Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 49.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | — |
| 2001 | 48.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 48.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.54 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 46.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 43.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 43.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 40.96 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 39.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 37.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -5.1% |
| 2026 | 35.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -3.5% |
| 2027 | 34.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -3.8% |
| 2028 | 33.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -4.0% |
| 2029 | 31.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -4.2% |
| 2030 | 30.36 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -4.4% |
| 2040 | 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 48.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 48.68 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 45.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 49.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 31.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 43.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 30.36 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 30.36 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 30.36 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 3 Lithuania 19.95 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 3 Saint Lucia 20.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 5 Denmark 20.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 5 Netherlands 19.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 5 Cabo Verde 19.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 6 Eswatini 19.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 6 Mauritius 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 20.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 7 Moldova 18.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 8 Guyana 20.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 9 Nigeria 20.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 14.04 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0003 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 4.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 54.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 40.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.1% (2017)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.9638 (2023)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 60.3% (2023)
- Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.5642 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 49.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.