Official Languages

French · French (Quebec)

Languages spoken here

Bangi (secondary) · French (secondary) · French (Quebec) (secondary) · Hindi (secondary) · Levantine Arabic (secondary) · Lingala (secondary) · Modern Greek (secondary) · Modern Greek (biblical terms) (secondary) · Portuguese (secondary) · Portuguese (Brazilian) (secondary) · Swahili (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

← Countries

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Peoples

Largest first.

PeoplePopulationLanguageReligion
Kongo, Tuba13569000 Kituba (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Luba-Lulua, Western Luba12457000 Luba-KasaiChristianity
Lingala5091000 LingalaChristianity
Luba, Luba-Bambo4686000 Luba-KatangaChristianity
Mongo3913000 Mongo-NkunduChristianity
Ekonda3773000 Mongo-NkunduChristianity
Songye, Western Kalebwe3003000 SongeChristianity
Nande2712000 NandeChristianity
Kongo2706000 KoongoChristianity
Azande2598000 ZandeChristianity
Ngbaka2444000 NgbakaChristianity
Mangbetu, Amangbetu2278000 MangbetuChristianity
Tetela, Sungu2252000 TetelaChristianity
Mashi, Shi1964000 ShiChristianity
Lendu, Baledha1924000 LenduChristianity
Yaka1677000 Yaka (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Alur, Lur1584000 AlurChristianity
Lega, Shabunda Rega1575000 Lega-ShabundaChristianity
Chokwe, Kioko1569000 ChokweChristianity
Yombe1520000 KiyombeChristianity
Tabwa1407000 TaabwaChristianity
Sanga, Luba Garenganze1294000 Sanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Pende1261000 PhendeChristianity
Kongo, San Salvador1226000 KikongoChristianity
Havu1150000 HavuChristianity
Mbala1066000 MbalaChristianity
Kela, Lemba1013000 KelaChristianity
Kumu994000 Komo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Mpuon879000 MbuunChristianity
Buja842000 BudjaChristianity
Hunde, Kobi834000 HundeChristianity
Ngombe823000 Ngombe (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Lugbara, High814000 LugbaraChristianity
Mbanza803000 MbandjaChristianity
Bembe757000 BembeChristianity
Bangobango729000 BangubanguIslam
Bemba, Shila719000 BembaChristianity
Fuliro678000 FuliiruChristianity
Logo, Logo Kuli676000 LogoChristianity
Kele667000 Kele (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Baali, Kibala654000 Bali (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Kanyok, Kanioka601000 KanyokChristianity
Ngbandi599000 Ngbandi, NorthernChristianity
Ngando577000 Ngando (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Christianity
Hutu, Rwandese551000 KinyarwandaChristianity
Mbole548000 MboleChristianity
Budu541000 BuduChristianity
Bwa539000 BwaChristianity
Tutsi535000 KinyarwandaChristianity
Aushi, Northern Bemba533000 AushiChristianity

Languages

200 languages recorded here.

