Kinshasa's 2024 population is now estimated at 17,032,300. In 1950, the population of Kinshasa was 201,905. Kinshasa has grown by 716,800 in the last year, which represents a 4.39% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Kinshasa, which typically includes Kinshasa's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 26,681,800 |
| 2034 | 25,678,900 |
| 2033 | 24,700,300 |
| 2032 | 23,746,100 |
| 2031 | 22,818,000 |
| 2030 | 21,914,300 |
| 2029 | 21,035,800 |
| 2028 | 20,182,000 |
| 2027 | 19,354,400 |
| 2026 | 18,552,800 |
| 2025 | 17,778,500 |
| 2024 | 17,032,300 |
| 2023 | 16,315,500 |
| 2022 | 15,628,100 |
| 2021 | 14,970,500 |
| 2020 | 14,342,400 |
| 2019 | 13,743,300 |
| 2018 | 13,171,300 |
| 2017 | 12,624,300 |
| 2016 | 12,100,100 |
| 2015 | 11,597,700 |
| 2014 | 11,116,100 |
| 2013 | 10,654,600 |
| 2012 | 10,212,100 |
| 2011 | 9,788,110 |
| 2010 | 9,381,670 |
| 2009 | 8,992,120 |
| 2008 | 8,618,740 |
| 2007 | 8,260,860 |
| 2006 | 7,917,840 |
| 2005 | 7,589,070 |
| 2004 | 7,273,950 |
| 2003 | 6,971,910 |
| 2002 | 6,682,800 |
| 2001 | 6,405,690 |
| 2000 | 6,140,420 |
| 1999 | 5,885,450 |
| 1998 | 5,641,400 |
| 1997 | 5,374,810 |
| 1996 | 5,092,700 |
| 1995 | 4,824,680 |
| 1994 | 4,571,110 |
| 1993 | 4,330,870 |
| 1992 | 4,103,560 |
| 1991 | 3,887,600 |
| 1990 | 3,683,270 |
| 1989 | 3,489,690 |
| 1988 | 3,306,530 |
| 1987 | 3,132,520 |
| 1986 | 2,967,880 |
| 1985 | 2,811,900 |
| 1984 | 2,664,310 |
| 1983 | 2,495,970 |
| 1982 | 2,338,480 |
| 1981 | 2,190,930 |
| 1980 | 2,052,870 |
| 1979 | 1,923,170 |
| 1978 | 1,801,820 |
| 1977 | 1,688,130 |
| 1976 | 1,581,760 |
| 1975 | 1,481,820 |
| 1974 | 1,388,320 |
| 1973 | 1,300,720 |
| 1972 | 1,218,760 |
| 1971 | 1,141,760 |
| 1970 | 1,069,710 |
| 1969 | 1,002,220 |
| 1968 | 939,065 |
| 1967 | 869,484 |
| 1966 | 789,579 |
| 1965 | 717,018 |
| 1964 | 651,211 |
| 1963 | 591,287 |
| 1962 | 536,949 |
| 1961 | 487,604 |
| 1960 | 442,853 |
| 1959 | 402,102 |
| 1958 | 365,149 |
| 1957 | 339,082 |
| 1956 | 314,908 |
| 1955 | 292,398 |
| 1954 | 271,524 |
| 1953 | 252,141 |
| 1952 | 234,165 |
| 1951 | 217,426 |
| 1950 | 201,905 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 201,905 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 217,426 | 7.69% | 15,521 |
| 1952 | 234,165 | 7.7% | 16,739 |
| 1953 | 252,141 | 7.68% | 17,976 |
| 1954 | 271,524 | 7.69% | 19,383 |
| 1955 | 292,398 | 7.69% | 20,874 |
| 1956 | 314,908 | 7.7% | 22,510 |
| 1957 | 339,082 | 7.68% | 24,174 |
| 1958 | 365,149 | 7.69% | 26,067 |
| 1959 | 402,102 | 10.12% | 36,953 |
| 1960 | 442,853 | 10.13% | 40,751 |
| 1961 | 487,604 | 10.11% | 44,751 |
| 1962 | 536,949 | 10.12% | 49,345 |
| 1963 | 591,287 | 10.12% | 54,338 |
| 1964 | 651,211 | 10.13% | 59,924 |
| 1965 | 717,018 | 10.11% | 65,807 |
| 1966 | 789,579 | 10.12% | 72,561 |
| 1967 | 869,484 | 10.12% | 79,905 |
| 1968 | 939,065 | 8% | 69,581 |
| 1969 | 1,002,220 | 6.73% | 63,155 |
| 1970 | 1,069,710 | 6.73% | 67,490 |
| 1971 | 1,141,760 | 6.74% | 72,050 |
| 1972 | 1,218,760 | 6.74% | 77,000 |
