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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 89,561,404 (2020)
Population Growth Rate 3.143 annual % (2020)
Age Dependency Ratio 95.365 % of working-age population (2020)
Urban Population 45.638 % of total (2020)
Infant Mortality Rate 66.1 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 60.681 years (2019)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2020)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 9.211 billion kWh (2019) #106
Consumption 7.206 billion kWh (2019) #109
Exports 0.248 billion kWh (2019) #86
Imports 0.385 billion kWh (2019) #90
Renewable Electricity Generation 9.246 billion kWh (2020) #64

Oil

Ranking
Production 23 thousand bbl/day (2020) #72
Consumption 17.881 thousand bbl/day (2019) #142
Exports (Refined) [3] 20 thousand bbl/day (2013) #57
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.18 billion bbl (2021) #58

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 9.182 billion cu ft (2015) #75
Consumption (Dry) 0.013 billion cu ft (2019) #118
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #85
Proved Reserves 0.035 trillion cu ft (2021) #97

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 198 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 36,470,600 (2018 est.)
Highways 152,373 km (2015)
Internet Users 3,000,016 (2016 est.)
Railways 510 km (2014)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral Africa, northeast of Angola
Total Area2,344,858 sq. km
Land Area2,267,048 sq. km
Water Area77,810 sq. km
Coastline37 km
Climatetropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)
Terrainvast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 10/3/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020