Alur
Amba (Uganda)
Arabic, Levantine
Asoa
Aushi
Avokaya
Babango
Baka (South Sudan)
Bali (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Baloi
Bamwe
Banda, Mid-Southern
Banda, South Central
Banda, Togbo-Vara
Bangala
Bangba
Bangi
Bangubangu
Barambu
Bari
Beeke
Bemba
Bembe
Bendi
Bhele
Bila
Bindji
Bira
Boguru
Boko (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Bolia
Boloki
Bolondo
Boma
Bomboli
Bomboma
Bozaba
Budja
Budu
Buraka
Bushoong
Buyu
Bwa
Bwela
Bwile
Chokwe
Dengese
Ding
Dongo
Dzando
Efe
Enya
Foma
French
Fuliiru
Fulu
Gbanziri
Gilima
Gobu
Greek
Hamba
Havu
Hema
Hemba
Hindi
Holoholo
Holu
Hunde
Hungana
Iyansi
Kabwari
Kaiku
Kakwa
Kango
Kango (DRC, Tshopo district)
Kanu
Kanyok
Kaonde
Kebu
Kela
Kele (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Keliko
Kete
Kikongo
Kimbundu
Kinyarwanda
Kituba (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Kiviila
Kiyombe
Kobo
Komo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Konzo
Koongo
Kpala
Kusu
Kwami
Kwese
Lala-Bisa
Lalia
Lamba
Langbashe
Language unknown
Lega-Mwenga
Lega-Shabunda
Lele (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Lendu
Lengola
Lese
Libinza
Ligenza
Lika
Likila
Lingala
Lobala
Logo
Lombi
Lombo
Lonzo
Luba-Kasai
Luba-Katanga
Lugbara
Luna
Lunda
Lusengo
Luvale
Lwalu
Lwel
Ma'di
Mabaale
Madi (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Mamvu
Mangbetu
Mangbutu
Mayeka
Mayogo
Mba
Mbala
Mbandja
Mbesa
Mbo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Mbole
Mbuun
Mfinu
Mituku
Moingi
Mongo-Nkundu
Mono (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Monzombo
Mundu
Mvuba
Nande
Ndaka
Ndobo
Ndogo
Ndolo
Ndrulo
Ndunga
Ngando (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Ngbaka
Ngbaka Ma'bo
Ngbandi, Northern
Ngbandi, Southern
Ngbundu
Ngelima
Ngiti
Ngombe (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Ngongo
Ngundu
Ngwii
Nkutu
Ntomba
Nyali
Nyanga
Nyanga-li
Nyindu
Nzadi
Nzakara
Ohendo
Ombo
Omi
Pagibete
Pambia
Pelende
Phende
Poke
Portuguese
Ruund
Sakata
Salampasu
Samba
Sanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Sango
Seba
Sengele
Sere
Shi
So (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Sonde
Songe
Songo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

