|
African countries by population density > area
|
342,000
|
|
[26th of 56]
|
|
African countries by population density > pop. dens.
|
8.7
|
|
[47th of 56]
|
|
African countries by population density > population
|
2,958,448
|
|
[38th of 56]
|
|
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population
|
1
|
|
[7th of 185]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years
|
46.4 %
|
|
[11th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years
|
37.3 |
|
[69th of 226]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females
|
894,568 |
|
[100th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total
|
46.1% |
|
[10th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males
|
906,345 |
|
[101st of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years
|
59 |
|
[161st of 226]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years
|
50.7 %
|
|
[218th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females
|
1,002,682 |
|
[133rd of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total
|
51% |
|
[215th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males
|
989,126 |
|
[135th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over
|
2.9 %
|
|
[192nd of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females
|
65,037 |
|
[138th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total
|
2.8% |
|
[188th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males
|
45,560 |
|
[140th of 225]
|
|
Birth rate
|
41.76 births/1,000 population |
|
[14th of 226]
|
|
CPIA social protection rating
|
2.5
|
|
[69th of 75]
|
|
Death rate
|
12.28 deaths/1,000 population |
|
[38th of 226]
|
|
Education expenditures
|
1.9 % of GDP |
|
[52nd of 55]
|
Ethnic groups Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3% |
Ethnic groups > A note Europeans estimated at 8,500, mostly French, before the 1997 civil war; may be half that in 1998, following the widespread destruction of foreign businesses in 1997 |
|
Female population > Age 10-14
|
240,043
|
|
[109th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
6.48
|
|
[15th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 15-19
|
201,325
|
|
[112nd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
5.44
|
|
[60th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 20-24
|
163,398
|
|
[118th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
4.41
|
|
[108th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 25-29
|
132,967
|
|
[129th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
3.59
|
|
[154th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 30-34
|
108,996
|
|
[133rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
2.94
|
|
[196th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 35-39
|
90,309
|
|
[133rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
2.44
|
|
[196th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 40-44
|
72,865
|
|
[135th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
1.97
|
|
[198th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 45-49
|
60,731
|
|
[137th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
1.64
|
|
[204th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 50-54
|
47,954
|
|
[138th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
1.3
|
|
[206th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 55-59
|
37,985
|
|
[137th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
1.03
|
|
[207th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 60-64
|
29,015
|
|
[137th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
0.78
|
|
[201st of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 65-69
|
24,452
|
|
[137th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
0.66
|
|
[187th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 70-74
|
19,333
|
|
[137th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
0.52
|
|
[162nd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 75-79
|
11,843
|
|
[138th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
0.32
|
|
[169th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 80-84
|
8,186
|
|
[143rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.22
|
|
[177th of 224]
|
|
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital
|
Brazzaville |
|
|
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks 10 (est.) |
|
Male population > Age 10-14
|
242,341
|
|
[110th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
6.55
|
|
[18th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 15-19
|
203,216
|
|
[115th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
5.49
|
|
[63rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 20-24
|
165,211
|
|
[121st of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
4.46
|
|
[114th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 25-29
|
135,603
|
|
[130th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
3.66
|
|
[160th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 30-34
|
113,568
|
|
[133rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
3.07
|
|
[190th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 35-39
|
92,886
|
|
[135th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
2.51
|
|
[202nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 40-44
|
71,236
|
|
[139th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
1.92
|
|
[207th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 45-49
|
55,153
|
|
[140th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
1.49
|
|
[202nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 50-54
|
40,071
|
|
