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Democratic Republic of the Congo: capital, population, area and flag

Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Middle Africa (Africa). Its capital is Kinshasa. The population is about 113M (#15 of 193) and the area is about 2,345,410 km² (#11 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Kinshasa
Region
Africa / Middle Africa
Population
112,832,473 (2025) #15 of 193
Total area
2,345,410 km² (2024) #11 of 193
Population density
48.2 people/km² (2024) #135 of 193
GDP (total)
$91B (2025) #80 of 189
GDP per capita
$807 (2025) #181 of 189
Life expectancy
62.1 years (2024) #181 of 193
Distance from Japan
13,353 km #42 of 192
Area compared with Japan
about 6.2 times that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 0.9 times that of Japan
Main languages
French
Currency
Congolese Franc (CDF)
Calling code
+243
Time zone (capital)
UTC+1
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
8 h behind Japan
Driving side
Right
Capital location
4.32°S 15.31°E

Population of Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Map of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Capital: Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

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Democratic Republic of the Congo in world rankings

How Democratic Republic of the Congo compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area2,345,410 km²2024#11 of 193
Number of land borders9#5 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital-4.3°#160 of 193
Distance from Japan13,353 km#42 of 192 tied
Forest area (share of land)61.5%2024#27 of 193
Arable land (share of land)7.3%2024#116 of 190
Protected land (share of land)14.9%2025#118 of 192 tied
Agricultural land (share of land)16.2%2024#156 of 192
Average annual rainfall1,543 mm2022#54 of 180
Freshwater resources per person8,789 m³2022#52 of 181
Forest area1,391,891 km²2025#6 of 193
Marine protected areas (share of territorial waters)0.5%2025#109 of 153 tied
People & population
Population112,832,4732025#15 of 193
Population density48.2 people/km²2024#135 of 193
Population growth rate3.20%2025#10 of 193
Urban population (share of people)45.1%2025#139 of 193
Life expectancy62.1 years2024#181 of 193
Fertility rate5.98 births per woman2024#3 of 193
Infant mortality rate56.4 per 1,000 births2024#9 of 192
Birth rate40.9 per 1,000 people2024#5 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over3.1%2025#167 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1445.9%2025#5 of 193
Life expectancy of women64.2 years2024#178 of 193
Life expectancy of men60.0 years2024#183 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio427 per 100,000 births2023#13 of 192
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)34.9%2025#54 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)8.4 per 1,000 people2024#67 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)89.7 per 1,000 births2024#8 of 192 tied
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)51.0%2025#190 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$91B2025#80 of 189
GDP per capita$8072025#181 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$1,9202025#180 of 185
Economic growth rate5.8%2025#37 of 188
Unemployment rate4.4%2025#108 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)43.4%2025#59 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)43.9%2025#79 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)8.9%2025#74 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)39.7%2025#14 of 185
Services (share of GDP)48.0%2025#142 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)1.4%2025#93 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)44.7 (0–100)2020#17 of 149
Goods exports (total)$32.1B2025#67 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)3.6%2025#65 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)61.8%2025#39 of 178
Youth unemployment rate7.8%2025#132 of 178
Cereal production4,388,403 t2024#62 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)872 kg/ha2024#162 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)271,765 t2024#56 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)265,975 t2024#52 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)5,790 t2024#97 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)110.4 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#90 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)3 kg/ha2024#177 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)7.9%2025#121 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)58.5%2025#15 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)0.2%2023#159 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)2.1%2025#91 of 187
Development aid received (share of national income)6.4%2023#35 of 132
Labor force (number of people)39,217,7782025#17 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$5.1B2023#101 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)85.3%2020#1 of 132
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)19.7%2024#173 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions58.5 per 100 people2024#180 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)22.5%2024#187 of 193
Health spending (share of GDP)3.7%2023#162 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)2.8%2022#144 of 179
Doctors0.21 per 1,000 people2022#160 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)0.41%2015#68 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)12.8%2025#160 of 192
University and college enrollment6.4%2020#153 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.0 per 100 people2024#185 of 192
