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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: 6.152
     2030: 6.899
     2060: 10.63
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 1.967
     2030: 1.876
     2060: 0.787
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 26.70
     2030: 25.22
     2060: 14.64
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 6.820
     2030: 6.317
     2060: 6.683
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 33.19
     2030: 26.10
     2060: 10.11
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 64.93
     2030: 67.39
     2060: 74.80
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 65.35
     2030: 67.59
     2060: 74.35
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 64.49
     2030: 67.18
     2060: 75.27
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 4.064
     2030: 3.670
     2060: 2.007
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 1.681
     2030: 1.503
     2060: 0.492
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 0.767
     2030: 0.817
     2060: 0.801
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 2.396
     2030: 2.366
     2060: 2.555
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 3.570
     2030: 4.277
     2060: 7.192
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.185
     2030: 0.256
     2060: 0.878
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 4.338
     2030: 5.069
     2060: 8.558
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.393
     2030: 0.390
     2060: 0.373
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 49.74
     2030: 49.74
     2060: 49.74

Health Forecast for Congo -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 3.462
     2030: 4.084
     2060: 8.916
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 18.80
     2030: 19.05
     2060: 21.29
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 11.39
     2030: 8.275
     2060: 3.512
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 10.27
     2030: 6.792
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 33.29
     2030: 25.78
     2060: 3.780

Education Forecast for Congo -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 102.4
     2030: 103.1
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 90.54
     2030: 94.26
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 73.04
     2030: 79.43
     2060: 88.97
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 48.61
     2030: 52.53
     2060: 72.19
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 11.77
     2030: 14.15
     2060: 34.09
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 6.429
     2030: 7.172
     2060: 10.45
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 83.94
     2030: 87.85
     2060: 98.82

Social/Human Forecast for Congo
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 1.733
     2030: 1.057
     2060: 0.177
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 3.323
     2030: 2.560
     2060: 0.939
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.700
     2030: 0.734
     2060: 0.860
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 14.37
     2030: 10.84
     2060: 3.569
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 2,164
     2030: 2,283
     2060: 2,896
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.123
     2030: -0.145
     2060: -0.265
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.319
     2030: -0.289
     2060: -0.102

Economy Forecast for Congo
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 21.65
     2030: 27.64
     2060: 101.7
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 10.83
     2030: 14.40
     2060: 71.42
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2024: 3.519
     2030: 4.007
     2060: 9.568
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.490
     2030: 0.480
     2060: 0.434
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 38.50
     2030: 39.26
     2060: 13.46
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 3.957
     2030: 6.352
     2060: 22.95

Energy Forecast for Congo
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.112
     2030: 0.104
     2060: 0.057

Environment Forecast for Congo
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.001
     2030: 0.002
     2060: 0.003

International Politics Forecast for Congo
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.081
     2030: 0.083
     2060: 0.104

Domestic Government Forecast for Congo
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 4.107
     2030: 4.337
     2060: 5.363
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 6.176
     2030: 6.359
     2060: 8.995
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 1.924
     2030: 2.044
     2060: 3.187
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 1.071
     2030: 1.218
     2060: 2.323
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 5.021
     2030: 5.105
     2060: 5.798