Poverty and living standards in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: official figures
26.8% of people in Kwilu lived in households in the poorest fifth of the country by household assets and housing in 2017-18, and 1.6% in the richest fifth; the share in the poorest fifth was 12th lowest of the 26 provinces (20% would be the national average).
How common is child labour in Kwilu?
7.7% of children aged 5 to 17 in Kwilu were in child labour in the week before the 2017-18 survey, 5th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 14.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with UNICEF) · saved copyAre births registered in Kwilu?
29.0% of children under five in Kwilu had their birth registered with the civil authorities in 2017-18, 10th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 40.1%).
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- 11.7% of people in Kwilu had no toilet and practised open defecation in 2017-18, and 75.4% 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
- 29.8% of children under five in Kwilu were underweight in 2023-24, 6th 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 Kwilu compares with other provinces
People in the poorest national wealth fifth (2017-18)
Kwilu ranks 15 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in the poorest national wealth fifth |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 18 | Haut-Lomami | 19.8% |
Children 5-17 in child labour (2017-18)
Kwilu ranks 22 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 5-17 in child labour |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mongala | 11.8% |
| 20 | Tanganyika | 9.3% |
| 21 | Kongo Central | 7.8% |
| 22 | Kwilu | 7.7% |
| 23 | Kinshasa | 7.4% |
| 24 | Tshuapa | 7.4% |
| 25 | Sankuru | 7.0% |
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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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