Population density rose 2.77% to 29.0 km per capita in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 29.8 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 6.90 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, population density in Angola amounted to 16.7 km per capita, 7.26 km per capita in Central African Republic, 12.7 km per capita in Congo and 18.9 km per capita in Zambia in 2015.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 135th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit |
| Angola | km per capita |
| Botswana | km per capita |
| Cameroon | km per capita |
| Central African Republic | km per capita |
| Chad | km per capita |
| Congo | km per capita |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita |
| Gabon | km per capita |
| Namibia | km per capita |
| Sudan | km per capita |
| Tanzania | km per capita |
| Zambia | km per capita |
| Zimbabwe | km per capita |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 42.5 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 45.9 | 47.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6.85 | 6.98 | 7.12 | 7.26 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5.90 | 6.04 | 6.19 | 6.34 | 6.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 49.3 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.6 |
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