Democratic Republic of the Congo - 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.