Republic of the Congo, year by year

Every index this site holds for Republic of the Congo, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.573 in 1990 to 0.649 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 66 years2024at birthUp 7.3 years from 58.7 years in 2005
Internet users: 47%2024of people onlineUp 45 points from 2% in 2006
Urban population: 64%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 3 points from 62% in 2006
Births per woman: 4.112024births per womanDown 0.56 from 4.67 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 71%2021of energy usedUp 8 points from 63% in 2004
Access to electricity: 53%2024of people with electricityUp 19 points from 34% in 2005
Infant mortality: 272024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 29 from 56 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 1.3 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 0.2 t from 1.2 t in 2005
Forest area: 64%2023of land under forestDown 1 point from 65% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 12 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.573	57.1	—	—	5.27	65.4	—	58	1.0	65.3	—	—
1991	0.571	56.8	—	54.9	5.22	64.6	—	59	1.0	65.3	—	—
1992	0.572	56.5	—	55.3	5.18	67.6	—	61	0.9	65.3	—	—
1993	0.566	56.0	—	55.6	5.13	68.4	—	62	0.9	65.2	—	—
1994	0.561	55.6	—	56.0	5.10	76.5	—	65	0.8	65.2	—	—
1995	0.551	55.5	—	56.4	5.07	69.8	—	67	1.0	65.2	—	—
1996	0.550	55.2	0.0	56.8	5.03	75.4	—	69	1.2	65.1	—	—
1997	0.516	48.6	0.0	57.3	5.00	80.2	—	72	1.2	65.1	—	—
1998	0.542	52.5	0.0	57.8	4.91	79.7	—	73	1.4	65.1	—	—
1999	0.544	54.4	0.0	58.4	4.81	77.0	—	74	1.4	65.0	—	—
2000	0.545	55.4	0.0	58.9	4.72	64.9	29	73	1.4	65.0	—	—
2001	0.550	55.9	0.0	59.4	4.67	61.2	30	71	1.3	65.0	—	—
2002	0.552	56.4	0.2	60.0	4.70	68.6	31	68	0.8	64.9	—	—
2003	0.553	57.1	0.5	60.5	4.70	62.1	32	65	1.0	64.9	—	—
2004	0.557	58.0	1.1	60.9	4.69	63.1	33	60	1.0	64.8	—	—
2005	0.569	58.7	1.5	61.3	4.67	63.1	34	56	1.2	64.8	—	—
2006	0.582	59.5	2.0	61.6	4.65	69.3	35	52	1.3	64.8	2104	4588
2007	0.583	60.0	2.8	61.9	4.65	60.2	36	49	1.1	64.8	2206	4243
2008	0.591	60.8	4.3	62.0	4.73	56.8	37	46	1.1	64.7	2832	4448
2009	0.602	61.2	4.5	62.2	4.81	55.9	37	43	1.1	64.7	2271	4801
2010	0.609	61.7	5.0	62.4	4.85	54.5	40	41	1.2	64.6	2947	5125
2011	0.613	62.3	5.6	62.6	4.83	64.3	41	40	1.1	64.6	3396	5175
2012	0.624	62.7	6.1	62.7	4.79	65.1	42	39	0.9	64.6	3732	6058
2013	0.630	63.0	6.6	62.9	4.73	62.3	43	37	1.1	64.5	3697	5834
2014	0.639	63.4	7.1	63.0	4.67	62.1	43	36	1.1	64.5	3601	5733
2015	0.643	63.7	7.6	63.1	4.61	64.2	44	35	1.1	64.5	2439	4715
2016	0.640	63.9	8.1	63.3	4.55	67.7	45	34	1.1	64.4	2093	4016
2017	0.635	64.2	8.7	63.4	4.50	69.8	46	33	1.0	64.4	2212	4445
2018	0.640	64.5	11.8	63.4	4.44	70.6	47	32	1.2	64.3	2694	5593
2019	0.634	63.1	16.1	63.5	4.38	69.8	48	33	1.3	64.3	2488	5720
2020	0.643	64.4	22.0	63.6	4.33	71.4	49	30	1.3	64.3	1994	4771
2021	0.643	64.2	30.0	63.6	4.28	71.4	50	29	1.2	64.2	2516	6263
2022	0.644	65.0	41.0	63.6	4.22	—	51	29	1.4	64.2	2621	6646
2023	0.649	65.8	43.1	63.7	4.16	—	51	28	1.3	64.1	2478	6856
2024	—	66.0	47.3	63.9	4.11	—	53	27	1.3	—	2482	7004
2025	—	—	—	64.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2515	7248
On the profile	0.649	66.0	47.3	64.1	4.11	71.4	—	—	1.3	64.1	2515	7248

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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