| 1973 | 1,300,720 | 6.72% | 81,960 |
| 1974 | 1,388,320 | 6.73% | 87,600 |
| 1975 | 1,481,820 | 6.73% | 93,500 |
| 1976 | 1,581,760 | 6.74% | 99,940 |
| 1977 | 1,688,130 | 6.72% | 106,370 |
| 1978 | 1,801,820 | 6.73% | 113,690 |
| 1979 | 1,923,170 | 6.73% | 121,350 |
| 1980 | 2,052,870 | 6.74% | 129,700 |
| 1981 | 2,190,930 | 6.73% | 138,060 |
| 1982 | 2,338,480 | 6.73% | 147,550 |
| 1983 | 2,495,970 | 6.73% | 157,490 |
| 1984 | 2,664,310 | 6.74% | 168,340 |
| 1985 | 2,811,900 | 5.54% | 147,590 |
| 1986 | 2,967,880 | 5.55% | 155,980 |
| 1987 | 3,132,520 | 5.55% | 164,640 |
| 1988 | 3,306,530 | 5.55% | 174,010 |
| 1989 | 3,489,690 | 5.54% | 183,160 |
| 1990 | 3,683,270 | 5.55% | 193,580 |
| 1991 | 3,887,600 | 5.55% | 204,330 |
| 1992 | 4,103,560 | 5.56% | 215,960 |
| 1993 | 4,330,870 | 5.54% | 227,310 |
| 1994 | 4,571,110 | 5.55% | 240,240 |
| 1995 | 4,824,680 | 5.55% | 253,570 |
| 1996 | 5,092,700 | 5.56% | 268,020 |
| 1997 | 5,374,810 | 5.54% | 282,110 |
| 1998 | 5,641,400 | 4.96% | 266,590 |
| 1999 | 5,885,450 | 4.33% | 244,050 |
| 2000 | 6,140,420 | 4.33% | 254,970 |
| 2001 | 6,405,690 | 4.32% | 265,270 |
| 2002 | 6,682,800 | 4.33% | 277,110 |
| 2003 | 6,971,910 | 4.33% | 289,110 |
| 2004 | 7,273,950 | 4.33% | 302,040 |
| 2005 | 7,589,070 | 4.33% | 315,120 |
| 2006 | 7,917,840 | 4.33% | 328,770 |
| 2007 | 8,260,860 | 4.33% | 343,020 |
| 2008 | 8,618,740 | 4.33% | 357,880 |
| 2009 | 8,992,120 | 4.33% | 373,380 |
| 2010 | 9,381,670 | 4.33% | 389,550 |
| 2011 | 9,788,110 | 4.33% | 406,440 |
| 2012 | 10,212,100 | 4.33% | 423,990 |
| 2013 | 10,654,600 | 4.33% | 442,500 |
| 2014 | 11,116,100 | 4.33% | 461,500 |
| 2015 | 11,597,700 | 4.33% | 481,600 |
| 2016 | 12,100,100 | 4.33% | 502,400 |
| 2017 | 12,624,300 | 4.33% | 524,200 |
| 2018 | 13,171,300 | 4.33% | 547,000 |
| 2019 | 13,743,300 | 4.34% | 572,000 |
| 2020 | 14,342,400 | 4.36% | 599,100 |
| 2021 | 14,970,500 | 4.38% | 628,100 |
| 2022 | 15,628,100 | 4.39% | 657,600 |
| 2023 | 16,315,500 | 4.4% | 687,400 |
| 2024 | 17,032,300 | 4.39% | 716,800 |
| 2025 | 17,778,500 | 4.38% | 746,200 |
| 2026 | 18,552,800 | 4.36% | 774,300 |
| 2027 | 19,354,400 | 4.32% | 801,600 |
| 2028 | 20,182,000 | 4.28% | 827,600 |
| 2029 | 21,035,800 | 4.23% | 853,800 |
| 2030 | 21,914,300 | 4.18% | 878,500 |
| 2031 | 22,818,000 | 4.12% | 903,700 |
| 2032 | 23,746,100 | 4.07% | 928,100 |
| 2033 | 24,700,300 | 4.02% | 954,200 |
| 2034 | 25,678,900 | 3.96% | 978,600 |
| 2035 | 26,681,800 | 3.91% | 1,002,900 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa | 17,032,300 | 4.39% |
| Mbuji Mayi | 3,022,860 | 4.53% |
| Lubumbashi | 2,933,960 | 4.34% |
| Kananga | 1,738,720 | 4.46% |
| Kisangani | 1,483,510 | 4.22% |
| Bukavu | 1,308,470 | 4.78% |
| Tshikapa | 1,131,230 | 5.02% |
| Bunia | 856,339 | 5.45% |
| Goma | 781,875 | 5.06% |
| Uvira | 725,768 | 5.02% |
| Likasi | 650,465 | 3.76% |
| Kabinda | 606,380 | 6.03% |
| Kikwit | 590,797 | 4.04% |
| Kolwezi | 537,536 | 2.84% |
| Mbandaka | 513,977 | 3.98% |
| Matadi | 448,004 | 3.82% |