Demographic Data
Total Population: 81,331,050 (20th in World) (takes into account the extra people that die from AIDS)
Age Structure: 0-14- 42.2% 15-24- 21.44% 25-54- 30.13% 55-64-3.58% 65 and over- 2.65% Dependency Ratios Total: 95.9% Youth: 90.1% Elderly: 5.8% Potential: 17.2% Sex Ratio At Birth: 1.03 males/females Median Age Total: 18.4 Years Males: 18.1 Years Females: 18.6 Years Density 27 people per sq km Migration Rate -0.2 Migrants per 1000 population CBR 34.2 Births per 1000 Population |
CDR
9.9 Deaths per 1000 population TFR 4.53 children born per woman IMR 69.8 deaths per 1000 live births Males: 73.4 deaths per 1000 live births MMR 693 deaths/ 100,000 live births RNI 2.43% Doubling Time 28.81 Years Life Expectancy Total: 57.3 Years Males: 55.8 Years Females: 58.9 Years Obesity Rate 3.7% Children under 5 underweight 23.4% AIDS rate 0.85% |
Evaluation of Data
The Democratic Republic of Congo is a stage 2 country and an LDC due to a large abundance of children, poor medical care, bad economy, and an awful dependency ratio. This leads to serious problems within the country, adding onto the civil war that is occurring in the eastern half of the country right now.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has an estimated population of 81,331,050, making it the 20th most populous country in the world after taking into account the number of deaths caused by AIDS every year. This is a very large number of citizens for a country that is under political unrest, making it one of the poorest countries in the world.
The age structure is extremely young with 42.4% of the population under 14 years old. This means that all of these children will have to be supported financially by the small percentage of adults that can barely afford to support themselves. Most of these parents need their children to work to help support their families. The ages between 15 and 24 represent 21.44% of the population. This group begins working to help support their families and almost all of this group does not get a higher education because they cannot afford it. 33.71% of the population is between the ages of 25 and 64 which is the expected ages for people to be working. These ages are the ones that mainly support the countries economy. This low percentage is one of the reasons the DRC is so poor because not many people can work in this society. People 65 years and older only account for 2.65% of the population. Many people do not make to 65 years old because of the war that has been going on for a long time and healthcare is very poor and there are not many doctors to take care of all of the sick people in the country. There is an extremely high chance of getting a disease and sanitation is very poor which is more reasons why people do not make it to this age.
The dependency ratio in the DRC is unbelievably high and one of the largest ratios in the world. The amount of children in this country is a major reason why the dependency ratio is so high. The parents cannot support their children or themselves which crushes the economy.
The sex ratio is 1.03 males/females which is close to being an even amount of males compared to females. This shows that they do not have problems with gender based abortions and infanticides.
The median age is 18.4 years old which is another example of how many children there are compared to grown adults. This median age is another example of how young the population is. Around this age people in the DRC have been working for a few years after getting out of primary school if their parents could afford that. Half of the people in DRC are above 18 years old and the other half is below. This also shows one of the reason why the dependency ratio is so high, due to the large amount of children in the DRC.
The DRC is a very large country in total area, so even as it being the 20th most populous country, the density rate is low. It could hold many more people if the country was to keep expanding, and if it were to eventually industrialize.
The migration rate is -0.2 per 1000 people in the population. This means people are leaving the country, mostly because of being displaced from the war occurring in the eastern part of the country. The reason why the rate is not higher is because these refugees have been internally displaced, just moving to the western provinces in the country. The refugees that have migrated have gone to neighboring countries until they can return home. Another reason is migrants immigrating to the country from surrounding countries.
The 34.2 births per 1000 people is a fairly high birth rate. The high birth rate is one of the reasons the DRC is still stuck in stage 2.
The 9.9 deaths per 1000 people is a pretty high death rate, leading to the main reason the DRC is still in stage 2. If the death rate would begin to grow lower the country would slowly move into stage 3, because people would be living longer lives due to increased medical attention and government support. This also means that the DRC will also have to begin to industrialize.
The Total Fertility Rate is very high with 4.53 children born per woman. This means that the population will be increasing very quickly and the doubling time will be small because the parents are reproducing over 4.5 children on average. This will continue to hurt the economy until the large amount of children becomes middle age because the parents cannot afford to provide for them and their kids.
The Infant Mortality Rate is very high also at a rate of 69.8 deaths per 1000 live births. This means out of every 1000 children that are born 69.8 of them die within their first year. This is a great example of how little healthcare you receive living in the DRC. There are little to no doctors and the hospitals are overcrowded due to the small amount of them in the country.
The same thing can be said for the Maternal Mortality Rate with 693 deaths per 100,000 live births. Once again there are not enough doctors or medicine supplies to take care of the mothers, leading to many dying during or after childbirth. Both the IMR and the MMR can greatly improve if better healthcare and more doctors and medicine become available.
The Rate of Natural Increase is at 2.43%, meaning that the country's population is growing 2.43% more than it had the previous year. This is based off of births and deaths, if there is an increase there are more births than deaths, but with a decrease there are more deaths than births. This is a high rate, meaning that the country's population is growing rapidly.
The Doubling Time is at a rate of 28.81 years. This is how long it takes a country to double its population. It is directly based off of the rate of natural increase, which is how much the population increased from the year before. 28.81 years is a very fast time to double a population and it shows again how fast the country's population is increasing due to the large amount of births. The government will not be able to sustain more children in the upcoming years, continuing the economic troubles.
Life expectancy in the DRC is a low 57.3 years. This is partially because of the war occurring in the eastern half of the country, and poor medical care all throughout the DRC. Once the younger population grows up it is expected for the life expectancy to grow with it and eventually help pull it out of a stage 2 and into a stage 3.
