| Population : |
58,317,930 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 48.2% (male 14,122,237; female 14,008,654)
15-64 years: 49.3% (male 14,097,301; female 14,646,285)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 590,262; female 853,191) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.99% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
44.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
14.64 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 94.69 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 49.14 years
male: 47.06 years
female: 51.28 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
6.62 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
4.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
1.1 million (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
100,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo |
| Ethnic Groups : |
over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10% |
| Languages : |
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 65.5%
male: 76.2%
female: 55.1% (2003 est.) |