All catalogue fields

158 fields recorded
rog3
CG
iso3
COD
iso2
CD
ctry
Congo, Democratic Republic of
poplpeoples
115512000
cntpeoples
231
cntpeopleslr
4
poplpeopleslr
816000
jpscalectry
5
rol3officiallanguage
fra
officiallang
French
rlg3primary
1
religionprimary
Christianity
percentchristianity
91.056679682953
percentevangelical
19.27446699256
c_10_40window
N
rog2
AFR
continent
Africa
regioncode
8
regionname
Africa, West and Central
workersneeded
16
harvest_rog3
CG
harvest_iso3
COD
harvest_iso2
CD
harvest_owcountrycode
CONZ
harvest_ethnologuecountrycode
CD
harvest_countrynumber
50
harvest_ctry
Congo, Democratic Republic of
harvest_ctryshort
Congo, DRC
harvest_altname
Zaire
harvest_countrynamechinese
刚果民主共和国
harvest_countrynamechineseshort
刚果民主共和国
harvest_countrynamedutch
Kongo, Democratische Republiek
harvest_countrynamefrench
République Démocratique du Congo
harvest_countrynamefrenchshort
Rép Dém du Congo
harvest_countrynamegerman
Demokratischen Republik Kongo
harvest_countrynamegermanshort
Kongo, DR
harvest_countrynameindonesian
Kongo, Republik Demokratik
harvest_countrynameindonesianshort
Kongo, Republik Demokratik
harvest_countrynameitalian
Congo, Repubblica Democratica del
harvest_countrynameitalianshort
RD del Congo RD del Congo
harvest_countrynamekorean
콩고 민주 공화국
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort
콩고 민주 공화국
harvest_countrynamenorwegian
Kongo
harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort
Kongo
harvest_countrynameportuguese
Congo, Rep. Democrática do
harvest_countrynameportugueseshort
Congo, Rep Drática do
harvest_countrynamerussian
Демократическая Республика Конго
harvest_countrynamerussianshort
ДР Конго
harvest_countrynamespanish
República Democrática del Congo
harvest_countrynamespanishshort
Congo, La Rep Democ del
harvest_countrynamevietnamese
CHDC Congo
harvest_countrynamevietnameseshort
CHDC Congo
harvest_chineseconcatenationprefix
harvest_frenchconcatenationprefix
de
harvest_germanconcatenationprefix
in der
harvest_indonesianconcatenationprefix
di
harvest_italianconcatenationprefix
-
harvest_koreanconcatenationprefix
harvest_norwegianconcatenationprefix
i
harvest_portugueseconcatenationprefix
na
harvest_russianconcatenationprefix
B
harvest_spanishconcatenationprefix
en el
harvest_vietnameseconcatenationprefix
harvest_ethnologuemapexists
Y
harvest_rog2
AFR
harvest_regioncode2414
3
harvest_regioncode
8
harvest_unsr
017
harvest_worldabc
C
harvest_maniregioncode
FC
harvest_capital
Kinshasa
harvest_population
112832000
harvest_populationsource
UN Country Population (2025)
harvest_prayercastvideo
https://prayercast.com/dr-congo.html
harvest_waldnerguide
prayer-guide-cg.pdf
harvest_unmap
https://un.org/geospatial/content/democratic-republic-congo-3
harvest_persecutionrankingod
29
harvest_persecutionrankingodlink
https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/drc
harvest_jpscale
5
harvest_c_10_40window
N
harvest_c_10_40windoworiginal
N
harvest_biblerestrictionsrank
52
harvest_bibleshortagerank
1
harvest_bibleaccessurl
https://www.bibleaccesslist.org/profiles/CD_2025_profile.pdf
harvest_owpctevang
18.7
harvest_owpctcharismatic
25.824184
harvest_owevangelicalgrowthrate
3.7
harvest_owcountrypage
congo-democratic-republic-of
harvest_literacyrate
77
harvest_literacysource
Ethnologue
harvest_percenturbanized
45
harvest_rol3officiallanguage
fra
harvest_rol3secondarylanguage
eng
harvest_rlg3primary
1
harvest_rlg4primary
6
harvest_pctanimist
5.1
harvest_pctbahai
0.38
harvest_pctbuddhism
0
harvest_pctchinese
0
harvest_pcthindu
0.15
harvest_pctislam
1.9
harvest_pctsikh
0
harvest_pctjudaism
0
harvest_pctnonreligious
0.32
harvest_pctother
0
harvest_pctchristian
92.15000000000001
harvest_pctchristianprotestant
22.39
harvest_pctchristianindependent
20.19
harvest_pctchristiananglican
0.76
harvest_pctchristianromancatholic
49.98
harvest_pctchristianorthodoxcatholic
0.04
harvest_pctchristianmarginal
1.06
harvest_pctchristianunaffiliated
4
harvest_pctchristiandoublyprofessing
-0.347453654303465
harvest_pctchristianother
0
harvest_pctchristianextra
0
harvest_rop1
A013
harvest_hdiyear
2015
harvest_hdivalue
0.435
harvest_hdirank
176
harvest_internetusers
3.8
harvest_flashmapzoom
302
harvest_flashmapzoomx
-113
harvest_flashmapzoomy
-149
harvest_googlemapzoom
4
harvest_googlemaplat
-3
harvest_googlemaplng
22
harvest_ctrylatitude
-4.038333
harvest_ctrylongitude
21.758664
harvest_securitylevel
2
harvest_statedeptreligiousfreedom
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/
harvest_provincesdisplayable
Y
harvest_adm1label
Provinces
harvest_wcdsubregioncode
102
harvest_poplgrowthrate
3.160944771270524
harvest_godreportsurl
http://blog.godreports.com/country/?countrycode=cd&joshua=cg
harvest_datareportalurl
https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
harvest_internetusage
9
harvest_internetusagesourceyear
2017
harvest_voiceofmartyrsurl
https://www.persecution.com/globalprayerguide/drc/
harvest_biblesocietyurl
http://biblesociety-congo.org/
harvest_areasquaremiles
905351
harvest_areasquarekilometers
2344885
harvest_populationpersquaremile
61
harvest_countryphonecode
243
harvest_owpctchristian1986
90
harvest_owpctevangelical1986
17.6
harvest_owpctchristian1993
92.3
harvest_owpctevangelical1993
21.1
harvest_owpctchristian2001
95.29000000000001
harvest_owpctevangelical2001
19.4
harvest_religiondatayear
2010
harvest_internetctrycode
.cd
harvest_worldfactbookurl
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/congo-democratic-republic-of-the/
harvest_source
pjj
harvest_editname
BM
harvest_editdate
09/12/02 00:00:00