• Population..................................................................................115,403,027 (2024 est.)
• Population growth rate ....................................................................3.11% (2024 est.)
• Birth rate.............................................................39.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Death rate.........................................................7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Net migration rate..............................................-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
• Ethnic groups...............................................more than 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest groups - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) - make up about 45% of the population

CIA World Factbook