👥 Congolese Provinces by Population
Estimated population of each province (2019).
Kinshasa14%
North Kivu7.7%
South Kivu6.7%
Kongo Central6.5%
Kwilu6.3%
Haut-Katanga5.5%
Ituri4.1%
Kasaï-Central3.8%
Kasaï-Oriental3.7%
Tanganyika3.6%
Haut-Lomami3.5%
Kasaï3.2%
Lualaba3%
Lomami2.8%
Sud-Ubangi2.8%
Maniema2.7%
Tshopo2.6%
Sankuru2.5%
Kwango2.5%
Mai-Ndombe
Haut-Uele
Mongala
Tshuapa
Équateur
Nord-Ubangi
Bas-Uele
1
Kinshasa–
13.9M
2
North KivuGoma
7.6M
3
South KivuBukavu
6.6M
4
Kongo CentralMatadi
6.4M
5
KwiluBandundu
6.2M
6
Haut-KatangaLubumbashi
5.4M
7
IturiBunia
4.0M
8
Kasaï-CentralKananga
3.7M
9
Kasaï-OrientalMbuji-Mayi
3.6M
10
TanganyikaKalemie
3.6M
11
Haut-LomamiKamina
3.4M
12
KasaïTshikapa
3.2M
13
LualabaKolwezi
3.0M
14
LomamiKabinda
2.8M
15
Sud-UbangiGemena
2.8M
16
ManiemaKindu
2.7M
17
TshopoKisangani
2.6M
18
SankuruLusambo
2.4M
19
KwangoKenge
2.4M
20
Mai-NdombeInongo
2.1M
21
Haut-UeleIsiro
2.0M
22
MongalaLisala
2.0M
23
TshuapaBoende
1.8M
24
ÉquateurMbandaka
1.7M
25
Nord-UbangiGbadolite
1.4M
26
Bas-UeleButa
1.3M
Highlights
Within DR Congo, Kinshasa ranks first in 2019 with 13.9M, followed by North Kivu (7.6M) and South Kivu (6.6M).
Kinshasa is 1.8 times higher than North Kivu, the runner-up.
Across 26 entries, values run from 13.9M (Kinshasa) to 1.3M (Bas-Uele), with a median of 2.9M.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (2019 estimate) (via Wikipedia), 2019. Unit: million people.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (2019 estimate) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026