Population: 2,446,902 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.38% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 40.27 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 16.49 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 111 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 47.56 years
male: 45.76 years
female: 49.41 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.3 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo

Ethnic divisions:
south: Kongo 48%
north: Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%
center: Teke 17%, Europeans 8,500 (mostly French)

Religions: Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%

Languages: French (official), African languages (Lingala and Kikongo are the most widely used)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 57%
male: 70%
female: 44%
Labor force: 79,100 wage earners
by occupation: agriculture 75%, commerce, industry, and government 25%
note: 51% of population of working age; 40% of population economically active (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Congo on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Congo People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Congo People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.