Population ages 0-14 in Congo
Congo: Population ages 0-14 was 39.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Congo is 39.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Congo peaked at 45.8% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2025.
Congo ranks 26th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.7% | — |
| 1961 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.7% | 42.7% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.4% | 44.7% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 44.3% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.5% | 43.1% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 40.5% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 40.4% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.9% | 41.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Congo?
- Population ages 0-14 in Congo was 39.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 1978.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for population ages 0-14?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.