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Republic of the Congo

Population

6,685,584

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
112th
Share of world
0.08%
Annual change
+153,3482.41%

Population of Republic of the Congo

010M20M30M40M20266.7M2050 projection11M↑ 65% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 6,685,584. 2050 projection: 11,006,472.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Republic of the Congo. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20266,637,7852.41%112
20256,484,4372.42%112
20205,752,7912.42%114
20195,616,6612.44%116
20185,483,1182.47%117
20175,351,0112.46%118
20155,097,5812.70%119
20104,462,2903.84%122
20053,696,3933.24%128
20003,151,3452.77%132

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Brazzaville is home to 2,323,299 people, 35.00% of Republic of the Congo's population.

City population2M900K300K
Brazzaville 2.3MPointe-Noire 1.6MDolisie 205.2KNkayi 111.6KOuesso 87.2KOyo 73.9KBetou 69.2KGamboma 61.2KOwando 55.2KMadingou 48.4K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Brazzaville2.3M35.00%
2Pointe-Noire1.6M23.90%
3Dolisie205.2K3.09%
4Nkayi111.6K1.68%
5Ouesso87.2K1.31%
6Oyo73.9K1.11%
7Betou69.2K1.04%
8Gamboma61.2K0.92%
9Owando55.2K0.83%
10Madingou48.4K0.73%

Republic of the Congo by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Republic of the Congo is home to an estimated 6,685,584 people, the 112th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Republic of the Congo has a net population change of approximately 423 people per day, driven by 544 births, 112 deaths, and net emigration of 9 people.
Share of world
Republic of the Congo makes up 0.08% of the world's population and 0.42% of Africa's.
Density
19.4 people per km² of land (50.3 per mi²), ranking 203rd among countries and territories.
Urban living
64.12% of people live in urban areas.

Republic of the Congo Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 6100+ years, female: 895–99 years, male: 9195–99 years, female: 13790–94 years, male: 59090–94 years, female: 88485–89 years, male: 2,46485–89 years, female: 3,50380–84 years, male: 6,36080–84 years, female: 8,56775–79 years, male: 13,89175–79 years, female: 17,84670–74 years, male: 26,18770–74 years, female: 31,82965–69 years, male: 45,62865–69 years, female: 50,63260–64 years, male: 68,21960–64 years, female: 73,94555–59 years, male: 92,87755–59 years, female: 98,59450–54 years, male: 120,78550–54 years, female: 123,71645–49 years, male: 149,01545–49 years, female: 149,69240–44 years, male: 170,72140–44 years, female: 170,90635–39 years, male: 188,29235–39 years, female: 189,07430–34 years, male: 208,26630–34 years, female: 207,74325–29 years, male: 239,13925–29 years, female: 237,99620–24 years, male: 293,74620–24 years, female: 291,55615–19 years, male: 371,97215–19 years, female: 367,40310–14 years, male: 420,15910–14 years, female: 413,0195–9 years, male: 433,1685–9 years, female: 425,2060–4 years, male: 466,4780–4 years, female: 457,492100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

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Median age

19.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

66.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.99%

Female

50.01%

Life expectancy 64.7Life expectancy 68.2

Ethnicity

40.5%

Kongo

  • Kongo40.5%
  • Teke16.9%
  • Mbochi13.1%
  • foreigner8.2%
  • Sangha5.6%
  • Mbere/Mbeti/Kele4.4%
  • Punu4.3%
  • Pygmy1.6%
  • Oubanguiens1.6%
  • Duma1.5%
  • Makaa1.3%
  • Other and Unspecified1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014-15 est.

Religion

33.1%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic33.1%
  • Awakening Churches/Christian Revival22.3%
  • Protestant19.9%
  • None11.3%
  • Other8.1%
  • Salutiste2.2%
  • Muslim1.6%
  • Kimbanguiste1.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2007 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Republic of the Congo United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Institut National de la Statistique