
2021 79 +0.0%
2022 79 +0.0%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 79 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 79 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1883 +100.0% 1 2
1884 +50.0% 2 3
1885 +33.3% 3 4
1886 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 3.6 0 8 10
1890s 13.5 9 18 10
1900s 23.5 19 28 10
1910s 33.5 29 38 10
1920s 43.5 39 48 10
1930s 53.5 49 58 10
1940s 63.5 59 68 10
1950s 73.5 69 78 10
1960s 79 79 79 10
1970s 79 79 79 10
1980s 79 79 79 10
1990s 79 79 79 10
2000s 79 79 79 10
2010s 79 79 79 10
2020s 79 79 79 3

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  6. 74 Guinea 78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Congo?
Years colonized in Congo was 79 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 79 in 1960.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Congo rank for years colonized?
Congo ranks 72nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed