Country Profile - Congo      IFs Version 8.28
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     Forecast Categories for Congo
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Congo -
Population - Million People - -
     2024: 6.272
     2030: 7.212
     2060: 12.28
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 2.376
     2030: 2.311
     2060: 1.198
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 30.15
     2030: 29.19
     2060: 18.27
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 6.165
     2030: 5.944
     2060: 6.229
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 26.40
     2030: 22.70
     2060: 12.35
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 66.51
     2030: 68.14
     2060: 73.96
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 65.43
     2030: 66.91
     2060: 72.19
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 67.59
     2030: 69.39
     2060: 75.78
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 4.051
     2030: 3.757
     2060: 2.338
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 1.661
     2030: 1.485
     2060: 0.486
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 0.871
     2030: 0.978
     2060: 1.120
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 2.508
     2030: 2.674
     2060: 3.369
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 3.577
     2030: 4.280
     2060: 8.052
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.186
     2030: 0.258
     2060: 0.860
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 4.350
     2030: 5.146
     2060: 9.525
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.391
     2030: 0.388
     2060: 0.375
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 49.68
     2030: 49.68
     2060: 49.68

Health Forecast for Congo -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 3.492
     2030: 4.023
     2060: 7.046
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 18.75
     2030: 19.00
     2060: 20.53
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 11.45
     2030: 9.073
     2060: 4.638
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 10.24
     2030: 6.854
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 28.01
     2030: 22.49
     2060: 6.710

Education Forecast for Congo -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 102.2
     2030: 102.4
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 90.61
     2030: 94.10
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 55.88
     2030: 64.42
     2060: 80.42
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 48.98
     2030: 53.45
     2060: 68.67
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 13.35
     2030: 15.50
     2060: 24.72
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 8.140
     2030: 8.435
     2060: 10.12
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 81.74
     2030: 84.01
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Congo
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 3.037
     2030: 2.362
     2060: 2.435
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 4.584
     2030: 4.205
     2060: 5.149
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.706
     2030: 0.727
     2060: 0.844
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 14.65
     2030: 12.44
     2060: 4.272
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 2,245
     2030: 2,348
     2060: 2,777
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.106
     2030: -0.124
     2060: -0.290
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.294
     2030: -0.261
     2060: -0.137

Economy Forecast for Congo
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 23.91
     2030: 30.15
     2060: 89.05
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 12.20
     2030: 15.89
     2060: 54.59
GDP per capita at PPP (2017 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 3.812
     2030: 4.180
     2060: 7.251
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.484
     2030: 0.483
     2060: 0.492
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 37.76
     2030: 38.72
     2060: 19.81
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 8.281
     2030: 9.289
     2060: 15.72

Energy Forecast for Congo
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.061
     2030: 0.073
     2060: 0.110

Environment Forecast for Congo
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.001
     2030: 0.002
     2060: 0.007

International Politics Forecast for Congo
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.077
     2030: 0.080
     2060: 0.099

Domestic Government Forecast for Congo
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 4.027
     2030: 4.123
     2060: 4.578
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 6.139
     2030: 6.287
     2060: 8.276
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 1.948
     2030: 2.032
     2060: 2.757
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 1.287
     2030: 1.351
     2060: 1.866
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 5.082
     2030: 5.093
     2060: 5.292