[143rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
1.08
|
|
[206th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 55-59
|
30,061
|
|
[144th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
0.81
|
|
[208th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 60-64
|
23,385
|
|
[142nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
0.63
|
|
[203rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 65-69
|
18,971
|
|
[142nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
0.51
|
|
[199th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 70-74
|
13,353
|
|
[139th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
0.36
|
|
[200th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 75-79
|
7,440
|
|
[142nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
0.2
|
|
[198th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 80-84
|
4,666
|
|
[145th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.13
|
|
[194th of 224]
|
|
Median age > Female
|
17 years |
|
[209th of 224]
|
|
Median age > Male
|
16.5 years |
|
[211st of 224]
|
|
Median age > Total
|
16.7 years |
|
[211st of 224]
|
|
Nationality > Adjective
|
Congolese or Congo |
|
|
Nationality > Noun Congolese (singular and plural) |
|
Population
|
3,903,318 |
|
[128th of 242]
|
|
Population > CIA Factbook
|
3,903,318 |
|
[128th of 240]
|
Population > Note estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
|
Population ages 0-14 > % of total
|
47.14 %
|
|
[9th of 185]
|
|
Population ages 15-64 > % of total
|
49.94 %
|
|
[177th of 185]
|
|
Population ages 65 and above > % of total
|
2.92 %
|
|
[159th of 185]
|
|
Population growth > annual %
|
2.94 annual %
|
|
[21st of 195]
|
|
Population growth rate
|
2.696% |
|
[29th of 235]
|
|
Population in largest city
|
1,172,641
|
|
[92nd of 118]
|
|
Population in largest city (per capita)
|
0.293
per capita |
|
[15th of 118]
|
|
Population in the largest city > % of urban population
|
48.71 %
|
|
[15th of 118]
|
|
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million
|
1,172,641
|
|
[93rd of 106]
|
|
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita)
|
0.293
per capita |
|
[29th of 106]
|
|
Population, female > % of total
|
50.4 %
|
|
[87th of 190]
|
|
Rural population
|
1,591,564
|
|
[116th of 193]
|
|
Rural population (per capita)
|
0.398
per capita |
|
[109th of 194]
|
|
Rural population growth > annual %
|
1.99 annual %
|
|
[30th of 193]
|
|
Sex ratio > 15-64 years
|
0.98 |
|
[142nd of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > 15-64 years
|
0.99 male(s)/female |
|
[122nd of 224]
|
|
Sex ratio > 65 years and over
|
0.7 male(s)/female |
|
[160th of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > At birth
|
1.03 male(s)/female |
|
[161st of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > Total population
|
0.99 male(s)/female |
|
[96th of 224]
|
|
Sex ratio > Under 15 years
|
1.01 male(s)/female |
|
[185th of 224]
|
|
Total fertility rate
|
5.92 children born/woman |
|
[13th of 225]
|
|
Total Population
|
3,702,314 |
|
[127th of 227]
|
|
Total population > Age 10-14
|
482,384
|
|
[109th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
13.03
|
|
[15th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 15-19
|
404,541
|
|
[113rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
10.93
|
|
[61st of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 20-24
|
328,609
|
|
[119th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
8.88
|
|
[111st of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 25-29
|
268,570
|
|
[130th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
7.25
|
|
[157th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 30-34
|
222,564
|
|
[133rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
6.01
|
|
[196th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 35-39
|
183,195
|
|
[133rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
4.95
|
|
[200th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 40-44
|
144,101
|
|
[137th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
3.89
|
|
[205th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 45-49
|
115,884
|
|
[138th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
3.13
|
|
[204th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 50-54
|
88,025
|
|
[140th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
2.38
|
|
[213rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 55-59
|
68,046
|
|
[140th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
1.84
|
|
[212nd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 60-64
|
52,400
|
|
[141st of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
1.42
|
|
[206th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 65-69
|
43,423
|
|
[138th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
1.17
|
|
[197th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 70-74
|
32,686
|
|
[137th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
0.88
|
|
[186th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 75-79
|
19,283
|
|
[138th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
0.52
|
|
[180th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 80-84
|
12,852
|
|
[144th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.35
|
|
[181st of 224]
|
|
Total Population > Female
|
1,863,087 |
|
[128th of 227]
|
|
Total Population > Male
|
1,839,227 |
|
[127th of 227]
|
|
Urban population
|
2,407,340
|
|
[114th of 195]
|
|
Urban population (per capita)
|
0.602
per capita |
|
[86th of 196]
|
|
Urban population growth > annual %
|
3.58 annual %
|
|
[36th of 195]
|