# Population growth rate: Democratic Republic of Congo

3.264% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 3.264 |
| 2022 | 3.255 |
| 2021 | 3.191 |
| 2020 | 3.287 |
| 2019 | 3.153 |
| 2018 | 3.186 |
| 2017 | 3.514 |
| 2016 | 3.805 |
| 2015 | 3.267 |
| 2014 | 3.339 |
| 2013 | 3.445 |
| 2012 | 3.357 |
| 2011 | 3.319 |
| 2010 | 3.24 |
| 2009 | 3.134 |
| 2008 | 3.047 |
| 2007 | 2.984 |
| 2006 | 3.068 |
| 2005 | 3.098 |
| 2004 | 3.045 |
| 2003 | 2.841 |
| 2002 | 3.003 |
| 2001 | 3.111 |
| 2000 | 3.225 |
| 1999 | 3.19 |
| 1998 | 3.533 |
| 1997 | 1.879 |
| 1996 | 1.331 |
| 1995 | 2.525 |
| 1994 | 5.847 |
| 1993 | 3.565 |
| 1992 | 3.583 |
| 1991 | 3.166 |
| 1990 | 3.497 |
| 1989 | 3.133 |
| 1988 | 3.19 |
| 1987 | 3.217 |
| 1986 | 3.088 |
| 1985 | 3.213 |
| 1984 | 3.422 |
| 1983 | 3.259 |
| 1982 | 3.079 |
| 1981 | 2.92 |
| 1980 | 2.905 |
| 1979 | 3.372 |
| 1978 | 3.663 |
| 1977 | 2.526 |
| 1976 | 2.532 |
| 1975 | 2.64 |
| 1974 | 2.662 |
| 1973 | 2.683 |
| 1972 | 2.67 |
| 1971 | 2.628 |
| 1970 | 2.843 |
| 1969 | 2.87 |
| 1968 | 2.919 |
| 1967 | 2.946 |
| 1966 | 2.888 |
| 1965 | 2.814 |
| 1964 | 2.681 |
| 1963 | 2.671 |
| 1962 | 2.63 |
| 1961 | 2.579 |
| 1960 | 2.563 |
| 1959 | 2.386 |
| 1958 | 2.145 |
| 1957 | 2.239 |
| 1956 | 2.196 |
| 1955 | 2.152 |
| 1954 | 2.108 |
| 1953 | 2.034 |
| 1952 | 2.076 |
| 1951 | 2.043 |
| 1950 | 1.956 |

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