Currently the Democratic Republic of Congo has a -0.2 migration rate which is a relatively small number of net-out migrants. This number means that 1 out of every 5,000 people in the DRC migrate a year. Although the DRC is still a source of migration the net migration is getting to be a smaller number, eventually in the next few years even getting to 0 migration rate where the number of people leaving is almost even with the number of people coming into the country. People have left the Democratic of Congo in the past due to numerous wars and conflicts that have been occurring since the 1960's. This is definitely a push factor from citizens who are living in the country, where these people could be looking for peace and stability in a new country as refugees. Another push factor could be how little food and clean water there is in the country, and the economy that can not seem to be stable because of the wars. Some pull factors that would make people want to move to the DRC is how cheap things are, and the large amounts of natural resources. These natural resources attract international businesses and create jobs that make people from around the world want to move here. While some of these rates may not stick out on a numbers-wise base, the internally displaced persons rate is an extremely large number due to the occurring conflicts. The IDP's in this country is an extreme rate, seen in almost none other in the world.
1995
In 1995, people were leaving the Democratic Republic at a rate of 7.3 people per 1000 in a population. This is equivalent to a net loss of 339,542 citizens. People were leaving the country due to the awful rule of Joseph Mobutu, who had been in power for over 30 years. There were many violations of human rights that occurred and there was much violence already. His powerful rule was coming to an end and there was much political unrest, with many different forces trying to vie for power. This led to many citizens migrating out of the country, looking for places to seem asylum in. Many were willing to leave due to the conflict, awful economic system, and problems with not getting daily necessities such as food and water.
2005
The civil unrest that had occurred in the country in the past few years calmed down a bit, leading to many refugees who left the country for safety, to return. In 2005, there was a positive population growth 0.8 due to some of the displaced citizens returning to the Democratic of Congo. The total number of migrants was a positive 47,344, much of an increase from the previous war-torn years. It looked like there would finally be peace after a new government was elected and established, unfortunately this peace would not last for long and the country would be ripped apart again in late 2006.
2015
In 2015 the DRC was a source of migration, losing people at a rate of 0.3, which is a total of 21,431 emigrants. This is a fairly stable number with not many people leaving the country. The war has ended, but there is still political unrest leading to problems weekly around the country. Conditions have improved making the number of emigrants shrink, and stay in the country. In the next few years the rate is believed to get even smaller, eventually is a 0 net migration rate.
2025
In 2025, the migration rate is projected at 0. While the country is still stuck in stage 2 it will continue to inch towards stage 3 as medical care, economy, and peace improve. Part of the reason why the migration rate is projected to be at 0 is because geographers do not know what is in store in the upcoming years for the DRC. Another war could break out causing a large number of IDP's, refugees, and asylum-seekers, look to leave the area. The thought of peace could increase the migration rate to a positive number, where more international companies will bring businesses back to the DRC to take natural resources. This will create jobs, and then lead to a positive migration rate. Hopefully this will be the case, and allow the country to inch forward to the jump to stage 3. If war does break out again, it could be a long time before migration rates are in the positives, and the country reaches stage 3 of the DTM.