Population ages 0-14, female in Congo
Congo: Population ages 0-14, female was 39.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female in Congo is 39.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Congo peaked at 45.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2025.
Congo ranks 22nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.3% | — |
| 1961 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.2% | 42.3% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 44.1% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.1% | 43.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.6% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 40.3% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.6% | 41.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.6314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0662 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Congo?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Congo was 39.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for population ages 0-14, female?
- Congo ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.