Population growth rate

3.2 (%) in 2022

In 2022, population growth rate for Democratic Republic of the Congo was 3.2 %. Though Democratic Republic of the Congo population growth rate fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 1973 - 2022 period ending at 3.2 % in 2022.

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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . 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 the country of origin.

Date Value Change, %
2022 3.2 -0.77%
2021 3.2 -0.06%
2020 3.2 1.20%
2019 3.2 -2.64%
2018 3.3 -4.94%
2017 3.4 -0.67%
2016 3.5 2.26%
2015 3.4 -1.64%
2014 3.4 1.08%
2013 3.4 1.56%
2012 3.4 0.15%
2011 3.4