Economy, jobs and prices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: official figures
74.6% of people in Kinshasa used at least a basic drinking water service (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip) in 2017-18, the highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 33.6%).
Do people in Kinshasa have toilets?
20.9% of people in Kinshasa used an improved toilet not shared with other households (basic sanitation) in 2017-18, 8th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 13.5%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyHow many households in Kinshasa have a mobile phone?
91.5% of households in Kinshasa owned a mobile phone in 2017-18, 77.5% a television and 52.1% a radio; 3.6% had internet access at home. Mobile phone ownership was the highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 51.8%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kinshasa?
The INS EQUIBB 2016 survey measured unemployment (ILO definition) at 11.4% in Kinshasa, the highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 3.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copyHow many households in Kinshasa farm?
6.6% of households in Kinshasa practised farming in 2016, the lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 64.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copyMore figures
- 57.3% of workers in Kinshasa were in visible underemployment in their main job in 2016 (working fewer hours than they wanted), 2nd lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 76.0%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning) · saved copy
How Kinshasa compares with other city-provinces
Population using at least basic drinking water (2017-18)
Kinshasa ranks 1 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population using at least basic drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinshasa | 74.6% |
| 2 | Ituri | 55.7% |
| 3 | Sud-Kivu | 41.9% |
| 4 | Tanganyika | 40.9% |
| 5 | Haut-Uele | 40.1% |
| 6 | Haut-Katanga | 35.7% |
| 7 | Nord-Kivu | 34.3% |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2016)
Kinshasa ranks 1 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinshasa | 11.4% |
| 2 | Haut-Katanga | 11.1% |
| 3 | Nord-Kivu | 8.2% |
| 4 | Haut-Uele | 3.2% |
| 5 | Sud-Kivu | 2.7% |
| 6 | Haut-Lomami | 2.3% |
| 7 | Kwilu | 2.1% |
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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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