Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4595 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4595 units per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4611 units per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.4265 units per person
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.4595 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.4611 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4265 units per person, in 1963.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4288 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4277 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4268 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4265 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.427 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4281 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4292 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4304 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4316 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4329 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4345 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4364 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4385 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4402 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4418 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4433 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4447 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4461 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4452 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.443 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4424 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4426 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4413 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4408 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4413 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.442 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4426 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4434 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4437 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4442 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4447 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4448 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4412 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4402 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.447 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4541 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4564 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4563 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4567 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.457 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4575 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4582 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4587 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4588 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.459 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4597 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4604 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4609 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4606 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4599 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4595 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4596 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4597 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4599 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4592 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4582 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4587 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4598 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4605 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4609 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4611 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4609 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4603 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4595 units per person | -0.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4595 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4021 units per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4595 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3983 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4289 units per person | 0.4265 units per person | 0.4329 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4414 units per person | 0.4345 units per person | 0.4461 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4421 units per person | 0.4408 units per person | 0.4434 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4473 units per person | 0.4402 units per person | 0.4564 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4587 units per person | 0.4567 units per person | 0.4609 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4595 units per person | 0.4582 units per person | 0.4606 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4606 units per person | 0.4595 units per person | 0.4611 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.4595 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4611 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4265 units per person in 1963.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.