Digital 2021: The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).

This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021.

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The Democratic Republic of The Congo’s population

  • The Democratic Republic of The Congo had a population of 90.96 million in January 2021.

  • The Democratic Republic of The Congo’s population increased by 2.8 million (+3.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • 50.1% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s population is female, while 49.9% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].

  • 45.9% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s population lives in urban centres, while 54.1% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • There were 21.14 million internet users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2021.

  • The number of internet users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by 4.8 million (+29%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • Internet penetration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 23.2% in January 2021.

Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.

Social media statistics for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • There were 4.00 million social media users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2021.

  • The number of social media users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by 900 thousand (+29%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • The number of social media users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was equivalent to 4.4% of the total population in January 2021.

Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.

Mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • There were 39.63 million mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by 2.0 million (+5.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2021 was equivalent to 43.6% of the total population.

Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.

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Additional resources

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