Air passengers carried1,150,1702023#92 of 152
Safe drinking water (share of people)11.9%2024#132 of 136
Safe sanitation (share of people)13.1%2024#128 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)39.5%2024#6 of 165
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)5.0%2024#179 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths34.9 per 100,000 people2019#10 of 183
Measles vaccination (share of children)55.0%2024#182 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)55.5%2023#150 of 180
Primary school completion rate75.7%2023#139 of 172
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)1.17 per 1,000 people2022#154 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)377 per 100,000 people2024#14 of 191
Health spending per person$232023#189 of 192
Container port traffic (TEU)42,211 TEU2019#132 of 150
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)90.4%2021#14 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person0.1 t CO₂e per person2024#181 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)6.2 Mt CO₂e2024#128 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)35.8 µg/m³2023#31 of 192
Energy use per person402 kg oil eq. per person2024#126 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)96.3%2021#1 of 191
Electricity consumption per person127 kWh per person2024#137 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)0.0%2021#33 of 190 tied
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)98.5%2024#5 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)58.5 Mt CO₂e2024#71 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)0.1%2022#171 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production9,000 t2024#98 of 120
Rice: production1,940,592 t2024#30 of 114
Maize (corn): production2,387,753 t2024#39 of 160
Barley: production1,007 t2024#93 of 100
Sorghum: production9,009 t2024#75 of 107
Millet: production41,042 t2024#30 of 73
Potatoes: production109,367 t2024#105 of 150
Cassava: production46,558,022 t2024#2 of 92
Sweet potatoes: production625,963 t2024#20 of 105
Yams: production127,840 t2024#18 of 56
Soybeans: production28,401 t2024#58 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production508,245 t2024#19 of 108
Dry beans: production280,241 t2024#20 of 105
Dry peas: production1,503 t2024#72 of 95
Palm oil: production300,000 t2023#14 of 45 tied
Tomatoes: production51,371 t2024#98 of 164
Onions: production56,204 t2024#83 of 139
Cabbages: production20,359 t2024#93 of 143
Carrots (with turnips): production403 t2024#119 of 129
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production382 t2024#123 of 130
Lettuce (with chicory): production14,724 t2024#49 of 102
Oranges: production164,413 t2024#35 of 112
Lemons (with limes): production6,887 t2024#61 of 101
Bananas: production811,021 t2024#28 of 113
Mangoes (with guavas and mangosteens): production310,848 t2024#23 of 96
Pineapples: production186,334 t2024#26 of 82
Avocados: production62,006 t2024#26 of 70
Papayas: production207,573 t2024#8 of 68
Grapefruits (with pomelos): production9,187 t2024#34 of 71
Coffee: production65,701 t2024#19 of 74
Cocoa beans: production50,000 t2024#13 of 58
Tea: production2,014 t2024#33 of 45
Sugar cane: production2,505,252 t2024#41 of 93
Cotton (fibre): production8,752 t2023#47 of 85
Tobacco: production3,517 t2024#54 of 117
Beef (cattle meat): production27,812 t2024#113 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production27,760 t2024#81 of 164
Chicken meat: production10,000 t2024#137 of 183
Cow’s milk: production10,374 t2024#151 of 178
Hen eggs: production8,900 t2024#117 of 167
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production2,851 t2024#96 of 172
Goat meat: production18,300 t2024#41 of 164
Nile tilapia: production5,650 t2024#34 of 79
African sharptooth catfish: production40 t2024#51 of 63 tied
Largehead hairtail (cutlassfish): production2,110 t2024#21 of 44
Tilapias and other cichlids: production5,650 t2024#48 of 119
Flatfishes (flounders, halibuts, soles): production415 t2024#54 of 91
Sharks and rays: production830 t2024#62 of 127
Cattle: number of animals2,032,019 animals2024#86 of 183
Pigs: number of animals1,016,111 animals2024#66 of 165
Chickens: number of animals19,092,000 birds2024#101 of 181
Sheep: number of animals920,510 animals2024#81 of 173
Goats: number of animals4,147,239 animals2024#45 of 180

Questions about Democratic Republic of the Congo

What is the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo?

The capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa.

What is the population of Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a population of about 113M (2025), #15 of 193 among countries.

How big is Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Democratic Republic of the Congo covers about 2,345,410 km², #11 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is Democratic Republic of the Congo in?

Democratic Republic of the Congo is in Africa, in the region of Middle Africa.

What currency and languages are used in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

The currency is the Congolese Franc. Main languages: French.

How does Democratic Republic of the Congo compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of Democratic Republic of the Congo is about 6.2 times that of Japan, and its population is about 0.9 times that of Japan.

How far is Democratic Republic of the Congo from Japan?

The capital, Kinshasa, is about 13,353 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Japan?

The capital, Kinshasa, is on UTC+1 in standard time: 8 h behind Japan.

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