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Democratic Republic of the Congos population between 1960 and 2017. Demographic features of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo include ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. As many as 250 ethnic groups have been distinguished and named. [1]
Ethnic groups. Kongo 40.5%, Teke 16.9%, Mbochi 13.1%, ... The Republic of the Congo is considered to have a high degree of risk of infectious diseases, ...
Over 250 ethnic groups and 450 tribes (ethnic subgroups) populate the DRC. They are in the Bantu, Sudanic, Nilotic, Ubangian and Pygmy linguistic groups. Because of this diversity, there is no dominant ethnic group in the Congo, however the following ethnic groups account for 51.5% of the population: [12] Breakdown of the largest ethnic groups ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
There are generally thought to be 160,000 people who consider themselves Hema, mostly concentrated in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] Collectively, the Hema and Lendu people account for around 40 percent of the population in Ituri. They are a minority ethnic group, and one of 18 present in the same province. [2]
The Kongo people in all three colonies (Angola, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo) became one of the most active ethnic groups in the efforts to decolonize Africa, and worked with other ethnic groups in Central Africa to help liberate the three nations to self governance. [7]
DR Congo – a country of more than 100 million people – has experienced decades of violence driven by ethnic tensions and fights over access to land and mineral resources, causing one of the ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in the Republic of the Congo" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .