Poverty and living standards in Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo: official figures
27.2% of people in Kwango lived in households in the poorest fifth of the country by household assets and housing in 2017-18, and 0.3% in the richest fifth; the share in the poorest fifth was 13th lowest of the 26 provinces (20% would be the national average).
How common is child labour in Kwango?
17.7% of children aged 5 to 17 in Kwango were in child labour in the week before the 2017-18 survey, 11th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 14.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyAre births registered in Kwango?
39.1% of children under five in Kwango had their birth registered with the civil authorities in 2017-18, 8th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 40.1%).
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- 15.0% of people in Kwango had no toilet and practised open defecation in 2017-18, and 88.4% drank from unimproved sources such as unprotected wells and springs or surface water (DR Congo: 11.6% and 46.1%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copy
- 48.7% of children under five in Kwango were underweight in 2023-24, the highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 25.0%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy
How Kwango compares with other provinces
People in the poorest national wealth fifth (2017-18)
Kwango ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in the poorest national wealth fifth |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mai-Ndombe | 30.1% |
| 12 | Kasaï-Oriental | 28.6% |
| 13 | Lomami | 28.3% |
| 14 | Kwango | 27.2% |
| 15 | Kwilu | 26.8% |
| 16 | Tanganyika | 26.5% |
| 17 | Ituri | 23.8% |
Children 5-17 in child labour (2017-18)
Kwango ranks 11 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 5-17 in child labour |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Lomami | 20.0% |
| 9 | Lualaba | 19.5% |
| 10 | Nord-Kivu | 18.1% |
| 11 | Kwango | 17.7% |
| 12 | Tshopo | 17.5% |
| 13 | Sud-Kivu | 17.5% |
| 14 | Haut-Lomami | 16.3% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF): Enquête Démographique et de Santé 2023-24 (EDS-RDC III), Rapport des indicateurs clés: Tableaux 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22 and 23 by province, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9c8355303a4…)
- 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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