Democratic Republic of the Congo Subnational Population Statistics by Age and Sex

Population statistics for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, disaggregated by sex and age across administrative levels 0 (country), 1 (province), and 2 (district). The data is provided by OCHA Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and was last updated on 2026-05-22. Tables are structured for linkage to administrative boundary GIS data.

Use Cases

• Create demographic dashboards based on subnational population breakdowns mentioned in the description.
• Perform spatial analysis of population distribution based on linkage to administrative boundary GIS data.
• Model age and sex structure for provinces and districts based on disaggregated statistics.
• Analyze population trends over time based on data for multiple years.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated by sex and age, allowing for detailed demographic analysis.
• Covers three administrative levels (country, province, district) for subnational granularity.
• Formatted for database or GIS linkage to official administrative boundaries.
• Released under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Caveats are noted for the 2019 and 2020 data years, indicating potential quality issues.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official census or survey data.

Time Range

Covers multiple years, with specific mention of 2019 and 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 13:59:10.165325; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo, at national, provincial, and district levels.