South Kivu · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bukavu population
816,811people · latest figure
Bukavu has a population of 816,811, making it the 6th largest place we list in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is in South Kivu.
Bukavu holds 0.70% of Democratic Republic of the Congo's 116,452,162 people. Kinshasa, the largest place we list there, is 20 times its size.
816,811
population
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Mbuji-Mayi | East Kasai | 2,101,332 |
| Kananga | Kasai-Central | 1,247,168 |
| Kisangani | Tshopo | 1,181,788 |
| Kolwezi | Lualaba | 790,248 |
| Likasi | Haut-Katanga | 635,768 |
| Tshikapa | Kasai | 634,529 |
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Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.