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Democratic Republic of the Congo: area, population and density
Democratic Republic of the Congo has 2,267,050 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 112,832,473; calculated population density is 50 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th of 196 by land area, 15th by population and 138th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 2,267,050 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 112,832,473World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 50 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Democratic Republic of the Congo in the country comparison set
Democratic Republic of the Congo has 2,267,050 sq km of land area and a population value of 112,832,473 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 11th by land area, 15th by population, and 138th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Democratic Republic of the Congo first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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