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Republic of the Congo: area, population and density
Republic of the Congo has 341,500 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 6,484,437; calculated population density is 19 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Republic of the Congo ranks 64th of 196 by land area, 110th by population and 172nd 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
- 341,500 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 6,484,437World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 19 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Republic of the Congo in the country comparison set
Republic of the Congo has 341,500 sq km of land area and a population value of 6,484,437 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 64th by land area, 110th by population, and 172nd 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 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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