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DR Congo
Last update: 2025-08-12
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Inflation rate
41.5% (2017)
Unemployment rate
4.54% (2023)
Below the poverty line
63% (2014)
Gini coefficient
44.7 (2020)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.56
Beer
0.5
Wine
0.01
Spirits
0.05
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
115403027
Male population
57688160
Female population
57714867
Population growth rate
3.11% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
39.2 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.6 (2024)
Urbanization
47.4% (2023)
Credit ratings
Moody's
Caa1 (2019)
Standard & Poor's
CCC+ (2017)
Age structure
0-14 years
45.7%
15-64 years
51.8%
65+ years
2.5%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
1.3%
Not specified
0.2%
Current as of
2014
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
CD
Capital
Kinshasa
Official language
French
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
12.8%
Smoking men
22.7%
Smoking women
2.9%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
2344858
Land area
2267048
Water area
77810
Popular payment systems
- Visa
- Mastercard
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
86.21%
iOS
12.88%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+243
Internet domain
.cd
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
50
Internet user penetration
27%
Fixed internet penetration
1<
Current as of
2022
Last update: 2025-08-12