Population, age 16, female in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Population, age 16, female was 878,528 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 878,528 for population, age 16, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 878,528 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 410,397, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,799 | 410,397 | 550,899 | 10 |
| 2000s | 642,360 | 564,492 | 728,408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 804,112 | 750,290 | 878,528 | 5 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.98 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Population, age 16, female in Democratic Republic of Congo was 878,528 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 878,528 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 410,397 in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for population, age 16, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.