Demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Democratic Republic of the Congo population pyramid in 2020 Young women preparing fufu （1988）.
This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
As many as 250 ethnic groups have been distinguished and named.
The most numerous people are the Luba, Mongo, and Bakongo.
Although 700 local languages and dialects are spoken, the linguistic variety is bridged both by the use of French, and the intermediary languages Kikongo ya leta, Tshiluba, Swahili, and Lingala.
The CIA World Factbook estimated the population to be over 105 million as of 2021 （the exact number being 105,044,646）, now exceeding
that of Vietnam （with 98,721,275 inhabitants as of 2020） and ascending the country to the rank of 15th most populous in the world.
The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 46.
3%.
51.
1% of the population was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.
7% was 65 years or older .
The total number of males was approximately 45,548,000 （48.1%）, while the total number of females was approximately 49,134,000 （51.9%） The first and so far only census conducted in DR Congo dates from 1984.
Registration of vital events in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is incomplete.
The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
Total Fertility Rate （TFR） （Wanted Fertility Rate） and Crude Birth Rate （CBR） for urban and rural areas: The Wanted Fertility Rate is an estimate of what the fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided.
Fertility data per province, as of 2014: More than 250 ethnic groups have been identified and named, of which the maj...