The Obesity Rate in the DRC is 3.7%, which is one of the lowest rates in the world. The reason why there are so little obese people is because many cannot afford extra food and they are just trying to get enough food to survive. Many people are malnourished and do not have enough food to eat and stay healthy.
The rate for children under five that are malnourished is extremely high rate at 23.4%. This means that almost one fourth of children under five are malnourished because they cannot get enough food to eat. This rate can be seen in all different age groups in the country as many do not get enough food to keep them healthy.
The AIDS rate of 0.85% in adults is fairly high but it is not an extreme concern. Although the Democratic Republic of Congo has some of the highest number of people living in the country with HIV or AIDS, the large population makes the amount of people a smaller percentage.
The age structure is extremely young with 42.4% of the population under 14 years old. This means that all of these children will have to be supported financially by the small percentage of adults that can barely afford to support themselves. Most of these parents need their children to work to help support their families. The ages between 15 and 24 represent 21.44% of the population. This group begins working to help support their families and almost all of this group does not get a higher education because they cannot afford it. 33.71% of the population is between the ages of 25 and 64 which is the expected ages for people to be working. These ages are the ones that mainly support the countries economy. This low percentage is one of the reasons the DRC is so poor because not many people can work in this society. People 65 years and older only account for 2.65% of the population. Many people do not make to 65 years old because of the war that has been going on for a long time and healthcare is very poor and there are not many doctors to take care of all of the sick people in the country. There is an extremely high chance of getting a disease and sanitation is very poor which is more reasons why people do not make it to this age.
The dependency ratio in the DRC is unbelievably high and one of the largest ratios in the world. The amount of children in this country is a major reason why the dependency ratio is so high. The parents cannot support their children or themselves which crushes the economy.
The sex ratio is 1.03 males/females which is close to being an even amount of males compared to females. This shows that they do not have problems with gender based abortions and infanticides.
The median age is 18.4 years old which is another example of how many children there are compared to grown adults. This median age is another example of how young the population is. Around this age people in the DRC have been working for a few years after getting out of primary school if their parents could afford that. Half of the people in DRC are above 18 years old and the other half is below. This also shows one of the reason why the dependency ratio is so high, due to the large amount of children in the DRC.
The DRC is a very large country in total area, so even as it being the 20th most populous country, the density rate is low. It could hold many more people if the country was to keep expanding, and if it were to eventually industrialize.
The migration rate is -0.2 per 1000 people in the population. This means people are leaving the country, mostly because of being displaced from the war occurring in the eastern part of the country. The reason why the rate is not higher is because these refugees have been internally displaced, just moving to the western provinces in the country. The refugees that have migrated have gone to neighboring countries until they can return home. Another reason is migrants immigrating to the country from surrounding countries.
The 34.2 births per 1000 people is a fairly high birth rate. The high birth rate is one of the reasons the DRC is still stuck in stage 2.
The 9.9 deaths per 1000 people is a pretty high death rate, leading to the main reason the DRC is still in stage 2. If the death rate would begin to grow lower the country would slowly move into stage 3, because people would be living longer lives due to increased medical attention and government support. This also means that the DRC will also have to begin to industrialize.
The Total Fertility Rate is very high with 4.53 children born per woman. This means that the population will be increasing very quickly and the doubling time will be small because the parents are reproducing over 4.5 children on average. This will continue to hurt the economy until the large amount of children becomes middle age because the parents cannot afford to provide for them and their kids.
The Infant Mortality Rate is very high also at a rate of 69.8 deaths per 1000 live births. This means out of every 1000 children that are born 69.8 of them die within their first year. This is a great example of how little healthcare you receive living in the DRC. There are little to no doctors and the hospitals are overcrowded due to the small amount of them in the country.
The same thing can be said for the Maternal Mortality Rate with 693 deaths per 100,000 live births. Once again there are not enough doctors or medicine supplies to take care of the mothers, leading to many dying during or after childbirth. Both the IMR and the MMR can greatly improve if better healthcare and more doctors and medicine become available.
The Rate of Natural Increase is at 2.43%, meaning that the country's population is growing 2.43% more than it had the previous year. This is based off of births and deaths, if there is an increase there are more births than deaths, but with a decrease there are more deaths than births. This is a high rate, meaning that the country's population is growing rapidly.
The Doubling Time is at a rate of 28.81 years. This is how long it takes a country to double its population. It is directly based off of the rate of natural increase, which is how much the population increased from the year before. 28.81 years is a very fast time to double a population and it shows again how fast the country's population is increasing due to the large amount of births. The government will not be able to sustain more children in the upcoming years, continuing the economic troubles.
Life expectancy in the DRC is a low 57.3 years. This is partially because of the war occurring in the eastern half of the country, and poor medical care all throughout the DRC. Once the younger population grows up it is expected for the life expectancy to grow with it and eventually help pull it out of a stage 2 and into a stage 3.
The Obesity Rate in the DRC is 3.7%, which is one of the lowest rates in the world. The reason why there are so little obese people is because many cannot afford extra food and they are just trying to get enough food to survive. Many people are malnourished and do not have enough food to eat and stay healthy.
The rate for children under five that are malnourished is extremely high rate at 23.4%. This means that almost one fourth of children under five are malnourished because they cannot get enough food to eat. This rate can be seen in all different age groups in the country as many do not get enough food to keep them healthy.
The AIDS rate of 0.85% in adults is fairly high but it is not an extreme concern. Although the Democratic Republic of Congo has some of the highest number of people living in the country with HIV or AIDS, the large population makes the amount of people a smaller percentage.