Population, age 19, total in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Population, age 19, total was 1.57 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 19, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 19, total in Democratic Republic of Congo is 1.57 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 19, total in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.57 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 729,694, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th 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 | 867,941 | 729,694 | 990,063 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 1.02 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million | 1.36 million | 1.57 million | 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 19, total in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Population, age 19, total in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.57 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 19, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 19, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 729,694 in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for population, age 19, total?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 19, total rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.