Demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Demographics of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Population pyramid of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2020
Population	95,894,118 (2021 est.)
Growth rate	3.14% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	40.08 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate	7.94 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy	61.83 years
• male	60.03 years
• female	63.69 years
Fertility rate	5.63 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate	60.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	46.38%
65 and over	2.47%
Sex ratio
Total	1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth	1.03 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.01 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.6 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	Congolese
Language
Official	French

Demographic features of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo include ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

As many as 250 ethnic groups have been distinguished and named.^[1] The most numerous people are the Luba, Mongo, and Kongo.

Although 700 local languages and dialects are spoken, the linguistic variety is bridged both by the use of French, and the intermediary languages Kikongo ya leta, Tshiluba, Swahili, and Lingala.