Congo Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), CG
Congo Brazzaville: Independent country in Central Africa
About
Quick Facts about Republic of the Congo
| Population : | 5,260,750 |
| Country : | Republic of the Congo |
| Different from : | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Head of government : | Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo |
| Plate code : | RCB |
| Area : | 342000 km2 |
| Official name : | Republíki ya Kongó, la République du Congo, Repubilika ya Kongo, République du Congo |
| Continent : | Africa |
| Northernmost point : | Point(17.48 3.7) |
| Legislative body : | Parliament of the Republic of the Congo |
| Named for : | Congo |
| Official language : | French |
| Capital : | Brazzaville |
| Establishment : | January 01, 1960 (65 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | UTC+01:00 |
| Local time : | 13:49:33 (5th December 2025) |
Geography
Republic of the Congo is located at 1°0'0"S 15°0'0"E (-1.0, 15.0). It has 5 neighbors: Congo Kinshasa, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon and Angola.
Congo Brazzaville map
The largest city of Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville with a population of 1,827,000. Other cities include, Pointe-Noire population 659,084, Dolisie population 103,894, Kayes population 58,737 and Owando population 23,952. See all Republic of the Congo cities & populated places.
Clément Mouamba ,
Republic of the Congo has 5 neighbours.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Independent country in Central Africa
- Central African Republic Independent country in Africa
- Republic of Cameroon Independent country in West Africa
- Gabonese Republic Independent country in Africa
- Republic of Angola Independent country in Africa
- Pointe-Noire
- Brazzaville
- Sangha Department
- Bouenza Department
- Pool Department
- Lékoumou Department
- Cuvette Department
- Niari Department
- Likouala Department
- Cuvette-Ouest Department
- Plateaux Department
- Kouilou Department
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 1960 | 1,013,581 | - | resident registration |
| 1961 | 1,039,958 | 2.54% | resident registration |
| 1962 | 1,067,589 | 2.59% | resident registration |
| 1963 | 1,096,468 | 2.63% | resident registration |
| 1964 | 1,126,573 | 2.67% | resident registration |
| 1965 | 1,157,905 | 2.71% | resident registration |
| 1966 | 1,190,424 | 2.73% | resident registration |
| 1967 | 1,224,187 | 2.76% | resident registration |
| 1968 | 1,259,394 | 2.8% | resident registration |
| 1969 | 1,296,306 | 2.85% | resident registration |
| 1970 | 1,335,090 | 2.9% | resident registration |
| 1971 | 1,375,876 | 2.96% | resident registration |
| 1972 | 1,418,556 | 3.01% | resident registration |
| 1973 | 1,462,767 | 3.02% | resident registration |
| 1974 | 1,508,000 | 3% | resident registration |
| 1975 | 1,553,903 | 2.95% | resident registration |
| 1976 | 1,600,295 | 2.9% | resident registration |
| 1977 | 1,647,320 | 2.85% | resident registration |
| 1978 | 1,695,348 | 2.83% | resident registration |
| 1979 | 1,744,922 | 2.84% | resident registration |
| 1980 | 1,796,412 | 2.87% | resident registration |
| 1981 | 1,849,970 | 2.9% | resident registration |
| 1982 | 1,905,411 | 2.91% | resident registration |
| 1983 | 1,962,375 | 2.9% | resident registration |
| 1984 | 2,020,333 | 2.87% | resident registration |
| 1985 | 2,078,914 | 2.82% | resident registration |
| 1986 | 2,138,090 | 2.77% | resident registration |
| 1987 | 2,198,025 | 2.73% | resident registration |
| 1988 | 2,258,785 | 2.69% | resident registration |
| 1989 | 2,320,488 | 2.66% | resident registration |
| 1990 | 2,383,283 | 2.63% | resident registration |
| 1991 | 2,447,020 | 2.6% | resident registration |
| 1992 | 2,511,819 | 2.58% | resident registration |
| 1993 | 2,578,424 | 2.58% | resident registration |
| 1994 | 2,647,817 | 2.62% | resident registration |
| 1995 | 2,720,633 | 2.68% | resident registration |
| 1996 | 2,797,572 | 2.75% | resident registration |
| 1997 | 2,878,333 | 2.81% | resident registration |
| 1998 | 2,961,357 | 2.8% | resident registration |
| 1999 | 3,044,444 | 2.73% | resident registration |
| 2000 | 3,126,204 | 2.62% | resident registration |
| 2001 | 3,205,636 | 2.48% | resident registration |
| 2002 | 3,283,719 | 2.38% | resident registration |
| 2003 | 3,363,418 | 2.37% | resident registration |
| 2004 | 3,448,868 | 2.48% | resident registration |
| 2005 | 3,542,867 | 2.65% | resident registration |
| 2006 | 3,646,653 | 2.85% | resident registration |
| 2007 | 3,758,858 | 2.99% | resident registration |
| 2008 | 3,876,475 | 3.03% | resident registration |
| 2009 | 3,995,146 | 2.97% | resident registration |
| 2010 | 4,111,715 | 2.84% | resident registration |
| 2011 | 4,225,359 | 2.69% | resident registration |
| 2012 | 4,337,051 | 2.58% | resident registration |
| 2013 | 4,447,632 | 2.49% | resident registration |
| 2014 | 4,736,974 | 6.11% | (Worldbank) |
| 2015 | 4,856,095 | 2.45% | (Worldbank) |
| 2016 | 4,980,999 | 2.51% | (Worldbank) |
| 2017 | 5,260,750 | 5.32% | resident registration |
| 2018 | 5,244,363 | -0.31% | (Worldbank) |
| 2019 | 5,380,508 | 2.53% | (Worldbank) |