COD / Sub-Saharan Africa

Congo - Kinshasa

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Capital
Kinshasa
Currency
Congolese franc
Continent
Africa
Area
2,344,858 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q974 · Official languages: French
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
112.83M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
91.03B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
806.78 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
2.89 · 2016
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
4.43 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
5.98 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
62.07 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Congo - Kinshasa: 112.83M
Congo - Kinshasa · Population55.39M71.06M86.72M102.39M118.05M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Congo - Kinshasa · Population · people
YearCongo - Kinshasa
2025112,832,473
2024109,276,265
2023105,789,731
2022102,396,968
202199,148,932
202095,989,998
201992,947,442
201890,047,644
201787,083,398
201683,956,415
201581,035,531
201478,403,242
201375,789,395
201273,254,618
201170,849,311
201068,563,038
200966,412,044
200864,390,664
200762,477,752
200660,615,908
current US$ · 20062025
2025Congo - Kinshasa: 91.03B
Congo - Kinshasa · GDP7.93B30.59B53.26B75.92B98.59B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Congo - Kinshasa · GDP · current US$
YearCongo - Kinshasa
202591,030,531,316.99
202475,716,176,105.07
202369,843,655,425.29
202270,422,346,142.2
202159,067,289,573.51
202046,691,989,748.92
201946,845,900,350.03
201846,659,954,092.49
201737,537,521,565.53
201638,600,224,214.47
201540,179,574,490.3
201438,352,980,552.87
201334,891,189,160.3
201230,029,369,928.73
201126,392,379,641.77
201024,161,641,931.03
200918,607,259,480.54
200822,723,488,723.36
200718,374,807,772.54
200615,484,044,534.58

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Congo - Kinshasa: 806.78
Congo - Kinshasa · GDP per capita200.31365.71531.11696.51861.912006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Congo - Kinshasa · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearCongo - Kinshasa
2025806.78
2024692.89
2023660.21
2022687.74
2021595.74
2020486.43
2019504
2018518.17
2017431.05
2016459.77
2015495.83
2014489.18
2013460.37
2012409.93
2011372.51
2010352.4
2009280.18
2008352.9
2007294.1
2006255.45
% · 20062025
2025Congo - Kinshasa:
Congo - Kinshasa · Inflation-0.914.069.0213.9918.962006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Congo - Kinshasa · Inflation · %
YearCongo - Kinshasa
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
20162.89
20150.74
20141.24
20130.81
20129.72
201115.32
20107.1
20092.8
200817.3
200716.95
200613.05

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Congo - Kinshasa: 4.43
Congo - Kinshasa · Unemployment2.963.614.264.925.572006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Congo - Kinshasa · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearCongo - Kinshasa
20254.43
20244.42
20234.47
20224.54
20215.29
20205.36
20194.61
20184.63
20174.61
20164.53
20154.44
20144.44
20134.47
20124.49
20114.32
20104.1
20093.88
20083.63
20073.4
20063.17

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Congo - Kinshasa:
Congo - Kinshasa · Fertility rate5.926.16.296.476.652006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Congo - Kinshasa · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearCongo - Kinshasa
2025No data available
20245.98
20236.05
20226.11
20216.16
20206.21
20196.25
20186.3
20176.35
20166.39
20156.44
20146.48
20136.53
20126.56
20116.58
20106.59
20096.59
20086.58
20076.56
20066.55

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Congo - Kinshasa:
Congo - Kinshasa · Life expectancy53.7456.0158.2960.5662.832006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Congo - Kinshasa · Life expectancy · years
YearCongo - Kinshasa
2025No data available
202462.07
202361.9
202260.98
202160.04
202060.43
201960.24
201859.93
201759.5
201659.08
201558.66
201458.24
201357.8
201257.35
201156.91
201056.41
200955.8
200855.39
200754.95
200654.5
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology