CG · COG

Congo - Brazzaville

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population6,484,437 people2025110 of 217 · 2025+27.21%
Life expectancy at birth66 years2024188 of 217 · 2024+4.19%
Total fertility rate4.11 births per woman202424 of 217 · 2024−11.92%
Population growth+2.36%202531 of 217 · 2025−0.05 pp
Infant mortality27 per 1,000 live births2024143 of 196 · 2024−25.82%
Urban population64.12%2025110 of 217 · 2025+0.99 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.06%2025194 of 217 · 2025+0.4 pp
Population density18.11 people per km²2023190 of 215 · 2023+27.3%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP7,248.44 current international dollars (PPP)2025141 of 185 · 2025+53.73%
Annual GDP growth+3.08%2025100 of 186 · 2025+2.67 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.4%202573 of 165 · 2025−0.77 pp
Employment
Total unemployment19.88%2025177 of 182 · 2025−0.14 pp
Youth unemployment40.5%2025176 of 182 · 2025−0.71 pp
Labor force participation67.83%202538 of 182 · 2025−0.28 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet47.25%2024147 of 182 · 2024+40.14 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions1.27 per 100 people2023No data+13,961.01%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption71.4%202125 of 212 · 2021+7.1 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.34 t CO₂e per person202474 of 203 · 2024+25.91%
Access to electricity53%2024198 of 215 · 2024+9.6 pp
Forest area64.13%202320 of 213 · 2023−0.4 pp
Society
Current health expenditure3.3%2023172 of 192 · 2023+1.35 pp
Maternal mortality241 per 100,000 live births2023165 of 194 · 2023−24.69%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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