Economy, jobs and prices in Équateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo: official figures
23.9% of people in Équateur used at least a basic drinking water service (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip) in 2017-18, 12th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 33.6%).
Do people in Équateur have toilets?
23.6% of people in Équateur used an improved toilet not shared with other households (basic sanitation) in 2017-18, 4th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 13.5%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow many households in Équateur have a mobile phone?
31.9% of households in Équateur owned a mobile phone in 2017-18, 0.4% a television and 32.2% a radio; 1.4% had internet access at home. Mobile phone ownership was 9th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 51.8%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Équateur?
The INS EQUIBB 2016 survey measured unemployment (ILO definition) at 1.3% in Équateur, joint 13th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 3.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copyHow many households in Équateur farm?
47.5% of households in Équateur practised farming in 2016, 5th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 64.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copyMore figures
- 80.4% of workers in Équateur were in visible underemployment in their main job in 2016 (working fewer hours than they wanted), 13th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 76.0%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copy
How Équateur compares with other provinces
Population using at least basic drinking water (2017-18)
Équateur ranks 12 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population using at least basic drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mai-Ndombe | 28.9% |
| 10 | Bas-Uele | 25.5% |
| 11 | Lomami | 24.6% |
| 12 | Équateur | 23.9% |
| 13 | Kasaï-Oriental | 23.5% |
| 14 | Tshopo | 23.2% |
| 15 | Haut-Lomami | 23.1% |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2016)
Équateur ranks 13 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kasaï-Oriental | 2.0% |
| 11 | Kasaï-Central | 2.0% |
| 12 | Maniema | 1.8% |
| 13 | Équateur | 1.3% |
| 14 | Lualaba | 1.3% |
| 15 | Tshopo | 0.9% |
| 16 | Tanganyika | 0.9% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning): Annuaire statistique RDC 2020 (9th edition), Tableaux 57, 226, 275 and 278: HDI components, farming households, unemployment and underemployment by province (INS EQUIBB survey 2016), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0b8e8667e2d9…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF): Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples MICS-Palu 2017-2018, rapport de résultats: Tableaux SR.2.3, SR.9.2, WS.1.2, WS.3.2.1, LN.2.3.1, PR.1.1 and PR.3.3 by province, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8ff6141f9aeb…)
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